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1. Africa: All of Africa Today - June 4, 2026

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2. South Africa: Electoral Commission Confirms Special Votes for Local Polls - South African News Briefs - June 4, 2026

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3. Zimbabwe: Govt Admits Rigged Elections Have Eroded Trust and Presidential Legitimacy

   [New Zimbabwe] THE government has, for the first time, openly acknowledged that Zimbabwe's elections have repeatedly been dogged by allegations of rigging and violence, issues it says have undermined public trust and raised questions over the legitimacy of presidential election outcomes.

4. Africa: Unsafe Food Causes 866 Million Illnesses and 1.5 Million Deaths Annually, Young Children At Highest Risk

   [WHO] Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO).

5. Nigeria: Court Sentences Four Men to Death by Hanging for 2022 Owo Church Terrorist Attack

   [Premium Times] The terrorist attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, left over 40 worshippers killed and about 141 others injured on 5 June 2022.