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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Receives First Batch of U.S. Migrant Deportees

[allAfrica] Sierra Leone has become the latest African nation to receive migrants deported from the United States as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Receives First Batch of U.S. Migrant Deportees

[allAfrica] Sierra Leone has become the latest African nation to receive migrants deported from the United States as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

Uganda: Ugandans Question WHO Over 'Ebola Bundibugyo' Naming

[Nile Post] A fresh debate has erupted in Uganda over the naming of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus strain, with diplomats, journalists, and sections of the public questioning why a deadly disease variant continues to carry the name of a Ugandan district despite m
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Uganda: Ugandans Question WHO Over 'Ebola Bundibugyo' Naming

[Nile Post] A fresh debate has erupted in Uganda over the naming of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus strain, with diplomats, journalists, and sections of the public questioning why a deadly disease variant continues to carry the name of a Ugandan district despite modern World Health Organization naming protocols discouraging the use of geographic locations.

South Africa: South Africa Government Contributes $2.5 Million to Ebola Outbreak Response

[SAnews.gov.za] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed South Africa's multimillion-dollar contribution to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda's response to the Ebola outbreak.
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South Africa: South Africa Government Contributes $2.5 Million to Ebola Outbreak Response

[SAnews.gov.za] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed South Africa's multimillion-dollar contribution to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda's response to the Ebola outbreak.

Africa: Falana Petitions African Commission Over Xenophobia Attacks in South Africa

[Premium Times] Mr Falana urged both the African Commission and the South African government to hold perpetrators of xenophobic attacks accountable.
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Africa: Falana Petitions African Commission Over Xenophobia Attacks in South Africa

[Premium Times] Mr Falana urged both the African Commission and the South African government to hold perpetrators of xenophobic attacks accountable.

Kenya: Businesses Count Losses As Matatus Return to Nairobi Roads After Fuel Strike

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Public service vehicles returned to Nairobi's roads on Wednesday morning after a crippling two-day matatu strike paralysed transport and disrupted business activities across the country.
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Kenya: Businesses Count Losses As Matatus Return to Nairobi Roads After Fuel Strike

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Public service vehicles returned to Nairobi's roads on Wednesday morning after a crippling two-day matatu strike paralysed transport and disrupted business activities across the country.

Uganda: No Evidence Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Asked Kenyans to Support President Ruto Ahead of the 2027 Election

[Africa Check] No evidence Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni asked Kenyans to support president Ruto ahead of the 2027 election
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Uganda: No Evidence Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Asked Kenyans to Support President Ruto Ahead of the 2027 Election

[Africa Check] No evidence Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni asked Kenyans to support president Ruto ahead of the 2027 election

Nigeria: Nigeria Urged to Get New Buyers As UAE Exit Threatens Oil Market Stability

[This Day] The Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Mr Wole Ogunsanya, has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and other oil producers in the country to urgently develop markets for Nigerian crude o
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Nigeria: Nigeria Urged to Get New Buyers As UAE Exit Threatens Oil Market Stability

[This Day] The Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Mr Wole Ogunsanya, has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and other oil producers in the country to urgently develop markets for Nigerian crude outside the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota system.

Zimbabwe: Chivayo's Ex-Wife Arrested Over Alleged Cellphone Theft, Child Access Dispute

[New Zimbabwe] Sonja Louise Madzikanda, the estranged wife of Wicknell Chivayo, says she was arrested and detained at Highlands Police Station on allegations of denying the controversial businessman access to their children and stealing one of his electronic
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Zimbabwe: Chivayo's Ex-Wife Arrested Over Alleged Cellphone Theft, Child Access Dispute

[New Zimbabwe] Sonja Louise Madzikanda, the estranged wife of Wicknell Chivayo, says she was arrested and detained at Highlands Police Station on allegations of denying the controversial businessman access to their children and stealing one of his electronic devices.

