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For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino second-hand market in Uganda’s capital has been the cornerstone of Hadija Nakimuli’s life, helping the widowed shopkeeper build a house and raise 12 children.

At least 47 people were killed and 85 others injured in landslides caused by flooding in northern Tanzania, a local official announced Sunday, with warnings the toll would rise.

A fourth candidate in this month’s Congolese presidential election withdrew in favour of former provincial governor Moise Katumbi on Sunday, bolstering opposition unity behind his bid to defeat incumbent Felix Tshisekedi.

COP28 in Dubai is the biggest UN climate summit ever. But the victims of its success are the thousands of delegates, observers and lobbyists who have to wait in long winding queues every day at the entry to the giant site on the edge of the desert.

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck just south of Istanbul yesterday, rattling parts of Turkey’s largest city but causing no immediate injuries or damage.

Venezuelan electoral authorities on Sunday claimed that 95% of voters in a non-binding referendum approved of the nation’s territorial claim on a huge chunk of neighbouring oil-rich Guyana.

Brave Gladiators coach Paulus Shipanga says a lack of concentration cost his side the first leg of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying round at the Accra Sports Stadium last Friday.

A summit, aimed at bridging the gap between unemployed youth and prospective employers, will be held in Tsumeb today to address youth unemployment.