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AfricaLink News: March 27

Adwoa Tenkoramaa Domena
March 27, 2026

France denies excluding South Africa from G7 summit +++ Tanzania landslides kill at least 20 people +++ Uganda offers to join Iran war 'on the side of Israel' — military chief

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