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Trump once again claims without him there would be ‘no Israel right now’

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Ron Weasley Is Back! Rupert Grint set to return to Harry Potter universe on Broadway

400-year-old 'vampire' grave in Poland reveals non-existent genetic lineage

Dolly Parton, global icon and queen of country music, dies at 80

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Why the Su-30MKI cockpit is painted bright turquoise green

South Sudan is home to a magnificent array of wonderful wildlife, including giant yet elegant birds, stately elephants, majestic giraffes and now, the largest land mammal migration on earth. This spectacular phenomenon, known as the great Nile migration, was revealed during the first comprehensive aerial survey of wildlife in the country.

The Great Nile Migration discovered in south Sudan

In a major shift in Somalia, women have joined the male-dominated traffic police to help control congestion particularly in the capital Mogadishu.The role was previously off-limits for women in the conservative Muslim nation, where they traditionally worked only behind desks in administrative jobs.

Somalia: Women patrolling streets of Mogadishu

The physical expression club in Tunisia‘s Boohajla cultural centre, also known as the thunder crew, brings together the youth of the marginalised region in a country where school dropouts remain high.

Breakdancing club breaks stereotypes in Tunisia

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame defended the central African nation's democratic record as campaigning for next month's vote got underway. While Kagame has been praised for Rwanda's economic recovery after the 1994 genocide that claimed 800,000 lives, he faces criticism over rights abuses and political repression. So what's at stake in the upcoming polls?

Rwanda gears up for July 15 Presidential elections

South Africa has become the first country in the continent to legalise the use of Cannibas. Just one day before the historic ballot last month, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the cannabis for private purposes act. Ramaphosa believes that the industry has the potential to unlock huge investment.

South Africa becomes first African nation to allow Marijuana use

Some 20,000 people are bitten by snakes annually in Kenya, with an estimated 4,000 deaths and 7,000 cases of permanent health complications - according to the Institute of Primate Research (IPR) Kenya. Antivenoms are usually imported from other countries, but most are region-specific - meaning they do not work effectively in Kenya. Scientists are now working on developing local antivenoms to reduce deaths from snakebites.

Kenya: scientists race to develop local anti venom

A Namibian court declared two laws banning same-sex acts unconstitutional. But members of the LGTBQ+ community said there is still a long road ahead.

Namibian court declares laws banning gay sex unconstitutional

Ofentse Pitse is the first black South African woman to conduct her own an all-black orchestra called anchored sound. The Tshwane resident says her family's involvement in the salvation army led her to playing her first instrument in the famous brass band.

South African woman owns an all-black orchestra

In a refugee camp in eastern democratic republic of Congo, where children have known little but conflict, a modest arena for cultivating peace of mind has emerged — simple chessboards placed on the ground.

Chess offers children sanctuary from violence in Congo

In an attempt to tackle the stigma and reluctance of people to test for HIV, South African authorities are recruiting traditional healers. The healers are part of a pilot study to encourage more people, especially the young, to have the test and to seek medical treatment if needed.

South Africa: Traditional healers test people for HIV

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu recently signed a bill switching back to a national anthem composed by a British expatriate and adopted at independence, a move some dismissed as a cynical distraction from an escalating economic crisis.

Outrage in Nigeria after President Tinubu switched national anthem

Hundreds descended onto the streets of Nairobi to protest tax hikes, as parliament debates the bill. Police threw tear gas, and threatened others with arrests. Undeterred protestors continued saying there was too much at stake. #OCCUPYPARLIAMENT #REJECTFINANCEBILL2024 demonstrators could be heard shouting at the police saying "RUTO MUST GO". Watch in for more details!

Mayhem in Kenya as police use force to disperse protestors

Kenyans say future at stake as they protest new tax hikes. Police accused of using excessive force on #OccupyParliament RejectFinanceBill2024 demonstrators in the capital Nairobi, with hundreds of arrests being made before controversial bill is debated in the National Assembly. Watch in for more details!

