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BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Malawi’s main opposition party, the Democratic Progress Party endorsed on Sunday former President Peter Mutharika to be its candidate in next year’s presidential election.  Mutharika, 84, who was president from 2014 to 2020, said in his acceptance speech he and his party would fix the economy, whose growth has been anaemic and …

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By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) – About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said on Saturday. The drought, which started in early 2024, has hit crop and livestock production, causing food shortages and damaging …

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By Nellie Peyton JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Johannesburg elected a new mayor on Friday, the seventh in three years to lead South Africa’s biggest city as residents complain of worsening crime and basic services. Dada Morero, of the African National Congress, was elected after his predecessor Kabelo Gwamanda resigned under pressure. Johannesburg’s governance has been defined …

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(Reuters) – At least six Burkina Faso magistrates have been conscripted to serve in the military this month for taking action against pro-junta activists and other individuals, three unions of magistrates said in a joint statement. The West African country’s ruling military junta, which seized power in a 2022 coup, is accused of suppressing dissent …

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By Nyasha Nyaungwa WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibia has resumed imports of live poultry and birds from South Africa, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Friday. Namibia banned imports of live poultry, birds and poultry products from neighbouring South Africa in September 2023, following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the country. …

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KAMPALA (Reuters) – The number of people killed when a mountain of garbage collapsed in Uganda’s capital last week has risen to 35, 12 of whom were young people, police said on Friday. At least 28 others are still missing. The accident occurred late last Friday, when a large chunk broke off the mound of …

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