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[Addis Standard] Addis Abebe -- The adage that ''there are no free lunches in geopolitics--only postponed bills'' captures a core reality of international relations: engagements that appear cost-free in the short term almost always carry deferred obligations.

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[HRW] Beirut -- Funding Hits New Lows, Contributing to Severe Shortages

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The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer's twin boys were born in 2024.

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[Leadership] The Federal Government has confirmed the disbursement of outstanding match bonuses to the Super Eagles at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco, following the completion of administrative and foreign exchange processes.

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Initial projections for the year stood at 30.53 million barrels.

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Brigitte Bardot was laid to rest in Saint-Tropez after her death from cancer at 91.

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[Ghanaian Times] Seven people died and dozens sustained injuries in separate road accidents yesterday when a commercial bus travelling from Techiman to Kumasi collided with a broken-down cement trailer near Samproso and Awisam on the Offinso-Abofuor highway in the Ashanti Region.

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[Ghanaian Times] Ghana has been ranked among the top 10 futsal national teams in Africa. The elite list of Africa's top 10 futsal nations includes Ghana, Algeria, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Libya, Guinea, Mauritania, Mozambique, and Zambia.

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[Ghanaian Times] One year into President John Dramani Mahama's current administration, the nation finds itself at a crucial point of reflection.

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[IPS] Moscow -- Squeezed between import substitution and dependency syndrome, a condition characterized by a set of associated economic symptoms--that is rules and regulations--majority of African countries are shifting from United States and Europe to an incoherent alternative bilateral partnerships with Russia, China and the Global South.

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[IPS] United Nations -- As Sudan approaches 1,000 days of civil war, late December and early January saw a brutal escalation of violence, with drone strikes hitting areas at the center of the country's deepening hunger crisis.

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[RFI] Forty years since Yoweri Museveni took power in Uganda, he plans to seek a seventh term as president in elections on 15 January. His strongest challenger is former entertainer Bobi Wine, but his party's rallies have been marred by what watchdogs call a "brutal campaign of repression".

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[Liberian Observer] The African Union (AU) has expressed grave concern over rapidly unfolding political and military developments in Venezuela, citing reports of the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and attacks on state institutions amid an escalating international crisis.

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[Liberian Observer] The arrest of a notorious drug kingpin popularly known by his street-name "Rich Gang" in New Kru Town has been widely hailed as a major victory in President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's intensifying national campaign against illicit drugs and narcotic substances, a scourge the government has described as one of the gravest threats to Liberia's security, youth population, and social stability.

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[Premium Times] The Minister said no beneficiary on a valid federal government scholarship has been abandoned.

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[Premium Times] With Nigeria added to the bond list, it will become even more difficult for citizens to obtain a US visa.

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[Premium Times] Mr Dangote's notice of withdrawal of the petition came less than a month after Mr Ahmed was removed from office.

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Ken Ofori-Atta's lawyers say he is co-operating and is in the process of changing his US visa status.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto on Wednesday convened Education Ministry stakeholders at State House, Nairobi, in a high-level meeting aimed at addressing key challenges in Kenya's education sector, including school funding, reforms, and policy implementation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya could be among the indirect beneficiaries of the geopolitical upheaval unfolding in Venezuela following the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro by United States forces earlier this month.

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In a memorandum signed on Wednesday, the White House said the move aligns with Trump’s “America First” agenda. The list includes 31 United Nations bodies and 35 non-UN organisations, many of them focused on climate change, global governance, labour issues and development—areas the administration has