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[Vanguard] The federal government has rescheduled the airlifting of the first batch of Nigerian citizens wanting to leave South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks against Blacks in the country.

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[New Dawn] Samarkand, Uzbekistan, June 8, 2026 -- The Government of Liberia, through the Environmental Protection Agency, has welcomed key decisions from the 71st Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council meeting, describing them as a significant boost to international environmental finance and global climate action through 2030.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Airtel Kenya has opened four new customer service centres in Nairobi as the telecommunications operator moves to meet growing demand for mobile connectivity, digital services and mobile financial solutions.

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[New Times] The Léopards, DR Congo's national football team, endured a painful campaign at the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany. Their Yugoslav coach, Blagoje Vidinić, had earned praise for leading the squad to victory at the 1974 Africa Cup of Nations.

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[SNA] Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), General Shams-Eddin Kabbashi, received on Sunday at his office the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sudan, Pekka Haavisto.

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[263Chat] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his government's efforts to tackle irregular immigration while strongly condemning a recent surge in xenophobic attacks targeting African migrants.

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[Namibian] The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) has received 624 applications from the public and interested stakeholders requesting it to reconsider its decision on the licence application submitted by Starlink Internet Services Namibia (Pty) Ltd.

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[Leadership] Nigeria continues to grapple with a deepening electricity crisis despite receiving more than $3.65 billion in World Bank-backed interventions over the past two decades, raising concerns about the effectiveness of reforms and investments in the sector.

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[Leadership] The Lagos State Government has sealed 827 construction sites across the state within the last 12 months as part of intensified efforts to curb building collapses and enforce compliance with construction safety standards.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has argued that proposed Pay As You Earn (PAYE) relief targeted only at low-income earners will have a limited impact on economic growth, urging the government to instead implement a uniform tax cut across all income bands.

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On presence power and: From a medieval square in Basel to a presidential lobby in Chicago, a new era announces itself. The Art of African Vision is

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[Leadership] Twenty-five days after the abduction of their children, parents of the Mussa schoolchildren in Borno State kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists have recounted their pain, as 42 children remain in captivity.

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[This Day] Iyobosa Uwugiaren writes that the current atmosphere in Nigeria doesn't signal a nation that is gearing up for general elections--a defining democratic exercise.

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South Africa's president promised Sunday to act on what he called concerns over illegal migration following a rise in anti-immigrant protests and sentiment in Africa's most advanced economy, with other nations claiming their citizens have been targeted in xenophobic attacks.

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[Daily Maverick] Threatened with extortion, a Langa madrasa's plight ignites community action, as local leaders push for legal intervention and condemnation of attacks on faith spaces.

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[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa responded to rising anti-foreigner protests in an address to the nation on Sunday, admitting that the government would improve its migration strategies and clamp down on those illegally entering the country. The President's address came as hundreds of foreigners, both documented and undocumented, left the country on repatriation flights and buses organised by their home countries.

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[Daily Maverick] Through exclusive interviews with zama zamas, syndicate insiders, intelligence operatives, and law enforcement officials, Zama Zama sheds light on the hidden mechanics of this shadow economy.

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[Vanguard] The shock emergence of gridlock on the Apapa-Oworonshoki Expressway last week should worry every Nigerian who remembers the dark days when the nation's busiest port corridor became a symbol of administrative failure. For more than two decades, the Apapa traffic nightmare inflicted untold hardship on residents, motorists, businesses and port users. Thousands of productive hours were wasted daily, goods were delayed, and trillions of naira were lost. The total reconstruction of the Expressway by Dangote

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung'wah has proposed the establishment of a Central Liquidity and Shared Services Framework for regulated Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) in a move aimed at strengthening liquidity management and modernising oversight of the cooperative financial sector.

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[New Zimbabwe] PROCEEDINGS in a murder trial at the Bulawayo High Court were briefly adjourned June 3, 2026, after a stray cat entered the courtroom and disrupted the session.