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‘We must reject division:’ UN chief marks 32 years since start of Rwandan genocide
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‘We must reject division:’ UN chief marks 32 years since start of Rwandan genocide

Rwanda on Tuesday marked 32 years since the genocide that massacred more than a million people in the space of

Zimbabwe launches new bank notes aimed at boosting confidence in local currency
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Zimbabwe launches new bank notes aimed at boosting confidence in local currency

Zimbabwe launched its upgraded banknotes on Tuesday with an appeal to national pride and confidence…Read More

Senegal cuts official travel as high oil prices put new pressure on budget
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Senegal cuts official travel as high oil prices put new pressure on budget

Speaking at a youth event in Mbour, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said he had had to cancel his own planned

Pope Leo XIV carries cross through all 14 stations at Rome’s Colosseum
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Pope Leo XIV carries cross through all 14 stations at Rome’s Colosseum

Italy witnessed a rare and highly symbolic Good Friday ceremony on 3 April as Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden

Cameroon opposition slams plan to create vice president post as ‘coup’
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Cameroon opposition slams plan to create vice president post as ‘coup’

If approved, the vice president would take over in the event of the president’s death, resignation or incapacity with no

Russian and Egyptian FMs hold talks in Moscow
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Russian and Egyptian FMs hold talks in Moscow

Both Russia and Egypt support “an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to the political and diplomatic process,” Lavrov

South Sudanese Christians hold Good Friday march for peace
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South Sudanese Christians hold Good Friday march for peace

Thousands of people joined a march for peace on Good Friday in South Sudan, where intensifying fighting between government and

Brandy honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Brandy honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Singer and actor Brandy was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday…Read More

South African politician takes dip in pothole to show city management failures
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South African politician takes dip in pothole to show city management failures

Helen Zille, a well-known South African politician, wore a wetsuit, a mask and snorkel, and a pink-and-white swimming cap as

South Africa launches major security operation to tackle crime and gang violence
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South Africa launches major security operation to tackle crime and gang violence

In a show of force in Cape Town, around 500 military and police personnel paraded ahead of a year-long deployment