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Tanzanians commemorate 60th anniversary of union

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has led Tanzanians in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

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Burkina Faso says it is investigating northern killings

Burkina Faso is investigating killings in two northern villages in February, a government spokesperson said on Saturday, dismissing a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report about the Burkinabe army’s alleged execution of 223 people there.

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Gaza aid from Cyprus resumes after pause following aid worker killings

Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source said, with a ship carrying food to the besieged Palestinian enclave after a pause following Israel's killing of seven aid workers.

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SA Electoral Court explains dismissal of objections to Zuma's candidacy

The South African (SA) Electoral Court has elucidated the grounds for rejecting the objections against the inclusion of former President Jacob Zuma on the Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party's candidate list for the upcoming elections.

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US to scale back military presence in Chad, Niger

The United States (US) has announced plans to temporarily reduce its troop numbers in Chad, alongside expectations to withdraw forces from Niger.

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A look at SA’s first democratic parliament 30 years ago

Following the announcement of the results of the first democratic election 30 years ago, the South African first Parliament under the democratic dispensation assembled.

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Sierra Leone Energy Minister resigns over electricity crisis, as power returns to capital

Sierra Leone's Energy Minister Kanja Sesay resigned on Friday over a weeks-long electricity crisis, the same day the government announced it had paid some of the tens of millions of dollars it owed to energy providers.

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SA commemorates 30 Years of democracy on Freedom Day

South Africa (SA) celebrates a significant milestone in its history, the 30th anniversary of the first democratic elections that marked the end of apartheid.

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UN warns of possible imminent attack on Sudanese city

The United Nations is increasingly concerned about a possible imminent attack on al-Fashir in Sudan's North Darfur region and is seeking to reduce tensions in the area, a United Nations (UN) Spokesperson said on Friday.

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'Support for SA's ruling party near 40% weeks before election'

Support for South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has fallen to just over 40%, an Ipsos opinion poll showed, weeks before a general election that could usher in the biggest political change since the end of the apartheid era.

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