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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata has announced he will not seek re-election on the ticket of the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), citing what he termed "honest differences" over key policy priorities, including manufacturing, health, and education.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda's agricultural transformation will not be driven by policy statements alone, but by whether farmers can access knowledge, markets, insurance, and organization to turn farming into a viable business. That reality framed the 2026 Annual Stakeholders Workshop organized by the Sasakawa Africa Association not just as a meeting of policymakers, but as a convergence of farmers, cooperatives, insurers, and development partners shaping a new agricultural direction.

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[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune affirmed that Algeria will not compromise its independence or wealth, which belongs exclusively to Algerians, stressing the importance of understanding the dimensions and implications of current international events in its environment.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Interior and National Administration (MINA) has identified 59 flood-prone areas across Tana River County as heavy rains continue to trigger rising river levels and widespread flooding across the country.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The death toll from ongoing floods across Kenya has risen to 18, with most fatalities attributed to drowning, as heavy rains continue to batter multiple regions, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration (MINA) has said.

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The soldiers were participating in African Lion, the US military’s largest annual joint exercise in Africa, which brings together more than 10,000 personnel from more than 20 countries, including NATO allies

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[Nile Post] The Minister of State for Information, Communications Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, Godfrey Baluku Kabbyanga, has defended the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, stating that the legislation is intended to safeguard Uganda's national interests and prevent foreign interference in domestic affairs.

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[Nile Post] Former Common Man's Party presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa Sserunga has described the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, as "unnecessary," arguing that Uganda already has the Anti-Money Laundering Act to address related concerns.

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[Nile Post] Police in Kisoro District have arrested 28 people in an intelligence-led operation against illegal mining at Kirwa Wolfram Mines, with 25 of the suspects identified as Rwandan nationals accused of entering Uganda through porous border points.

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[Nile Post] Government Chief Whip Denis Hamson Obua has stated that Cabinet will meet today to conclude the harmonization process of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, ahead of its second and third readings in Parliament scheduled for Tuesday.

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[This Day] Sokoto -- A major education lifeline has reached Sokoto State as the European Union and UNICEF roll out a €1 million intervention to bring over 20,000 conflict-affected children back to safe classrooms over the next two years.

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[New Times] The government has established a national centre to support women-owned and women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (WMSMEs), in a move aimed at improving financial advisory services and expanding access to funding, the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has said.

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame has described relations between Rwanda and Tanzania as "brotherly," reaffirming commitment to deepen cooperation across key sectors including trade, investment, and infrastructure.

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame's one-day working visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Sunday, May 3, has underscored the growing strategic importance of Rwanda-Tanzania relations, reinforcing a partnership that has become central to regional trade, logistics, and economic integration in East Africa.

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[New Times] Rwanda's move to consider restricting social media access for children under 16 is a necessary correction to a fast-moving digital reality that has outpaced both policy and parenting.

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[New Zimbabwe] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa this Sunday jetted into Zimbabwe on a private visit to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's farm in Kwekwe, Midlands province.

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[The Conversation Africa] Modern medicine prides itself on being a universal science, built on evidence from clinical trials.

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[The Conversation Africa] Conflict in the Persian Gulf is disrupting fertiliser supplies, and Africa's food systems stand to lose.

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[The Conversation Africa] Extreme heat is not just uncomfortable weather - it is becoming a serious threat to health, jobs and food security across southern Africa, especially for those least able to cope.

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[The Conversation Africa] India's engagement in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea basin was, until recently, largely limited to UN peacekeeping operations and anti-piracy patrols.

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[RFI] Reports of multiple hijackings off the coast of Somalia are raising fears that piracy may be reviving after a relative lull over the past decade. Increased traffic round the Horn of Africa amid the war in the Middle East, along with the diversion of naval forces, could be creating more opportunities for pirates to strike.