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South Sudan not ready for December elections: UN envoy
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South Sudan not ready for December elections: UN envoy

A top UN envoy to South Sudan has said the country is still not ready to hold elections in December 2024. South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December and political players are discussing whether voting should be held this year, the UN’s top envoy in the trou...

Kenya rewards Olympic heroes with cash bonuses
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Kenya rewards Olympic heroes with cash bonuses

Kenya ranked 17th overall in the medals table and the top among Africa countries at the games. Kenya's government has awarded a total of $163,000 to Olympic athletes who brought home medals at the Paris 2024 games. President William Ruto hosted the Olympic team on Thursday where he praised them f...

Tuareg-led separatists deny Ukraine's role in battle with Wagner
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Tuareg-led separatists deny Ukraine's role in battle with Wagner

Tuareg separatists said they received no outside help for the fighting. A spokesperson for Mali's Tuareg separatists said it received no external assistance in fighting in late July that dealt a significant blow to Mali's army and its Wagner partners, nor has it received any help from Ukraine. Th...

Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea sign deal on gas pipeline
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Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea sign deal on gas pipeline

Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea have signed a deal on gas pipeline during President Bola Tinubu's official visit to Equatorial Guinea. Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu and his counterpart from Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Wednesday signed an agreement on the Gulf of G...

Live Updates: Gaza truce talks begin in Doha as death toll tops 40,000
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Live Updates: Gaza truce talks begin in Doha as death toll tops 40,000

Israel's war on Gaza, now in its 314th day, has killed at least 39,965 Palestinians — mostly women and children — and wounded over 92,294 others, with 10,000+ estimated to be buried under debris of bombed buildings. Thursday, August 15, 2024 1230 GMT — Pressure built for a Gaza ceasefire to be ag...

Egypt, Somalia sign defence pact
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Egypt, Somalia sign defence pact

Egypt and Somalia signed a defence agreement during Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's state visit to Cairo on Wednesday. Egypt and Somalia signed a defence pact on Wednesday to bolster security cooperation. The pact was signed after bilateral talks between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah E...