MIGRANTS HOLD LOTTERY AMID CEUTA RECEPTION CRISIS

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African migrants gathered on a beach in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta on Monday, holding a makeshift 'lottery' to decide who would get the chance to register at the city's overwhelmed CETI reception centre.

SADC URGED TO FAST-TRACK REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND

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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) needs to accelerate the establishment of a regional development fund in order to financially boost regional industrialisation through core investments.

SADC ELECTION OBSERVERS ISSUE PRELIMINARY ZAMBIA REPORT

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The Electoral Commission Forum for the SADC Countries and the ECF-SADC Election Observation Mission to Zambia, on behalf of the AU and COMESA, have presented their Preliminary Statement following the 13 August 2026 General Elections.

HICHILEMA MAINTAINS LEAD AS ZAMBIA ELECTION RESULTS CONTINUE

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Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema remains in the lead in the 49 out of 226 constituencies announced so far, as the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) continues announcing results of Zambia's Thursday elections. 

BOLIVIA TRANSPORT HIT BY DIESEL SHORTAGE

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Urban and inter-departmental public transport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra is operating with a heavily reduced fleet, the result of the diesel shortage that has hit the country since May. 

Transport companies have cut frequencies and rescheduled journeys due to the lack of fuel.

FINAL MALAWIAN RETURNEES ARRIVE FROM SA

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The final buses carrying Malawian returnees from South Africa arrived in Mwanza on Friday, ending a government-funded programme that brought home more than 56,700 people.

Returnees were observed unloading belongings and undergoing checks before receiving aid.

SADC ADVANCES TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION COOPERATION

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In a move aimed at strengthening national ownership and support for the implementation of transboundary conservation, the SADC region is advancing transfrontier cooperation on environment and natural resource management.     

MALI PARDONS FRENCH NATIONAL JAILED 20 YEARS

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Mali's transitional president Assimi Goita has granted a presidential pardon to French national Yann Vezilier, two months after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison over an alleged plot to destabilise the military-led government.