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Kenyan President William Ruto has announced seven days of national mourning and a state funeral for opposition leader Raila Odinga, who died Wednesday following a cardiac arrest while receiving medical treatment abroad. Odinga had been at the centre of Kenyan politics for decades, making alliances...
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In Gabes, in the South of Tunisia, residents have been suffering from deadly pollution for decades, caused by the byproducts of the Tunisian Chemical Group’s local factory. Protests took place on October 11 and 12, 2025 following the serious poisoning of 69 more people, who choked on sulfur and...
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Raila Odinga, one of Kenya’s most prominent political figures, has died at age 80 while receiving medical treatment in India, his family and hospital officials confirmed. He collapsed during a morning walk and was declared dead at Devamatha Hospital, following an apparent cardiac arrest....
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The Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to create an international body to oversee a ceasefire that has yet to take hold. M23, which receives backing from Rwanda, controls much of North and South Kivu in the country’s mineral-rich east.
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Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Udine on Tuesday ahead of the FIFA World Cup qualifier between Italy and Israel, prompting tight security measures across the northeastern Italian city.
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The U.S. shutdown, which began on October 1, 2025, has suspended the release of vital economic indicators, leaving global policymakers without clear sight into America’s economic trajectory and creating confusion in foreign central banks and trade strategists. This blackout is no longer just a...
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While some agencies received no funding for projects, SaharaReporters previously reported awards of contracts worth billions of naira to permanent secretaries.
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The Israeli military said that one of the four bodies released on Monday was not that of an Israeli held in Gaza.
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Odinga, who ran five times for presidency and had profound influence on Kenyan politics, has died in India
The veteran Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who ran five times for the presidency and had a profound influence on the country’s politics, has died aged 80 in India.
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[Vanguard] Nigeria's Super Eagles will square off against Gabon in the semi-finals of the African zone play-offs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, following the conclusion of the group stage on Tuesday.
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Speaking in parliament on Tuesday in Cape Town, Ramaphosa said South Africa remains committed to its 2023 legal action. “The peace deal… will have no bearing on the case that is before the International Court of Justice,” he said, adding that Israel must respond to South Africa’s pleadings by Januar
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The Madagascar elite military group which says it has taken power announced it will be ruling alongside a transitional civilian government for the next two years and that elections will be held. The fast-changing political situation comes after weeks of mass youth-led protests. FRANCE 24's Rochelle...
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Cameroon Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, has rejected opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary's claim of victory and accused him of trying to disrupt the electoral process.
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- Raila Odinga was taking a walk with his sister, daughter, and personal doctor “when he suddenly collapsed” at Kochi, India. He was pronounced dead at 9.52am Indian time.
- Born in January 1945 to Kenya’s first Vice President Jaramogi Odinga Oginga, Raila has remained a towering...
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It was a massive night in African World Cup qualifying and three giants rose to the occasion.
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The court order confirming the controversial R54-billion settlement between Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has been delayed after the High Court granted AfriForum’s request to intervene as a respondent in the matter. On August 27, Nersa announced that a settlement...
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Morocco’s King Mohammed VI and Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan attended on Monday the foundation stone-laying ceremony for a new aircraft engine complex by France’s Safran Group in Nouaceur, near Casablanca.
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Protesters say their anger reflects a lack of economic opportunity on a continent with the world’s youngest population.
A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since American and Israeli airstrikes in June, but on a recent visit to the capital, we found that many Iranians seemed to be just trying to get by.