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Annual military music festival gets underway on Moscow's Red Square
Twenty-seven teams from 10 countries are taking part this year, including from Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe.
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United Nations warns the Rohingya crisis has worsened eight years on
The 25 August marks the anniversary of the start of the Myanmar government's military crackdown that forced them to flee.
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South Africa: Khayelitsha Residents Protest Removal of Illegal Connections By Eskom
[GroundUp] Residents of New Monwabisi Park want their illegal connections temporarily formalised while they await electrification
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Nigeria: Four Dead, 41 Rescued in Sokoto Boat Mishap
[Vanguard] The joint operation carried out by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), the Goronyo Local Government Authority, and local community divers has rescued 41 persons and recovered four bodies from the recent boat mishap in Goronyo,
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Nigeria: Boat Mishap - Response Team Confirms 4 Deaths, 41 Rescued in Sokoto
[Leadership] The joint response team for passengers of the recent boat mishap in Sokoto State has released an update on the incident, disclosing that four persons lost their lives while 41 others were rescued.
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Somalia: Somalia, Japan Pledge Stronger Development Ties At Ticad-9 in Yokohama
[Shabelle] Yokohama -- Somalia and Japan have pledged to deepen their development cooperation following high-level meetings held during the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9) in Yokohama.
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Zimbabwe: Doctors' Shortage Hits Zimbabwe As Healthcare Professionals Leave in Droves
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's healthcare system is burdened by a shortage of medical doctors, who are leaving in droves for greener pastures, affecting the delivery of health services, a government official has said.
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South Africa: Cape Town Council Speaker Survives No-Confidence Vote - South African News Briefs - August 22, 2025
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Africa: All of Africa Today - August 22, 2025
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Guinea: Guinean Workers Fearful of Mass Job Losses After Mining Permits Cancelled
[RFI] Since May 2025, authorities in Conakry have revoked more than 300 mining permits from companies operating across Guinea's vast mineral sectors, sparking widespread uncertainty among thousands of workers. While the government has stressed its commitment to preserving jobs, anxiety is growing among those now facing redundancy.
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Somalia: Puntland Customs Post Seized By Unpaid Soldiers, Trade Paralysed for 10 Days
[Radio Dalsan] Boosaaso -- A key customs checkpoint in Harfo, Mudug region, has been under the control of mutinous soldiers for nearly ten days, disrupting one of Puntland's main trade routes and stranding hundreds of cargo trucks carrying goods from the port of Boosaaso.
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Maduro calls on militias and civilians to join national defense
The U.S. government has tightened sanctions against Venezuela and placed a $50 million bounty on Maduro’s arrest, accusing him of corruption and drug trafficking.