Nigeria: List of Kidnapped Children Emerges, As Parents Detail Horror of Borno Attack

[Premium Times] A verified register obtained by this newspaper from Mussa Ward councillor Peter Wabba identified 40 missing children by name, age, and family background.
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Nigeria: List of Kidnapped Children Emerges, As Parents Detail Horror of Borno Attack

[Premium Times] A verified register obtained by this newspaper from Mussa Ward councillor Peter Wabba identified 40 missing children by name, age, and family background.

Rwanda: Rwandan Genocide Suspect Felicien Kabuga Dies in Custody

[DW] Rwanda's Felicien Kabuga was once one of the world's most-wanted fugitives. He was accused of encouraging and bankrolling the 1994 genocide.
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Rwanda: Rwandan Genocide Suspect Felicien Kabuga Dies in Custody

[DW] Rwanda's Felicien Kabuga was once one of the world's most-wanted fugitives. He was accused of encouraging and bankrolling the 1994 genocide.

Zimbabwe: Police Bust Backyard Pharmaceutical Factory, Recover 'Medicines'

[New Zimbabwe] POLICE have unearthed a makeshift pharmaceutical factory, where an assortment of 'medicines' were being manufactured and packaged for sale.
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Zimbabwe: Police Bust Backyard Pharmaceutical Factory, Recover 'Medicines'

[New Zimbabwe] POLICE have unearthed a makeshift pharmaceutical factory, where an assortment of 'medicines' were being manufactured and packaged for sale.

Botswana: Botswana Eases Anti-LGBTQ Laws As Repression Grows Elsewhere in Africa

[RFI] Botswana has formally repealed sections of its penal code criminalising same-sex relations, in a rare advance for LGBTQ rights in Africa. But several governments elsewhere on the continent are introducing harsher penalties for same-sex relationships.
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Botswana: Botswana Eases Anti-LGBTQ Laws As Repression Grows Elsewhere in Africa

[RFI] Botswana has formally repealed sections of its penal code criminalising same-sex relations, in a rare advance for LGBTQ rights in Africa. But several governments elsewhere on the continent are introducing harsher penalties for same-sex relationships.

Africa: Africa Must Stop Treating Presidents as Permanent Rulers

[allAfrica] The death of former Botswana president Festus Mogae should force Africa into an uncomfortable but necessary conversation: why does staying too long in power so often end badly on our continent?
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Africa: Africa Must Stop Treating Presidents as Permanent Rulers

[allAfrica] The death of former Botswana president Festus Mogae should force Africa into an uncomfortable but necessary conversation: why does staying too long in power so often end badly on our continent?

Nigeria: Just in - Tinubu Confirms Joint Operation With U.S. Killed Isis Commander in Nigeria

[Premium Times] The Nigerian leader described the operation as a product of successful partnership with the US.
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Nigeria: Just in - Tinubu Confirms Joint Operation With U.S. Killed Isis Commander in Nigeria

[Premium Times] The Nigerian leader described the operation as a product of successful partnership with the US.

Nigeria: Trump Says U.S. Partners With Nigeria to Kill Islamic State Top Commander

[Premium Times] Mr Mainok, according to documents obtained from US registers, was specially designated as a «global terrorist» in 2023.
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Nigeria: Trump Says U.S. Partners With Nigeria to Kill Islamic State Top Commander

[Premium Times] Mr Mainok, according to documents obtained from US registers, was specially designated as a «global terrorist» in 2023.

Nigeria: How Oil Mafia Fought Hard to Stop My Refinery - Aliko Dangote

[Premium Times] Mr Dangote said small groups profited from local product allocations under the subsidy regime and that subsidy payments alone reached nearly $10 billion annually.
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Nigeria: How Oil Mafia Fought Hard to Stop My Refinery - Aliko Dangote

[Premium Times] Mr Dangote said small groups profited from local product allocations under the subsidy regime and that subsidy payments alone reached nearly $10 billion annually.

