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[HRW] Nairobi -- Investigate Authorities' Claims of Overdose

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[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) is facing a wave of ridicule and public anger after announcing what many Malawians are calling a "laughable" reduction in petrol prices--slashing the cost by just K4.63 per litre while leaving diesel prices untouched at a staggering K6,687 per litre.

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[GroundUp] With the collapse of rail, roads become busier

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[GroundUp] While government is doubling down on oil and gas, renewable energy would free us from foreign price shocks

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has urged heightened vigilance in landslide-prone areas after deadly mudslides displaced hundreds of families in Murang'a, even as the Kenya Meteorological Department projected intensified rainfall across several regions beginning this weekend.

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The woman, 35, says she was praying for a baby and was "overjoyed" to be "blessed with five at once".

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Long lines are forming at fuel stations across Benin as motorists grapple with the impact of rising global oil prices and new government fuel rates introduced at the start of May.

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Fear and uncertainty linger for Somali migrants in Minnesota despite a legal reprieve.

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Democratising discovery, Manu Prakash champions frugal science, creating low-cost tools that make scientific exploration accessible to anyone, anywhere.

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More than 30 people have been killed in two attacks in central Mali, according to local, security and administrative sources.

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The Nigerian army said on Thursday that its troops had freed seven children and two adults who had remained in captivity following a kidnapping from an orphanage last month.

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Kenya's foreign minister said on Thursday 19 citizens had died fighting on the Ukrainian frontline and 32 others were missing, as criticism mounts over reports of the forced enlistment of Kenyans into the Russian army.

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The former university lecturer was a vocal critic of the government and ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front party.

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It is due to dock in the Granadilla de Abona municipality in the southern part of Spain’s Tenerife island in a few days' time.

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Their name is Dafra Circus but their performance is not what you might expect. Made up of four young acrobats from Burkina Faso, the troupe’s latest show “Souffle” - or “Breath” - tackles the jihadist conflict in their country that has ruined countless childhoods.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The East Africa Law Society (EALS) has raised concern over remarks made during the Tanzania-Kenya Business Summit held in Dar es Salaam on May 4, 2026, warning that they may signal coordinated cross-border enforcement actions targeting civic actors across the East African Community.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned Kenyans to prepare for days of heavy rainfall expected to hit several parts of the country from Thursday evening through next week.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested an employee of Kenya Power following allegations of bribery linked to an electricity maintenance dispute in Vihiga County.

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[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- The images coming out of South Africa are hard to ignore: Black immigrants, many of them Nigerians, harassed, displaced and, in some cases, violently driven from their communities. The scenes demand condemnation. But they also demand something more difficult and far more consequential: leadership, and specifically, demand regional responsibility.

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[CPJ] New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan to immediately release journalist Adam Issac Minan, who was kidnapped by the paramilitary group on April 5, 2026, in the city of Kutum in North Darfur state, according to two local journalists, who spoke with CPJ on condition of anonymity, citing fear of reprisal .

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[Capital FM] PRETORIA -- The government of South Africa has strongly condemned the circulation of what it termed "fake videos and images" allegedly portraying attacks on foreign nationals, as diplomatic tensions rise across several African states over concerns of xenophobic violence.