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5 Jun 2026, 09:25 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has reached a major milestone, processing 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day during performance testing, surpassing its official 650,000 barrel capacity.

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Dangote refinery hits 700,000 bpd
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5 Jun 2026, 08:30 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

William Ruto was speaking during a one-day state visit to South Africa where he held talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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Kenya’s president again defends US Ebola facility decision
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5 Jun 2026, 08:07 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Mali's military government has placed a multi-million-dollar bounty on the head of one of the Sahel's most wanted jihadist leaders. Authorities are offering two billion CFA francs, about 3.5 million dollars, for information leading to the capture or killing of Iyad Ag Ghaly. .

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Mali junta's offers $3.5M reward for jihadist leader
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5 Jun 2026, 07:20 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Children making their First Communion were accompanied by masked "Dancing Devils" in Tarmas, Venezuela. The centuries-old Corpus Christi celebration symbolises the triumph of good over evil and remains a key cultural tradition.

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5 Jun 2026, 07:05 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Thousands joined Jerusalem Pride parade on 4 June, under heavy security, marching for equality and acceptance in a deeply conservative, religiously significant city.

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5 Jun 2026, 06:56 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

They are demanding urgent government action to secure the release of students kidnapped from three schools in Oyo State.

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Protesters take to streets of Nigerian capital over school abductions
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5 Jun 2026, 06:53 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Denmark has launched a post-mortem examination on Timmy, a humpback whale whose struggle to return to the sea captured public attention in Germany and beyond. Scientists hope to determine why the animal died weeks after being returned to open waters.

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5 Jun 2026, 05:41 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's comments came after two days of clashes between government and opposition forces.

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Former Somali president accuses government of intimidation following clashes
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4 Jun 2026, 20:15 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday officially welcomed Niger military ruler Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani to the Presidential Palace in Ankara.

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Niger's General Tchiani welcomed by President Erdogan during state visit to Turkey
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4 Jun 2026, 18:54 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Families gathered in Gaza City to mourn relatives killed on 4 June after overnight Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, according to local hospitals.

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4 Jun 2026, 18:53 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)

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Gaza residents surveyed extensive damage on 4 June after an overnight Israeli airstrike hit an apartment in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City.

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4 Jun 2026, 18:20 GMT By editorial@africanews.com

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just a week away. But for a young football team in one of Rio de Janeiro’s poorest favelas, their moment on the international stage has already happened. Last month, they represented Brazil in the Street Child World Cup in Mexico and brought home the trophy.

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Young footballers in a Rio favela find hope from their sport ahead of World Cup
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4 Jun 2026, 16:06 GMT By editorial@africanews.com

Kenya's health minister said on Wednesday that the US-funded quarantine centre would proceed, days after deadly protests erupted over the project

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Residents of Kenyan town hosting U.S. Ebola center oppose facility
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4 Jun 2026, 15:14 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Although there is still no vaccine or official treatment for the Bundibugyo virus, the rare strain of the current and deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC, Dauda Tshimanga and his wife Mariam Kabika, a couple of traditional healers, are "certain" they have a found a remedy to treat it.

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Traditional healers in DRC say they can cure Ebola
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4 Jun 2026, 14:46 GMT By editorial@africanews.com

Western museums, including those in Britain, the Netherlands and Germany, have in recent years returned several hundred artefacts, but countless more remain in galleries in Europe and America

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Nigerian museum revamp amplifies calls for return of looted treasures
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4 Jun 2026, 14:09 GMT By editorial@africanews.com

People in Mogadishu say they endured a "sleepless night" after heavy gunfire rocked Somalia's capital, with smoke rising over the city and armed forces deployed on the streets, after clashes erupted between rival political factions ahead of planned protests.

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Somali capital rocked by gunfire ahead of planned protests
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4 Jun 2026, 13:50 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Ten years after the death of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, is celebrating his legacy with remembrance events and a new annual initiative aimed at promoting kindness and service.

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Louisville marks 10 years since Muhammad Ali's death
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4 Jun 2026, 13:25 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Laetitia Lago Dregnounou)

After a Long standoff, Senegal Finally Turns to the IMF, with the country hoping to conclude an agreement with the Bretton Woods Institution by the end of June

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Debt Crisis: Senegal turns to the IMF [Business Africa]
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4 Jun 2026, 12:35 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

Authorities in Ivory Coast have launched a new wave of demolitions in the Vridi 3 neighborhood near the Port of Abidjan, triggering anger and uncertainty among affected residents.

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Abidjan demolitions spark outcry as residents face uncertain future
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