Kenya: Wave of Staff Exits Looms At Deputy President's Office Ahead of 2027 Elections

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A wave of resignations is expected at the Office of the Deputy President as senior officials warn that dozens of staff members are preparing to leave public service ahead of the 2027 General Election, prompting an additional Sh95.4 mil
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Kenya: Wave of Staff Exits Looms At Deputy President's Office Ahead of 2027 Elections

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A wave of resignations is expected at the Office of the Deputy President as senior officials warn that dozens of staff members are preparing to leave public service ahead of the 2027 General Election, prompting an additional Sh95.4 million allocation for gratuity payments.

Uganda: Ministers Set to Be Dropped, Moved in New Cabinet

[Nile Post] President Museveni is expected to constitute a new cabinet in coming hours as he begins his latest term, setting the stage for a reshuffle shaped by performance records, political balance, and strategic appointments across government.
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Uganda: Ministers Set to Be Dropped, Moved in New Cabinet

[Nile Post] President Museveni is expected to constitute a new cabinet in coming hours as he begins his latest term, setting the stage for a reshuffle shaped by performance records, political balance, and strategic appointments across government.

Chad: Chad is No Longer a Country

[allAfrica] The central African nation of Chad has entered a phase of acute structural vulnerability that puts it and the wider on a collision path with state collapse. Too long ignored by regional actors and the international community, who have wrongly inte
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Chad: Chad is No Longer a Country

[allAfrica] The central African nation of Chad has entered a phase of acute structural vulnerability that puts it and the wider on a collision path with state collapse. Too long ignored by regional actors and the international community, who have wrongly interpreted prowess on the battlefield with internal stability, the question is no longer simply whether the government of President Mahamat Deby Itno is authoritarian. It is. It is whether he can hold the country together at all.

Somalia: How the Iran War Could Derail Somalia's Fragile Recovery

[ISS] Somalia faces more than spillover effects - these shocks are pushing the country's long-term recovery further out of reach.
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Somalia: How the Iran War Could Derail Somalia's Fragile Recovery

[ISS] Somalia faces more than spillover effects - these shocks are pushing the country's long-term recovery further out of reach.

South Africa: Ramaphosa Fires Disgraced Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe

[Daily Maverick] Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has been appointed acting minister pending a full-time appointment, says the President.
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South Africa: Ramaphosa Fires Disgraced Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe

[Daily Maverick] Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has been appointed acting minister pending a full-time appointment, says the President.

Namibia: MPs Urge End to Dry Rural Taps

[Namibian] National Council members this week criticised the government's water supply budget, saying many rural communities continue to face severe shortages despite repeated promises and funding allocations.
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Namibia: MPs Urge End to Dry Rural Taps

[Namibian] National Council members this week criticised the government's water supply budget, saying many rural communities continue to face severe shortages despite repeated promises and funding allocations.

Zimbabwe: UN Warns Govt Over Plans to Dissolve Gender Commission

[263Chat] United Nations human rights experts have warned that Zimbabwe's proposed constitutional reforms to dissolve the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) could weaken efforts to fight discrimination against women and girls.
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Zimbabwe: UN Warns Govt Over Plans to Dissolve Gender Commission

[263Chat] United Nations human rights experts have warned that Zimbabwe's proposed constitutional reforms to dissolve the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) could weaken efforts to fight discrimination against women and girls.

Tunisia: Tunisia Validated By WHO As Having Eliminated Trachoma As a Public Health Problem

[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Tunisia as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. This is a major milestone in the country's public health journey, coming after decades of sustained national effort.
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Tunisia: Tunisia Validated By WHO As Having Eliminated Trachoma As a Public Health Problem

[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Tunisia as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. This is a major milestone in the country's public health journey, coming after decades of sustained national effort.

South Africa: Why Proudly South African Clothes Are Being Made in 'Sweatshops'

[GroundUp] 92% of clothing manufacturers in Newcastle do not comply with Bargaining Council rules, says the council's lawyer
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South Africa: Why Proudly South African Clothes Are Being Made in 'Sweatshops'

[GroundUp] 92% of clothing manufacturers in Newcastle do not comply with Bargaining Council rules, says the council's lawyer