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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- A research team led by Zeresenay Alemseged, a researcher at the University of Chicago in the United States, discovered 2.6 million-year-old hominin species fossil remains in Ethiopia's Afar region for the first time.

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[Namibian] They took my macaroni last week - resident

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[Daily Maverick] Countering violent extremism must be reframed as a governance renewal project -- investing in accountable institutions, empowering civil society as an early warning system, institutionalising interfaith and intercultural dialogue, protecting media freedom and addressing structural exclusion.

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[Daily Maverick] The 350 basis point gap between the repo or monetary policy rate and the prime rate has been fixed since 2001. Lenders use it as a baseline depending on the risks and the credit record of borrowers.

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[Daily Maverick] Lesedi Mabiletja, appointed as chief of staff to the minister of social development at the age of 22 and without the necessary qualifications, has resigned.

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[Nile Post] Kampala Metropolitan Police have urged voters to remain peaceful as the city goes to the polls to elect the Kampala Lord Mayor and councillors, saying the capital remains calm with security fully in place.

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[New Times] The Government of Mozambique has said heavy rains and floods have displaced more than 150,000 people and caused widespread damage to infrastructure.

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[SNA] Wadi Halfa -- River navigation between Sudan and Egypt resumed on Tuesday after a six-year suspension, the Nile Valley River Navigation Authority announced.

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[GroundUp] Mayor says their electricity meters will be blocked until they settle their debt

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[GroundUp] Education department rejects claims that immigrants are given preference

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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says recent incidents of police violence reported in several parts of the country had prompted renewed engagement with police commanders to curb misconduct and restore public confidence in law enforcement.

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[Ghanaian Times] Multidimensional poverty in the country has steadily declined from 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 to 21.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, a study by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed.

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[Nile Post] Ugandans on Thursday, the 22nd, went to the polls to elect district chairpersons, district councillors, mayors, lord mayor and city councillors, but voting in some parts of the country got off to a slow start, with low early turnout delaying the opening of polling stations.

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[Nile Post] Police have confirmed the arrest of outgoing Butambala County legislator Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi in connection with alleged acts of political violence during the January 15, 2026 general election in Butambala District.

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[GroundUp] Municipality lacks funds to rebuild homes of displaced families

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[Premium Times] "It is the responsibility of the Kaduna State Government to protect the lives and property of the people."

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[Premium Times] The veneer of Kano as one of the safer states in the North-west has been broken in recent months with the spillover of banditry from neighbouring Katsina State.

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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is on the run after police raided his home. Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, said he escaped the raid and has since been in hiding.

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The internet was shut during the general election, leaving many people without any income - or entertainment.

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[UN News] The world has moved beyond a water crisis and into a state of global water bankruptcy, says a new flagship report released on Tuesday by UN researchers.

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[The Conversation Africa] President Samia Suluhu Hassan's historic rise as Tanzania's first woman head of state broke a decades-old tradition of male dominance. In keeping with political precedent, she also became chairperson of the ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. That made Hassan the first woman to hold this position.