Ruto confronts historic backlash over broken pledges
More than 100 people have been killed in anti-government protests since June 2024, according to rights monitors
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US citizen fatally beaten by Israeli settlers near Ramallah
The Israeli army confirmed “violent confrontation involving vandalism, arson and rock-throwing” and said two Israelis were lightly injured
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Gaza ceasefire talks snag on Israeli pull-back lines, sources say
Hamas has rejected Israeli maps that would leave about 40 percent of the enclave—including all of Rafah and pockets in the north and east—under Israeli control
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Cameroon to hold presidential election on Oct 12
Candidates have 10 days from the convening of the electoral college to file their paperwork, the electoral code states
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Uganda reopens M23-held Congo crossings
Border crossings were closed in late January after M23 rebels seized Goma, capital of Congo’s North Kivu province
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Ships post ‘all crew Muslim’ to deter Houthi attacks
Traffic through the southern Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab choke-point has fallen to 32–35 sailings a day, barely half the October 2023 average
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Kenya installs new electoral board after Ruto’s fast-track approval
Chief Justice Martha Koome administered the oaths just hours after President William Ruto signed off on the appointments
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Madagascar orders first surgical castration under new child-rape law
Attorney General Didier Razafindralambo said the verdict was handed down this week in Imerintsiatosika, about 30 km west of the capital
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DR Congo battles persistent cholera outbreak
Health authorities say 17 of the country’s 26 provinces affected, with a fatality rate of around 2%
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Israeli defence chief vows stronger strikes if Iran threatens again
The remarks come weeks after Israel’s 12-day air campaign against Iran in June, which targeted multiple nuclear facilities and sparked fears of regional escalation
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