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Burundi pardons jailed journalist Irangabiye
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Burundi pardons jailed journalist Irangabiye

Irangabiye's case had provoked international condemnation, with the United Nations voicing concern last year over her imprisonment. Burundi has pardoned a journalist sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly "undermining the integrity of the national territory," the presidency announced late...

Gunmen abduct medical students in Nigeria's Benue state
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Gunmen abduct medical students in Nigeria's Benue state

Police say the incident occurred on Thursday and an investigation is underway. Gunmen have kidnapped at least 20 university medical students in north-central Nigeria, the police said Friday. Catherine Anene, a police spokesperson, confirmed to Anadolu Agency that they got the report of the kidnap...

Za a fara Gasar Firimiya ta kakar bana 2024/2025
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Za a fara Gasar Firimiya ta kakar bana 2024/2025

A maraicen Juma'a ne Gasar Firimiya kakar 2024/2025 za ta fara, inda Manchester da Fulham za su kara a filin wasa na Old Trafford. A Jum'ar nan ne 16 ga Agusta za a fara gasar Firimiya ta Ingila, wadda ta saba ɗaukar hankalin masoya ƙwallon ƙafa a faɗin duniya. Manchester United za ta kara da Ful...

South Africa withdraws nuclear procurement application
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South Africa withdraws nuclear procurement application

South Africa energy minister says it follows a commitment to preserve the integrity of any nuclear procurement process. South Africa will withdraw a government gazette submitted for the acquisition of nuclear energy, Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says. This follows an appl...

RDC : reprise partielle de l'exploitation minière dans le Sud-Kivu
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RDC : reprise partielle de l'exploitation minière dans le Sud-Kivu

Jean-Jacques Purusi Sadiki avait suspendu les activités minières pour mettre fin au "désordre causé par les opérateurs" dans cette province riche en cassitérite, un minerai d'étain, et en coltan, très prisé dans le secteur de la haute techn La suspension des activités minières, à l'exception de l...

Pourquoi il faut cesser de mal prononcer les noms africains
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Pourquoi il faut cesser de mal prononcer les noms africains

L'indignation suscitée par l'erreur d'un présentateur qui a mal prononcé le nom du sprinter kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala aux Jo 2024 a relancé le débat sur les raisons qui font que beaucoup d'Occidentaux déforment les noms africains. Par Dayo Yusuf Les surnoms dans la tradition occidentale de "Bob,...

La RDC prépare sa riposte à l’épidémie de mpox
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La RDC prépare sa riposte à l’épidémie de mpox

Le gouvernement congolais mise sur trois principaux axes : la sensibilisation de la communauté, la prévention et le traitement pour vaincre le mpox. Les autorités sanitaires de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) ont annoncé jeudi à Kinshasa des mesures préventives contre l’épidémie de mpox...

How fraudsters hijacked Gabon’s electricity payment system
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How fraudsters hijacked Gabon’s electricity payment system

Staff at Gabon’s power utility, Société d'énergie et d'eau du Gabon (SEEG), have been arrested following revelations of a parallel payment system at the state-run firm. By Firmain Eric Mbadinga Electricity worth millions of dollars, could be more by some estimates, was sold to consumers in Gabon...

Uganda returns Congolese police officers who fled rebel battle
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Uganda returns Congolese police officers who fled rebel battle

The officers were handed over along with their weapons, ammunition and other arms. Uganda handed over the almost 100 Congolese police officers who had fled across the border to Kanungu district in southwestern Uganda to escape fighting between M23 rebels and Congo's military, a Ugandan military s...