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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.

These are headlines published by other newsrooms, not Hornafrika reporting. We show the headline, a short extract and a link; the full article stays with the publisher who wrote it, and copyright in each headline and extract remains with that publisher. How the wire works

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalNeha Gohil Midlands correspondent13 Aug 2026

‘Birmingham Four’ lawyers hope spycops inquiry will reopen case

Undercover officers working for West Midlands’ ‘special projects team’ planted evidence to convict men, lawyers claim Lawyers representing four men convicted of terror offences are increasingly hopeful that revelations from the undercover…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalSandra Laville and Ajit Niranjan13 Aug 2026

UK records hottest day of the year as fifth summer heatwave reaches peak

Kew Gardens in London hits 38.1C and 40C-plus expected in parts of Europe with continent trapped under heat dome Europe heatwave – latest updates The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far with a provisional temperature of…

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AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Alexis Caraco)13 Aug 2026

One dead, several injured in Rotterdam port blast at Gunvor refinery

The Netherlands is investigating an explosion at the port of Rotterdam that killed one person and injured several others on Thursday, 13 August. The blast happened at about 11:30 a.m. at an oil facility in the Europoort industrial section…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJane Clinton and Nicola Slawson13 Aug 2026

‘The colander worked best!’ Guardian readers share their experience of the solar eclipse

Readers recall the breathtaking sight and community spirit of the rare celestial treat – and the handmade contraptions they saw it through On Wednesday evening, millions of people in Europe watched a rare solar eclipse . We asked some of…

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The Guardian — AfricaInternationalAssociated Press in Kinshasa13 Aug 2026

DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province

Man dies in Bas-Uele after travelling from Haut-Uele, as head of WHO says outbreak on track to be deadliest ever The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a sixth province, officials have said, a day after…

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The Guardian — WorldInternationalJosh Butler13 Aug 2026

One Nation staffer accused of posing as leftwing content creator in ‘undercover’ videos

Exclusive: The videos, filmed at anti-One Nation rallies, were posted to party’s social pages and appear to be endorsed by Pauline Hanson Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The owners of a progressive social media…

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France 24 — AfricaInternationalFRANCE 2413 Aug 2026

Mali pardons French official sentenced to 20 years in prison

Mali President Assimi Goïta on Thursday pardoned a French ​national who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Last year, Mali's military-led government accused Yann ​Vézilier, an official from the French embassy, of being involved in a…

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AfricanewsPan-Africaneditorial@africanews.com (Dominic Wabwireh)13 Aug 2026

Zambians vote as Hichilema’s economic record faces crucial test

Zambians began voting Thursday in a presidential election testing President Hakainde Hichilema’s economic record amid widespread frustration over the cost of living. Millions are also choosing lawmakers and local councillors in a one-day…

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