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[African Union] The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this morning conferred with the AU Deans of the Regions (Permanent Representatives of Zimbabwe, Uganda, Senegal, the DRC & the Saharawi Republic) to exchange views on the Union's priorities, theme of the Summit, & the implementation of Agenda 2063, ahead of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State & Government.

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[Premium Times] Mr Ojulari said NNPC's downstream and gas strategy will emphasise operational action rather than policy intent alone.

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[Premium Times] Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra ordered the closure of the market about a week ago when he visited it and observed that shops in the market were closed in compliance with IPOB's sit-at-home.

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[Premium Times] INEC Chairperson Joash Amupitan explained that while the commission vetted and approved the DLA as a political party, INEC registered the NDC as a political party in compliance with a court order.

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[Premium Times] ADC warned that the rejection of electronic transmission of results to INEC IREV, could threaten election credibility in Nigeria.

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[Premium Times] The original copy of the letter sighted by our reporter was dated 19 Rajab 1447, equivalent to 8 January.

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The Republic of Congo is set to vote for its next president on 12 and 15 March. Denis Sassou N'Guesso first became leader of the country in 1979, and then returned to power in 1997 after a five-year break due to war. He has been president ever since.

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Britain has imposed sanctions on six individuals accused of committing atrocities or fuelling Sudan’s brutal war through mercenaries and military supplies.

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A global hunger monitoring group says acute malnutrition thresholds have been exceeded in two more towns.

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[New Times] Rwanda is set to introduce Gardasil 9, a new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine that protects against cancer-causing strains more than the current vaccine.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- In May, the world will watch the fastest athletes pass a baton, with stopwatches and finish lines as their primary target. But for Batswana, the baton being passed is one of economic hope, brighter and more ambitious future.

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[GroundUp] Security guards were held at ransom. The clinic has been closed all week.

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[GroundUp] Close to 400,000 beneficiaries notified their social grants are under review as oversight tightens

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Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kwara State after gunmen killed as many as 162 people in one of the country’s deadliest attacks in recent months.

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[Namibian] Swapo deputy secretary Uahekua Herunga has stepped down as the party chief whip following alleged mounting pressure from a group of younger members of parliament (MPs).

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[263Chat] In many parts of rural Zimbabwe, wetlands are the thin green lines that keep entire communities alive. They store water, regulate floods, recharge rivers, and provide fertile soils for food production. Yet for decades, these fragile ecosystems have been treated as open land for cultivation, grazing and settlement, slowly being pushed to collapse. As climate change tightens its grip through prolonged droughts and unpredictable rainfall, the degradation of wetlands has become not just an environmental

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President Donald Trump said 700 of the nearly 3,000 immigration officers would be pulled out of the state.

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China will allow duty-free imports of some South African products under a deal being finalised as Pretoria seeks to diversify its markets, the trade ministry said Thursday. China is South Africa's biggest trade partner by country, followed by the United States.

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In a world where a shared post can trigger a national crisis in minutes, yesterday’s Africanews Debate tackled the continent’s most urgent question: Why does misinformation spread faster than the truth?

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MSF says a government air strike hit its hospital after another of its health facilities was looted.

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Snoop Dogg drew a crowd on Wednesday as the music superstar took part in the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics torch relay