Kenya anti new tax protests turn violent, as police use force

Somaliland's first all-women basketball team hopes to put their country on the map with their skills on the court. Hargeisa girls was founded in 2018 but already has a significant online following and their success has led to enough other female teams being created since to form a women’s league in the socially conservative country, where female participation in sport remains taboo for many.

Somaliland's first all-girls basketball team shoot for recognition

UNICEF has released a report stating that the agency was horrified by the killing of 104 people who were attacked by the rapid support forces soldiers in wad Al-Noura village in Sudan's Al-Jazira state. Among the dead are 55 children. On June 5th, the RSF allegedly carried out a brutal massacre in the state.

Sudan: RSF accused of perpetrating attack in wad Al-Nourah

A new South African parliament will reconvene, and no government yet. The African national congress (ANC), which has been in power since the end of apartheid 30 years ago, lost its majority in a May 29 election. It is now negotiating with potential governing partners ranging from Marxists to free-marketeers.

Confusion over government formation looms in South Africa

Dozens of Congolese and foreign nationals -- including 3 Americans -- were brought to trial over a failed attempted "coup" against the government of president Felix Tshisekedi last month. Fifty-three people are accused of participating in the uprising, which occurred in the early hours of May 19... The family of one of the accused American, are pleading with authorities to release him.

DR Congo foiled coup trial begins in Kinshasa

Respiratory diseases are affecting the health of millions people in Kenya. Cooking with biomass like firewood is a big part of the problem. And government data shows a growing number of Kenyans are doing it. Affordable “clean” cooking options are too expensive for many.

Kenya: Respiratory diseases plague Kenya from burning wood

A general strike demanding higher wages brought nigeria to a standstill. Nigeria has africa’s largest population and it’s one of the world’s top oil producers. Yet the nation of more than 200 million people has struggled with corruption, economic mismanagement and a weak currency. Union leaders want a higher minimum wage and blame recent reforms by president bola Tinubu for worsening the situation.

Nigeria's economical turmoil persists as Microsoft moves base to Kenya

The extreme weather in africa has also left another deadly threat of severe outbreaks of cholera in its wake. In southern and east africa, more than 6,000 people have died and there have been nearly 350,000 reported cases since a new series of cholera outbreaks began in late 2021.

Extreme weather in Africa brings deadly Cholera outbreak

The Kora game has been played for five centuries, passed down from father to son in two tribes, Beni Mesra and Helali. Every spring, they come together once a week to play seven games in the mountains. Here's how this ancient game is fostering unity and tradition in Algeria.

Ancient game promotes unity, tradition in Algeria's mountains

Since early April, in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, a Texas-based philanthropic organization, Bridgeway Foundation, has been urging rebels to surrender by dropping hundreds of thousands of flyers from a helicopter above their strongholds in dense rainforests.

Texan outfit seeks to combat DR Congo rebels with leaflets

Kush is a mysterious new zombie drug that's ravaging sierra leone - an epidemic described as the worst in Africa. And amid fears the crisis could destabilise the entire nation - a shocking new twist: the use of ground-up human bones as one of the drug's cocktail of ingredients. Warning: This report contains some distressing images

A cheap, synthetic drug is ravaging Sierra Leone's youth

Virtuoso of the kora, a west African stringed instrument, Gambian Sona Jobarteh is the first woman to play it professionally: an affront to tradition which reserves this practice for griot men, transmitters of oral history, to preserve the mysteries of this sacred object. Watch in for more details!

First professional female kora player shakes up traditions

Funded by both public and private partners, the centre for integration and help through work aims to overcome social and cultural constraints to help people with disabilities into jobs they would usually find hard to obtain...here's their story from Rabat, Morocco.

Moroccan enterprises employ people with disabilities

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma is barred from running for parliament in this month's election, the country's top court ruled on Monday, a judgment that could influence the outcome and trigger unrest from Zuma's supporters. This as support for South Africa's governing African national congress has risen in the weeks leading up to this month's election, a tracking poll showed, suggesting it may only need a small coalition partner or could even win a majority. Analysts have been speculating for months that the ANC will fall short of 50% of the vote for the first time since coming to power 30 years ago under nelson Mandela at the end of apartheid.

South Africa's top court bars Zuma from parliament race

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