Africa: All of Africa Today - June 4, 2026 - allAfrica.com

Author: Melody ChirondaPublished on: June 4, 2026Country: Nigeria

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Africa: All of Africa Today - June 4, 2026 - allAfrica.com

A Nigerian court sentenced four men to death for the 2022 attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, which killed 41 worshippers and injured over 100. Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed a new 30-member government despite initial boycott threats from his party Pastef, with five members eventually joining. The WHO reports improvement in the DR Congo Ebola outbreak, with 344 confirmed cases and 60 deaths, but challenges remain in testing and community trust.

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