Cecilia Macaulay

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South Africans pay tribute to acting 'icon' Chweneyagae who died age 40FilmMagic via Getty ImagesPresley Chweneyagae rose to international prominence after starring in hit 2005 film TsotsiSouth Africans are paying tribute to actor Presley Chweneyagae, who has died at the age of 40. In a statement announcing his death, his agency described him as a "South African icon" and one of the country's "most gifted and beloved actors".

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Sudan 'on brink' of health crisis with cholera outbreakCecilia Macaulay & Anne SoyAFP via Getty ImagesCholera is treatable, however weak health infrastructure has led to deaths in Sudan from the illnessIn a statement, the IRC emphasised that cholera vaccine coverage was "low" and "essential supplies dwindling". Its medical co-ordinator in the country, Slaymen Ammar, stated that "the conflict has clearly compromised basic infrastructure".

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Rare antelope revealed in published photoAfrican Journal of EcologyUpemba Lechwes live in the Kamalondo Depression in southern DR CongoIn a world first, wildlife researchers have snapped and published a photo of one of the most endangered African animals - a rare and relatively unknown antelope called the Upemba Lechwe.

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Ex-DR Congo president returns to country, party saysReutersJoseph Kabila, 53, was the country's leader from 2001 to 2019 Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila is back in the country for the first time in two years having arrived in the M23-held eastern city of Goma, two spokespeople from the rebel group as well as a youth leader from his party have said.

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The US will impose new sanctions on Sudan after finding it used chemical weapons last year in the ongoing civil war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the state department has said. US exports to the country will be restricted and financial borrowing limits put in place from 6 June, a statement from spokesperson Tammy Bruce read. A Sudanese government spokesperson described the accusations as "baseless claims with no supporting evidence".