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Ivory Coast could emulate Ghana by cutting the price paid to farmers for their cocoa beans, Reuters reported Thursday citing government sources

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He has been detained on suspicion of misconduct in public office linked to his dealings with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Kenyans crave Singapore’s economic success and remain collectively obsessed with becoming the “Singapore of Africa,” yet they fear its ruthless anti-corruption system. The first instalment of a three-part series argues that Kenya must resurrect its own blueprint rather than import a foreign model.

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[Afreximbank] 20260219 -- CANEX Creations Inc. (CCInc), the intellectual property investment subsidiary backed by Afreximbank's Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), today announced its investment in the feature film Clarissa, a Nigerian-produced drama directed by twin filmmakers Arie and Chuko Esiri. The film has been acquired for worldwide distribution by NEON, which will oversee theatrical release in the United States and international markets, with NEON International handling foreign sales.

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The four-day campaign comes following the detection of a new polio case in late January.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Russia has blamed Kenya for stalled labour migration and security cooperation talks amid the controversy over the recruitment of Kenyans to fighin tht e Russia-Ukraine war.

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[Premium Times] Organisers were "not particularly generous" with the initial supply this year. About 100,000 condoms were reportedly made available to athletes, far fewer than 300,000 distributed at the Paris 2024 Games.

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[Premium Times] Muhammad Abdullahi of the Anthony Nyong Climate Centre of Excellence, University of Jos, and Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Meteorological Society, said the gas is commonly found in poorly ventilated underground sites.

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They used his favourite foods to coax him into the tight space and then took steps to desensitise him to humans, allowing rangers to administer eyedrops.

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[Scrolla] City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava quit on 12 February 2025, saying she wants to follow personal and professional goals.

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[Scrolla] Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, youngest son of late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, was arrested at the Hyde Park property after the shooting.

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[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Ignore social media posts claiming that a Nigerian billionaire and two politicians are giving away money to help people during the month of Ramadan. The posts are a scam.

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[Daily Maverick] French President Emmanuel Macron will keep SA's G20 agenda alive in the G7.

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The gunmen launched simultaneous assaults on multiple communities in a remote border district, officials say.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Health has set up a three member committee to investigate the alleged denial of emergency care that reportedly led to the death of a 29 year old engineer, Charles Amissah.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The Somali cabinet held its regular meeting on Thursday under Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, focusing on the country's security situation and a worsening drought affecting large parts of the population.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The State Department for Environment and Climate Change is facing a Sh3.397 billion funding shortfall in the 2026/27 financial year, raising concerns over the implementation of key sustainability and climate resilience programmes.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Russian Embassy in Nairobi says Kenyans are free to join the Russian Armed Forces if they choose, denying any role in recruiting for the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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[Premium Times] The Electoral Act 2026 is the law. It contains real improvements. It contains dangerous loopholes.

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[GroundUp] The accident happened at the same spot where 42 people died last year

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Every February, heads of state and government from across the continent gather under the banner of the African Union in Addis Abeba, a city that symbolizes Africa's diplomatic heart. The summits produce carefully crafted communiqués, ambitious development themes, and public pledges of unity. Then the leaders return home, and for millions of ordinary Africans, little changes.