Parole Granted: Oscar Pistorius set for release
Following a 2016 sentencing of 13 years in prison by a South African court, the parole board has set his release for January 5, 2024
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Insufficient funding puts aid for Sudanese refugees in jeopardy
Approximately 450,000 have sought refuge in Chad, as reported by the UN’s refugee agency
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UN urges unrestricted campaigning for long-delayed S Sudan elections
Scheduled for the first time next year under a peace agreement inked in 2018, which terminated a brutal civil war in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan faces challenges in meeting the essential criteria outlined in the agreement
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Niger’s military ruler makes maiden overseas visit to Mali
Since assuming power in July, Tiani’s visit to Mali underscores a shared commitment among the region’s military rulers
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Starving lions rescued from Sudan conflict zone
Osman Salih described the recent efforts as “nerve-wracking couple of days” to relocate the animals from the Sudan Animal Rescue center situated on the outskirts of Khartoum, the capital
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Violent clashes claim 75 lives near Sudan-South Sudan border, reports UN
Recent allegations implicated the South Sudan army in coordinating attacks alongside armed youth from opposing factions
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Zambia seeks UN aid to address food shortages amid climate change impact
President Hakainde Hichilema expressed Zambia’s worries about the imminent risk to its food self-sufficiency while conversing with FAO Director General Qu Dongyu in the capital city of Rome, Italy
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Kenya’s president affirms readiness to privatize 35 state companies
The revised privatisation bill, signed into law by his government last month, facilitates the easier transfer of state enterprises to private entities
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Northern Ethiopia faces deadly toll from drought-triggered hunger
In the adjacent Amhara region’s Wag Hemra area, at least six people and 4,000 cattle succumbed due to food shortages stemming from the drought
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South Africa’s Julius Malema, 5 EFF MP’s suspended from parliament
The EFF MPs declined to take part in the hearings against them on Monday after the committee rejected their request for a postponement
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