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On Daybreak Africa: Former South African President Jacob Zuma is disqualified from contesting the May 29 elections because of his previous criminal record.. A bus accident kills forty-five people in South Africa Thursday. Togolese protest against a new parliament-approved constitution. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu establishes a task force to deal with economic challenges facing the country. a Kenyan health care business is using portable, low-cost ultrasound systems to give expecting mothers

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