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[Nile Post] The presidential candidate of the Common Man's Party (CMP), Mubarak Munyagwa, has expressed concerns over Uganda's new biometric voter verification system, warning that the technology could potentially disenfranchise voters in areas with unreliable electricity and unstable internet coverage ahead of the January 15, 2026 general elections.

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[Nile Post] The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended polling hours from the earlier communicated 4:00pm to 5:00pm following delays that affected the start of voting at several polling stations across the country.

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Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine slammed an internet shutdown as he cast his ballot on Thursday in the country's presidential election. Uganda's internet was shut down Tuesday by the government communications agency, which cited misinformation and electoral fraud as reasons for the shutdown.

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Kenya has secured zero-duty access for almost all its exports to China in a preliminary deal, its trade minister said Thursday, as Nairobi seeks to offset the impact of higher US tariffs.

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Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o is handed a four-match ban and fined $20,000 after being found guilty of misconduct by the Confederation of African Football.

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Morocco are handed a North African derby with Algeria and holders Nigeria will face Zambia in the group stage at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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Burkina Faso has sacked coach Brama Traoré and his assistants following the team's disappointing performance at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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The streets of Rabat erupted in celebration late Wednesday night as Morocco’s Atlas Lions booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

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Four ISS crew members, including astronauts from Japan, Russia, and the US, returned early due to a medical issue. The SpaceX capsule landed safely in the Pacific.

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23-year-old Mariam Soumah initially came to Belarus in the hope of getting to Europe. There, she gave birth to her daughter - and was deported back to her home country without her child. The Guinean embassy in Moscow, which oversees Belarus, is reportedly following the case.

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[This Day] Warri -- Former Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Delta State, Kawhariebie Kenny Pela, has rallied members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Delta Central chapter as part of moves to strengthen the party's grassroots structures and chart a bold path towards the 2027 elections.

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[This Day] A survivor of the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Wednesday narrated before a Federal High Court in Abuja how he waded through corpses in a desperate search for his missing son, moments after gunmen and explosives ripped through the church.

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The election is taking place under an internet blackout imposed earlier this week and a heavy police presence. Museveni faces his strongest challenge from opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, who has warned of mass protests if the vote is rigged.

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[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has restated its position that it does not pay ransom for abducted victims.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Washington, D.C. -- The Embassy of the Republic of Liberia in Washington, D.C. has issued a clarification on the United States Government's temporary administrative pause on the processing of certain immigrant visa categories, assuring Liberians that the measure does not affect non-immigrant visas and does not signal a deterioration in Liberia-U.S. relations.

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[Liberian Observer] The government has moved to calm public anxiety following the decision by the United States to temporarily pause the issuance of certain immigrant visas affecting nationals of seventy-five countries, including Liberia, stressing that the measure does not amount to a visa ban and does not affect non-immigrant travel.

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[Liberian Observer] A sweeping U.S. pause on immigrant visa processing has placed Liberia and its fellow African members of the United Nations Security Council's A3 group--Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo--under renewed diplomatic scrutiny, following their unusually strong condemnation of Washington's actions in Venezuela. While U.S. officials frame the policy as a technical immigration measure tied to "public charge" assessments, the timing has fueled speculation that the A3's principled stand at the

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[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has declared that Liberian-owned businesses must take the lead in driving the country's economic growth, employment creation, and long-term development, as he renewed his administration's commitment to strengthening local participation and ownership across key sectors of the economy.

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[Shabelle] United Nations -- Somalia has voted in favour of a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at strengthening international efforts to safeguard security in the Red Sea, one of the world's most critical maritime corridors for global trade and energy exports, diplomats said.

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[Nile Post] National Unity Platform (NUP) Principal and Presidential flagbearer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has cast his vote at his designated polling station in Magere, as Ugandans participate in the 2026 general elections.

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[New Dawn] Monrovia, January 15, 2026: Citizens' outrage continues to grow following the Liberia National Police's decision to charge and forward to court Mr. Peter Bon Jallah, an officer of the National Security Agency (NSA), for the alleged rape of a 16-year-old boy.