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News24 | Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone also roll out malaria vaccine
Three more African countries have joined a rollout of malaria vaccines targeting millions of children in a continent that accounts for 95 percent of malaria deaths, the UN said Thursday.
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News24 | Tanzania denies rights abuse after World Bank suspends funds to R2.9 billion tourism project
Tanzania on Thursday dismissed as "unfounded" allegations of killings, reape rights abuses and the planned evictions of over 20 000 people that led the World Bank to suspend funding for a $150 million conservation project.
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News24 | Burkina Faso army executed over 220 villagers in February, Human Rights Watch says
Burkina Faso's military in February summarily executed about 223 villagers, including at least 56 children, as part of a campaign against civilians accused of collaborating with jihadist militants, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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News24 | US negotiates for 'orderly and responsible withdrawal' of troops from Niger, as Russia moves in
The US and France maintained bases in Niger in order to combat jihadist organisations in the region.
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News24 | 118 inmates escape after rain damages Nigerian prison
At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Sujela near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said.
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News24 | The DRC had the world's biggest military spend increase last year – and South Sudan was second
Two of Africa's hotspots had massive increases in their military budgets in 2023, new numbers show.
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News24 | World Bank suspends R2.9 billion Tanzania tourism project over human rights abuses allegations
The World Bank said on Tuesday it has suspended funding for a tourism and conservation project in Tanzania following allegations of human rights abuses.
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News24 | Rwanda says it is peaceful and ready to receive the UK's deported asylum seekers
The Rwandan government says it is safe and ready to receive deportees from Britain, and the passage of the fraught Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is testament to that.
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News24 | Angola hikes diesel price by 48% – to R4.60 per litre
Angola's petroleum products regulator hiked diesel prices by about 48% from Tuesday, part of government efforts to curb costly subsidies that have strained public finances.
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News24 | DRC government moves to regulate breeding, ownership of boerboels and pit bulls
Facing a "worrying proliferation" of attack dogs, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has called for government control over the ownership of certain breeds, including pit bulls and boerboels.
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