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1. Symbolic funerals highlight kenyan losses in Russian military conflict

   Mounting pressure is pushing the Kenyan government to halt labor recruitment to Russia, as families are left to hold symbolic funerals for loved ones lured abroad only to be killed on the front lines of the war in Ukraine.

2. Electric boda bodas offer cleaner rides and new jobs in Uganda

   Motorcycle taxis are among the fastest and most affordable ways to get around East Africa, and in Uganda they are widely known as boda bodas. Thousands crisscross city streets every day, especially in the capital Kampala, where traffic congestion and limited public transport make them essential.

3. Angola's President João Lourenço makes new push for peace in eastern DRC

   Angola’s President João Lourenço and representatives of the African Union have called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo.

4. Senegal university student dies after protest clashes with police

   Unrest broke out at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in the capital Dakar on Monday, according to a statement by a government spokeswoman, who said a second-year medical student, Abdoulaye Ba, died as a result

5. Spiritual cleansing ritual by Afro-Brazilian ahead of Rio carnival

   In a vibrant prelude to Carnival, followers of Afro-Brazilian religions performed a sweeping cleansing ritual at Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome on Saturday, invoking peace and ancestral protection for the festivities ahead.