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UN says needs safe locations to house Lebanon displaced
Speaking during his visit to Lebanon, IOM regional chief Othman Belbeisi emphasized the urgent need to identify safe locations to accommodate displaced people, as many existing shelters are overwhelmed, he said, based on field assessments
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Haiti PM and Kenya president urge partners to boost support for peacekeeping mission
The leaders of Kenya and Haiti on Friday urged international partners to honor their commitment to the U.N.-backed peacekeeping mission in Haiti, saying the mission needs more resources and that its budget will run out in March 2025.
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Festival season kicks off in India, with colourful celebrations underway
Performing as one of Hindu-majority India’s most beloved gods means living up to the values enshrined in his inspiring life story, says Agnihotri, the actor playing Lord Rama.
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Japanese organization of survivors of the atomic bombings receives Nobel Peace prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons.
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Somalia: Egypt to deploy troops to fight Shebabs
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi attended a summit in the Eritrean capital, Asmara , on Thursday , where he pledged strong regional security cooperation with the leaders of Somalia and Eritrea
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Haitian Prime Minister Gary Conille to meet President Ruto in Kenya
The Haitian Prime Minister Gary Conille visited Kenya on Thursday and was scheduled to meet President William Ruto on Friday.
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South African President cleared in $580K couch cash case after 2-year probe
The former security boss, Arthur Fraser, alleged that Ramaphosa had been keeping the cash hidden in furniture at his ranch to evade South Africa’s foreign currency laws when it was stolen.
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‘Emily in Paris’ in Rome doesn’t make sense’ – French President Macron
“We will ask them to remain in Paris.”
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Travel bans unnecessary as Rwanda’s Marburg fever situation improves
The head of Africa’s leading public health agency announced on Thursday that the Ebola-like Marburg fever outbreak in Rwanda is under control, making travel bans to the East African nation unnecessary.
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Tunisian national team to face Comoros in 2025 AFCON qualifiers
The Tunisian national team continue their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign in a home and away ‘double header’ against Comoros on Friday and Tuesday.
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UNICEF: Sudanese children bear the brunt of vicious war
During an interview from Sudan, UNICEF Representative in the country Sheldon Yett said, “Kids, didn’t start this war. They are not the ones who are really fighting this war, and they’re not responsible for this war. But they are the victims.”
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International shipping regulator urges industry to reduce carbon pollution
For years, the international shipping industry has been criticized for making little progress in reducing the carbon-belching pollution released by the vessels that move most of the cargo that people use every day, such as food, cars, clothes and many other things.
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Mental health patients in Mali find their voice through theater
Koteba is a traditional form of theater practiced by Mali’s largest ethnic group, the Bambara. It mixes acting, singing and dancing and is usually performed in villages as an outlet to work through problems and an open space for satire. Now psychiatrists are using it as a form of therapy
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France: Revealed in the cinema, Abou Sangare still threatened with expulsion
“When I see Souleymane sitting at the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, I put myself in his shoes, because I know what it’s like to wait for your identity papers here in France, to be in this situation – the stress, the anxiety ,”…
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Next Met Gala theme and celebrity chairs revealed
The theme of the next Met Gala and its celebrity chairs have been announced: Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, A$AP Rocky and LeBron James will help the museum launch an exhibit examining Black style over the centuries.
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China calls for foreign fighters to withdraw from Libya
In a Security Council session on Wednesday, China’s deputy envoy to the UN said that the continued presence of external forces undermines Libya’s political transition. Under the 2020 ceasefire agreement, all foreign forces were meant to be withdrawn within months, but few are believed to have left
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Colombians of African descent march to support vice president
Crowds of protesters gathered in the Colombian capital on Wednesday, marching in support of the country’s president and vice president after electoral authorities ruled in favour of investigating financial misconduct allegations against the pair’s 2022 election campaign.
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Africans recruited for Russian jobs say they were tricked into building Ukraine drones
To fill an urgent labour shortage in wartime Russia, the Kremlin has been recruiting women aged 18-22 from places like Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, as well as the South Asian country of Sri Lanka.
