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[Nyasa Times] The honeymoon is over for those producing, stocking, or selling thin plastics--the government is coming for you, hard and fast starting from today.

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[Premium Times] "No operative should be seen carrying assault arms (rifles) while dressed in civilian attire (mufti). All tactical squads are to ensure compliance with the standard operating procedure, while properly dressed in the assigned uniform for the particular squad."

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[GroundUp] Some harm reduction and LGBTI services have already closed

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[Independent (Kampala)] Aid programmes in Uganda are in a severe crisis following the shutdown of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by President Donald Trump. The shuttering of USAID, America's primary vehicle for humanitarian assistance, has caused consternation in the developing world.

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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) today launches its Claim It campaign, urging South Africans to check if they are potential shareholders owed a

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Veteran politician Kizza Besigye has been held for nearly three months as he awaits a trial.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says the late Senamile Masango, was a beacon of hope and inspiration to countless young women aspiring to pursue careers in science and technology.

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[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, has dismissed the proposal to withdraw South African soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), stating that this action would be worse than surrender.

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[New Times] The fall of Goma and the death of 18 SAMIDRC soldiers (14 of them from SANDF), who were fighting without a cause--did not just send shock waves but also conveyed strong messages.

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[The Herald] The Summit on Saturday bringing together SADC and the East African Community (EAC) was immensely practical in agreeing to effective action to fix the problems in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo without getting bogged down in a blame game while people suffer.

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Already suffering with high inflation rates, Nigerians are now facing bigger phone bills.

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[GAVI] Geneva -- A shipment of 200,000 mpox vaccine doses donated by Canada and facilitated by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has arrived in the DRC The doses - allocated based on an agreed Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) - bring the number of mpox doses facilitated by Gavi to 1,215,460 from various donors and 500,000 funded directly by Gavi Gavi CEO Dr Sania Nishtar: "We appreciate Canada's generous contribution to the DRC's mpox response, which comes at a time when the DRC is refining its vaccination strategy to

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Hindu faithful climbed the 272 steps of the Selangor temple for Thaipusam with prayers and offerings.

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The health ministry of Uganda has reported an increase in confirmed Ebola cases from three to nine.

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The Republic of Congo's Sports Minister Hugues Ngouelondélé is seeking to lift the FIFA suspension that bars it from featuring in international competitions.

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[Haki na Sheria] The Government of Kenya has taken an important step,by recognizing ID vetting as discriminatory and acknowledging changes are needed to align the ID registration system with the Constitution. However, the government risks replicating the arbitrary and discretionary nature of vetting in the new registration guidelines.

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“For users in the U.S., the body of water is now labeled ‘Gulf of America.’ Users in Mexico will continue to see ‘Gulf of Mexico,’ while users elsewhere will see both names,”

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[IPS] Harare, Zimbabwe -- Many in the West, of the political right and left, now deny imperialism. For Josef Schumpeter, empires were pre-capitalist atavisms that would not survive the spread of capitalism. But even the conservative Economist notes President Trump's revival of this US legacy.

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[Vanguard] The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sum of $1.7 billion for Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity - Governance (HOPE - GOVERNANCE) project alongside the inter-related Primary Health Care Provision Strengthening (HOPE -PHC) project.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Lawmakers hailing from the North Eastern region have castigated Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Transnzoia Governor George Natembeya for criticizing President William Ruto for scrapping off ID vetting process in the region.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Sanlam Kenya PLC, the Sanlam Foundation, and the Gertrude's Hospital Foundation (GHF), with support from the Allianz Group Social Impact Fund, have underscored the need for greater investment in skills development and training for children with disabilities to improve their economic prospects and well-being.