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African economies will register strong nominal growth in 2026. But many countries in the region will struggle to convert that growth into noticeable human development.

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Crowds took to the streets of the outskirts of Kampala days ahead of Uganda's presidential election, voicing their support for opposition candidate Bobi Wine, who is challenging the country's longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.

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The pair join other US celebrities reconnecting with their African heritage and taking up citizenship.

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Following three days of violence between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, Syria’s Defense ministry has announced a ceasefire. There was no immediate comment from the Kurdish-led Syrian democratic forces.

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[Premium Times] Nigeria House Davos will serve as a sovereign convening platform for ministerial engagements, high level roundtables, policy dialogues...

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[Premium Times] At this stage of AFCON 2025, matches are rarely won by teams alone; they are decided by moments, personalities, and players brave enough to seize the night

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[This Day] Abuja -- The Government of Nigeria is set to receive more than $9.5 million in recovered funds following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bailiwick of Jersey, marking another milestone in international cooperation against corruption.

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[This Day] Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has filed a formal petition with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, over alleged corruption and abuse of office.

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[263Chat] A senior medical doctor and former Registrar of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe, Dr. Collin Benyure who was convicted of perjury after deliberately misleading the court by falsely claiming he had authority to testify on the council's behalf has escaped jail by a whisker after a Harare magistrate handed down a wholly suspended sentence.

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The park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's oldest nature reserve.

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[Vanguard] Police operatives attached to Assakio Division, in collaboration with local vigilantes, have successfully stormed kidnappers' hideouts in Angara and Fadaman Bauna villages of Lafia East Development Area, leading to the arrest of six suspected kidnappers and the rescue of three victims--two females and one male.

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[Vanguard] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, Okotie Eboh, Ikoyi, has arraigned an Austrian national, Kavlak Onal for allegedly failing to declare large sums of foreign currency while attempting to travel out of Nigeria.

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[HRW] Decree Grants Authorities Sweeping Powers Amid Deepening Repression

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Vodun is an animist religion rooted in the forces of nature and the connection with ancestors

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[African Union] The African Union (AU), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) announce the arrival in Uganda of the election observation mission (AU-COMESA-IGAD EOM) to the 15 January 2026 General Elections in the Republic of Uganda. This Mission is at the invitation of the Government of Uganda and the Electoral Commission of Uganda.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Lady Justice Njoki Ndung'u has been elected unopposed as the Supreme Court representative to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), replacing the late Justice Mohammed Ibrahim.

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[Nile Post] President Museveni has outlined what he described as a solution to the challenge of unemployment, particularly among the youth in the West Nile sub-region.

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[Nile Post] The Shilling has emerged as the most stable currency in the world, outperforming the UK Pound Sterling and the Hong Kong dollar, according to Ramadhan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury at the Ministry of Finance.

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[Scrolla] South Africa records about three to four tornadoes a year with some missed because they are short lived. The weather service warns tornado risk is highest between November and January in several provinces.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- For decades, Kenya's economic stability has been partly underwritten by a multilateral framework anchored in Washington. That anchor has now been dislodged.

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Switzerland paused to honor 40 victims of the Crans-Montana bar fire with a minute of silence. Residents gathered, and flowers were placed at a makeshift memorial.