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[Premium Times] The state of disrepair at Tsintsiya Primary is more than an isolated infrastructural failure. It reflects systemic neglect

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[Premium Times] During an inspection of True Metals, the battery-recycling plant at the centre of the investigation, the minister found workers operating in what she described as "hazardous and dehumanising conditions."

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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Thousands of youths and adults have flocked mobile national ID registration centres in Kisumu, overwhelming officials as residents rush to secure the crucial document for identification, employment, and future voter registration.

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[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Education told Africa Check it did not shut down 47 schools and that a viral circular claiming otherwise should be disregarded.

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[SAnews.gov.za] National Treasury has encouraged the public to submit comments on a draft national online gambling tax discussion paper.

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A high-rise fire in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district killed four people and injured three, with residents trapped as the blaze spread along bamboo scaffolding.

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The lake has surged more than a kilometre inland in what residents say is the worst flooding they have ever seen. Scientists are pointing to a mix of climate pressures and human activity as the cause.

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[Premium Times] While the government touts the mass wedding scheme as a poverty alleviation measure, the beneficiaries reveal the stark choices facing young women in the state.

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Heavy flooding in southern Thailand continued to cause significant damage to cities and provinces near the Malaysian border, prompting evacuations

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The report shows soaring spending and a stubborn deficit as the country is struggling with a serious public debt crisis.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has issued a firm warning to political parties and members of the public against attempting to ferry goons or hired groups to polling stations under the pretense of protecting votes during Thursday's by-elections.

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[RFI] African and European leaders ended a summit in Luanda on Tuesday with new cooperation pledges on trade, minerals and migration but acknowledged that the two-day gathering produced no major breakthroughs.

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[GroundUp] Médecins Sans Frontières, Treatment Action Campaign and Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia launched an application in the South Gauteng High Court

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Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is facing increasing international pressure as a coalition of regional and global civil society groups and legal bodies has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged crimes against humanity committed during and after the disputed

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The Catholic charity Caritas on Tuesday unveiled the late Pope Francis' one-time vehicle, which, per his request, has been transformed into a mobile health clinic aimed at delivering care to the children of Gaza.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says the security details of Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya and several other Very Important Persons (VIPs) have been withdrawn following a National Police Service (NPS) report implicating them in alleged poll-related chaos and criminal activities.

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[WFP] The country's outlook remains dire but WFP's year-long surge of food assistance is delivering results

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A police spokesman accused Wine of leading an illegal procession, and that security forces intervened to restore order

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[Africa Check] AI-generated video falsely shows Tanzanian officer 'burning' president Hassan's poster as proof that officers are 'tired of CCM regime'

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- A Somali national was shot dead late Monday in Philippi, one of the high-crime townships on the outskirts of Cape Town, according to community sources.

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[Liberian Observer] A wave of public outrage has greeted threats issued by House Speaker Richard Koon against journalists assigned to the Capitol Building, prompting strong condemnation from the Association of Liberian Journalists in the Americas (ALJA) and renewed concerns about the state of press freedom in Liberia.