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Madagascar is reeling after a powerful cyclone tore through its east coast, killing several people and leaving widespread destruction in its wake.

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[GAIS] The Global Africa Investment Summit (GAIS), a groundbreaking platform designed to connect Africa's untapped sovereign assets with global private capital, was officially launched today. Co-founded by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, former president of the African Development Bank Group, and Margery Kraus, founder and executive chair of APCO, the platform is poised to become a catalyst for Africa's transformation from aid dependency to investment-driven growth.

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Frustration is boiling over in Johannesburg after nearly a month of dry taps pushed residents to take to the streets, demanding urgent action from city officials.

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A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to an infamous starvation cult that killed more than 400 people was charged on Wednesday over a further 52 deaths, prosecutors said.

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Libya granted several foreign companies new oil exploration and production licences for the first time in 17 years on Wednesday, after more than a decade of political instability.

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Madagascar's disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off.

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General Ashraf Salem Zaher, the former head of the Egyptian Military Academy -succeeds General Abdelmeguid Saqr, and will lead a merged ministry for defence and military production - the latter previously its own entity governing Egypt's sizable military economy

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Iran's president vowed on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic would not yield to outside aggression, as it marked the anniversary of the 1979 revolution with events overshadowed by the looming threat of US military action.

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[Premium Times] Mr Dickson argued that the caveat provided in the version passed by the Senate weakens the country's electoral framework, particularly regarding the call for mandatory electronic transmission of results from polling units.

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[Premium Times] The new bill seeks to require the US Secretary of State to impose a visa ban on Mr Kwankwaso, freeze his assets, and implement other targeted sanctions against him.

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[Premium Times] The lawyer stated that the suit is preventive, not speculative, and seeks judicial protection of constitutional rights.

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[Premium Times] The opposition party called on members of the Conference Committee of the National Assembly to adopt the version of the electoral bill earlier passed by the House of Representatives as the harmonised position.

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[GroundUp] Frustrated residents carried empty containers in the streets to protest ongoing water crisis

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Senator Edwin Sifuna has been removed from office with immediate effect following a resolution by the party's National Executive Committee (NEC).

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[African Union] The Forty-Eighth (48th) Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) kicked off Wednesday at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, with a strong call for enhanced unity, sustainable development, and collective action to address the continent's pressing challenges.

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A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed two children and injured 12 others Wednesday in the southern Kordofan city of El-Rahad, a medical source told AFP.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Parliament is gearing up for one of the most significant events on South Africa's democratic calendar as preparations gather pace for the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) - a sitting that coincides with the 30th anniversary of the country's Constitution.

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[SAnews.gov.za] City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has moved to assure residents that the municipality is hard at work to resolve water supply challenges.

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[SAnews.gov.za] As South Africans prepare to listen and watch the State of the Nation Address (SoNa) on 12 February 2026 at 7pm, the country does so at a time marked by positive developments which include the strengthening of the rand, consecutive quarters of economic growth and having consistent power supply from Eskom.

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Tensions are mounting in the Arctic after several European countries deployed small troop contingents to Greenland, following repeated comments by President Donald Trump about wanting to annex the island.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo has not "sold off" its vast mineral wealth to the United States under an agreement granting Washington access to its reserves, the country's mining minister said on Wednesday, at a time of intensifying global competition among major powers for critical resources.