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Somalia: Three Killed in Landmine Explosion in Hodan, Mogadishu
[Dalsan Radio] At least three people have been confirmed dead and a similar number injured following an explosion of a landmine planted in Mogadishu's Hodan district went off on Thursday police confirm.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Tunisia: MP Salem Labiadh Calls On HPR to Condemn Israel's Annexation Plan of Occupied West Bank
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -Democratic Bloc MP Salem Labiadh called during a plenary session held on Tuesday, for the publication of a statement condemning Israel's plan to annex part of the occupied West Bank.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Tunisia: Parliament Speaker Receives Wind-Up Report of IVD
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -Speaker of the House of People's Representatives (HPR) Rached Ghannouchi met Tuesday afternoon Sihem Ben Sedrine, former President of the Truth and Dignity Commission (French: IVD) who is tasked with its winding up.
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Source: allAfrica.com
I Was Just Thinking: Big Question For See-No-Evil Backup Cops–Why Did You Not Step In?
Floyd died on Memorial Day, May 25 after then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46
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Rayshard Brooks funeral to be held at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
The funeral of Rayshard Brooks will be held at Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church on Tuesday, June
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Rwanda: Atlas Mara Explores Further Acquisition Options
[New Times] Atlas Mara Group, which owns Banque Populaire du Rwanda will continue to explore options in pursuit of adjustment towards improving performance in core markets, streamlining the holding company structure and related costs, and exiting or partnering in certain countries.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Rwanda: Govt Lifts Travel Restrictions to and From Rubavu District
[New Times] The travel ristriction on Rubavu District that has been in place since early June, has been lifted following an evaluation of the Covid-19 situation in the country.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: Interior Minister Holds Talks With Ambassador of Turkey to Tunisia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi met on Monday with ambassador of Turkey to Tunisia, Rafik Ali Onaner, who stressed, on this occasion, "the excellence of bilateral relations", commending the measures taken by the Tunisian government to fight against the spread
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Source: allAfrica.com
Somalia: At Least 3 Soldiers Killed in Car Bomb in Mudug
[Dalsan Radio] At least three soldiers have been confirmed dead and several others wounded after a suicide car bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near a military base in Ba'ad Weyne of Mudug region on Sunday, police confirm.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: Call for Independent Probe On Extractive Sector Relations
[New Zimbabwe] The government should set up an independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate relations between extractive industries, their employees and host communities, an environmental rights watchdog said.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Malawi: Chakwera to Be Sworn in As New Malawi President - Chilima to Take Fresh Oath As VP
[Nyasa Times] Malawi 's newly elected president, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, is expected to be sworn in at Parliament in the administrative capital of Lilongwe by Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda as the court-sanctioned presidential elections.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Lille's Victor Osimhen Named Best African Footballer in France
[RFI] Lille's Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has been named the top African player in France's coronavirus-curtailed Ligue 1 season. At 21, the Lagos-born forward is the youngest-ever recipient of the Prix Marc Vivien-Foé, named in honour of the late Cameroon player who died aged 28 in 2003.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Journalists to Get Free Legal Services
[New Times] Rwandan journalists and media practitioners are set to have free legal representation when faced with lawsuits concerning their work, according to a deal signed on June 25 between Rwanda Media Commission (RMC) and the Legal Aid Forum (LAF).
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa an Archbishop of Criminals - Biti
[New Zimbabwe] MDC Alliance Vice President Tendai Biti has labelled President Emmerson Mnangagwa a syndicate archbishop presiding over high-level criminal activities being committed in government.
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Zimbabwe: Nurses Vow to Continue With Strike as Govt Tight-Lipped Over Crisis
[New Zimbabwe] There is no end in sight to the crippling strike by health professionals after nurses in government hospitals Friday remained adamant their industrial action will continue until government addressed their grievances.
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Somalia: Three Alshabaab Militants Surrender to SNA
[Dalsan Radio] Three members of the Alshabab militant group have surrendered themselves in Hobyo town of Mudug on Saturday.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Somalia: Father Cries for Justice As Daughter Raped By 8 Men in Hargeisa
[Dalsan Radio] A family in Hargeisa is crying for justice following a horrifying incident in which a 13-year-old Awwo Harir Rage was repeatedly gang-raped and impregnated in an orphanage centre by eight men in Hargeisa.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Six Villages in Kigali City Put Under COVID-19 Lockdown
[New Times] Six villages of Kigali City were on Thursday, June 25 put under a 15-day total Covid-19 lockdown in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus in other areas.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rayshard Brooks funeral to be held at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church
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Tunisia: Kais Saied Receives Elyes Fakhfakh
AllAfrica publishes around 800 reports a day from more than 140 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every
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Djibouti: Kenya, Djibouti Set for Repeat Polls for UN Security Council Seat
[Dalsan Radio] Kenya and Djibouti are sent for repeat election after they failed to garner more than 128 votes of all the 193 member states to capture the seat in the first round election which was conducted last night.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: 11 Senators to Hear Waiguru's Impeachment Motion
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Rwanda: Gatete - Rwanda Keen to Play Role in Commonwealth Urban Development
[New Times] The Minister for Infrastructure, Claver Gatete, has said that Rwanda is keen on playing its role within the Commonwealth to help ensure a more comprehensive and coordinated approach to sustainable urban development.
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71-Year Old Grandmother Shot and Killed While Protecting Her Granddaughter
Nationwide — Just weeks after recovering from the deadly coronavirus, Shiela Lucas, a 71-year old grandmother from Washington, DC has tragically died after being shot while protecting her granddaughter during an altercation with two other
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Snapchat Says It Is No Longer Promoting Trump's Account
Snapchat said Wednesday that is has stopped promoting President Donald Trump’s content on its “Discover” pages due to recent comments he has made about protesters demonstrating against racial inequality and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis
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Mozambique: 'We Depend On Each Other to Keep Safe' - Nyusi
[AIM] Maputo -The Covid-19 pandemic "has taught us how we depend on each other to keep safe and together we are seeking a cure through research, testing and validating treatment", said Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday.
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Heavily pregnant woman raped, stabbed and thrown off cliff in KZN
A 38-year-old man was arrested on Friday night in connection with the murder of a pregnant woman in KwaZulu-Natal.
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George Floyd, Whose Death Energized a Movement, Laid To Rest
HOUSTON (AP) — George Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as Big Floyd — a “gentle giant,” a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial
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Africa: Continent Nears 400,000 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
[allAfrica] As of June 30, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 393,231.
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