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AfricaLink News: June 08

Okeri Ngutjinazo
June 8, 2026

Malawi repatriates citizens from South Africa +++ Fresh concerns over Ugandan politician Kizza Besigye's trial +++ Nigeria army says it has freed 360 people from Boko Haram

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