Landslides in eastern Uganda kill 15, 113 missing in disaster
Five villages affected after nation deluged by heavy rain.
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Olympic marathon runner set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya
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Africa’s debt crisis has ‘catastrophic implications’ for the world
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Sweden detects mpox variant for the first time outside Africa
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NBA spends millions developing basketball in Africa
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