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DR Congo and Rwanda agree to reduce tensions over M23 rebels
DRC says it has agreed ‘de-escalation process’ with Rwanda following weeks of rising tensions over rebel fighting.
Published On 6 Jul 2022
SA holds state funeral for 21 club victims as gov’t is criticised
Thousands of mourners were in attendance, including government officials to schoolmates of victims and others.
Published On 6 Jul 2022
World hunger rising as UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’
Up to 828 million people, or nearly 10 percent of the world’s population, were affected by hunger last year: UN report.
Published On 6 Jul 2022
OPEC chief Mohammad Barkindo dies in Nigeria at 63
Barkindo reportedly died hours after meeting Nigerian leader Buhari and giving main speech at an energy summit in Abuja.
Published On 6 Jul 2022

Authorities say the ‘situation is under control’ and that suspected Boko Haram members came for comrades held in prison.

Grant is meant to support the diversification and climate resilience of tourism after pandemic and economic crisis.

There is growing pressure for the restitution of cultural items in newly independent African countries.

Gunmen attacked a convoy carrying an advance security team for President Buhari in his home state of Katsina.

Citizens at home and in diaspora accuse the state of complicity in targeted massacres of certain ethnic groups.

As thousands die of hunger in Somalia, the war in Ukraine has abruptly drawn funding away from longer-running crises.

South Africa’s ruling party has decided every president for almost three decades but its chief justice wants a change.

Sixty-one others were rescued and those healthy enough were taken to a detention centre in Libya.

Eskom relies on an ageing coal fleet and South Africa has faced intermittent power cuts for more than a decade.

Malian rebels have gained momentum despite the presence of foreign troops and UN peacekeepers stationed in the country.

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