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Death toll in Haiti brutal gang attack last week rises to 115
The death toll in a brutal gang attack last week on a small town in central Haiti has risen to at least 115, a local official said on Wednesday.
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UN envoy urges South Sudan to ‘make transition extension count’
South Sudan’s leaders recently prolonged the mandate of the transitional government, pushing back elections by two years to December 2026
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Mandombe writing gains popularity in DRC amid controversy
Church leaders claim it has the potential to stir the creativity, spirituality and academic prowess of all Africans.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs requests April or May trial for sex trafficking case
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is aiming for a trial on sex trafficking charges in the spring, according to his attorneys who addressed a judge on Wednesday.
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Over 3 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team in St. Petersburg, appeared badly damaged.
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DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya elected to Human Rights Council
Human Rights Watch, Congolese civil society and opposition parties had pointed out political repression, arbitrary detentions and killings as reasons to deny Kinshasa a seat on the symbolic but highly prestigious body
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Boat accidents in DRC: a growing concern for travelers
The number of boats capsizing in the Democratic Republic of Congo is rising as more individuals opt for wooden vessels as compared to travelling by road.
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Daniel Chapo:a potential successor to president Filipe Nyusi
Voters in Mozambique cast their ballots for a new president on Wednesday, in an election anticipated to prolong the ruling party’s nearly 49-year reign since the country achieved independence from Portugal in 1975.
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Mixed reactions among Kenyans following the impeachment of the deputy president
Kenyans reacted on Wednesday after parliament overwhelmingly voted to impeach the country’s deputy president.
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Survivors of Haiti’s massacre recall moments of the attack
Such massacres were limited to the capital of Port-au-Prince, of which 80% is controlled by gangs and is now being patrolled by Kenyan police leading a U.N.-backed mission struggling with a lack of funds and personnel.
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Rwandan artists present a “genocide play” in a theater in Pakistan
Rwandan artists presented a play called “Generation 25,” which features lessons from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
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Hurricane Milton nears Florida, evacuations urgent
“Everybody in Tampa Bay should assume we are going to be ground zero,”
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EU parliament debates Sudan conflict, calls for civilian transition
Sudan is the largest displacement crisis in the world, Věra Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency, said as the European Parliament debated the situation in the war-torn country on Tuesday.
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Baalbek’s tourism crippled by Israel-Hezbollah conflict
Baalbek, Lebanon’s iconic historical ruins site and the compass of tourism in the tiny Mediterranean country, is suffering the impact of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Turkish Airlines pilot dies mid-flight, forcing emergency landing
The incident occurred shortly after the flight departed from Seattle on Tuesday evening.
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Voting underway in key election in Mozambique
Mozambique is voting for a new president in an election on Wednesday that could extend the ruling party’s 49 years in power since the southern African nation gained independence from Portugal in 1975
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Sudan: US sanctions brother of paramilitary leader
The United States has sanctioned a senior member of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces for “leading efforts” to supply weapons for the 17-month war that has killed more than 20,000 people and ravaged the northeast African country.
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Controversy surrounds Ghana’s unpassed anti-LGBTQ law
A demonstration was held in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday to call for the approval of the anti-LGBT law.
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Jordan’s diplomatic efforts aimed at halting Israeli aggression
During a visit to Egypt on Tuesday, Jordan’s foreign minister pointed out that his country’s primary goal is “to stop Israeli aggression towards Lebanon.” Ayman Safadi made these comments while meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, for discussions.
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Anger as search for DR Congo shipwreck victims grinds on
Everyday since the tragedy on October 3, dozens of people wait at the port of Kituku, a few hundred metres from where the boat sank for news about their family members who are still missing
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Weekly deportation: Dominican Republic sends back 11,000 Haitians
On Tuesday, the Dominican Republic announced that it has deported or repatriated almost 11,000 Haitians over the past week.
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Mozambique elections: Frelimo poised to retain power
Mozambique is set to see 17 million voters participate in the elections on October 9, which will decide the composition of 250 members in parliament and provincial assemblies.