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Fiery Cairo car crash claims 19 lives (Guardian)
At least 19 people have been killed when a speeding car driving against traffic crashed…
Tunisia presidential hopefuls line up for September polls (Guardian)
Presidential hopefuls in Tunisia began registering their candidacies on Friday for snap September polls called…
Libya to close three migrant detention centres (BBC)
Libya plans to shut down three of its biggest migration detention centres, the country’s Interior…
Ethiopia ‘breaks’ tree-planting record to tackle climate change (BBC)
Ethiopia has planted more than 200 million trees in a day, officials say, in what…
Beji Caid Essebsi: Tunisian president dies aged 92 (BBC)
Tunisia’s first freely elected President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died aged 92, the country’s presidency…
40,000 more flee Cameroon conflict to Nigeria — UN (Guardian)
The United Nations on Monday said nearly 40,000 more people had been forced to flee to…
Police arrest finance minister on corruption charges (Punch)
Kenya’s finance minister, Henry Rotch, will be arrested and charged over alleged corruption related to…
Kenya finance minister Henry Rotich faces arrest for corruption (BBC)
Kenya’s chief prosecutor has ordered the arrest of the finance minister over allegations of corruption…
Uganda to issue birth certificates to cows (Punch)
Uganda’s Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Mr Vincent Ssempijja, has said that the government…