#voanews.com. At least 100 illegal miners died trapped in South African mine. Miners were trapped deep underground for months while rescuers tried to get them out, a group representing the miners says
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#voanews.com. Rights activist links brief kidnapping in Kenya to Tanzanian government. Maria Sarungi Tsehai was kidnapped in Nairobi by unidentified gunmen, alarming fellow activists
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#voanews.com. At least 40 farmers killed by Islamic militants in northeast Nigeria, official says. Nigeria's homegrown jihadis took up arms in 2009 to fight Western education and impose their radical version of Islamic law
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#theguardian.com. South Africa launches operation at illegal gold mine amid fears many dead. Phone video shared by mining NGO appears to show dozens of wrapped bodies in underground tunnel
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#bbc.com. South Africa's Stilfontein mine: Dead bodies seen in videos from disused shaft. The men have been underground since the police began a crackdown on illegal mining last year.
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#voanews.com. With tourism booming, Egypt showcases new discoveries from its ancient past. Egypt hosted a historic number of tourists last year —15.7 million, despite regional challenges — surpassing records set in 2023 and 2010. Around the city of Luxor, Cairo-based photojournalist Hamada E
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#bbc.com. National Cathedral of Ghana in Accra to be investigated, says President John Mahama. Critics say the money could be put to better use in at a time when the country is struggling economically.
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#theguardian.com. Celebrations in Wad Madani as Sudan's army recaptures strategic city – video. Civilians and soldiers celebrated in Wad Madani, the capital of Sudan's Gezira state, after the Sudanese army recaptured it from the rebel Rapid Support Services (RSF) in what could prove a turning poi
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#huffpost.com. Young Gorilla Rescued From Box In Airplane's Cargo Hold. The 5-month-old was discovered on a Turkish Airlines flight from Nigeria to Thailand.
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#aljazeera.com. Armed groups kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria’s Borno State. Officials say Boko Haram and ISWAP groups suspected of being behind the attacks on farmers in the Dumba region.
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#aljazeera.com. Mozambique opens new parliament amid opposition protests and boycotts. About 250 lawmakers sworn in, while the opposition calls for a strike to protest against disputed election results.
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#theguardian.com. Calls to halt kangaroo culling after bushfires raze swaths of Victoria’s Grampians. Australian mainland states permit killing of nearly 5 million annually as part of industry supplying meat and leather products
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#aljazeera.com. Nigerian air raid targeting bandits mistakenly kills civilians. Nigerian air force launches investigation after reports say at least 15 people killed in air attack in Zamfara State.
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#voanews.com. Mozambique to swear in new parliament after disputed vote. Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has called on his supporters to hold peaceful protests from Monday to Wednesday, when Daniel Chapo is due to be installed as president
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#theguardian.com. Cyclone Dikeledi kills three in Madagascar, and Mayotte is hit again. Tropical storm batters eastern parts of Africa, including French territory still recovering from Cyclone Chido
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#aljazeera.com. DR Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels, but fighting persists. Despite recent military gains, eastern DRC remains mired in conflict, mainly as a result of the M23 rebellion.
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#theguardian.com. ‘I was crying, there was no anaesthesia’: the fight for legal and safe abortion in Nigeria. In a country where thousands die every year from unsafe procedures, and rape is shockingly high, campaigners must overcome strict laws and religious beliefs, as well as misinformation and stigma
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#bbc.com. Nigeria military kills 16 civilians in Zamfara air strike 'mistake'. The villagers were reportedly returning from a mission to chase away armed groups when they were bombed.
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#aljazeera.com. Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger. Residents and local media report that the victim is a 73-year-old who was taken in the city of Agadez.
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#theguardian.com. We ignore Sudan at our peril. This campaign of mass murder and rape will have global consequences | Nesrine Malik. Almost two years into the war, Sudan is facing anarchy, famine, genocide – and ambivalence from the rest of the world, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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#voanews.com. Somalia, Ethiopia to restore diplomatic ties amid AU mission agreement. In a major diplomatic breakthrough, Somalia says the obstacles to Ethiopia's participation in the African Union mission were overcome
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#voanews.com. Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger's Agadez city, authorities say. Local media and residents identified the woman as Eva Gretzmacher and said she is an aid worker who has lived in Agadez for more than 20 years
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#bbc.com. Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai kidnapped in Kenya, found hours later. She is a staunch critic of the Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
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