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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health has intensified efforts to resolve longstanding unpaid medical bills inherited from the now-defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) as part of the transition to the Social Health Authority (SHA), officials said on Monday.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Power has announced planned power interruptions that will affect parts of Nairobi and several other counties on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

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[New Times] Rwanda has given details of the legal and factual basis of its arbitration case against the United Kingdom, saying it was left with no option but to pursue formal proceedings after London failed to honour key financial and resettlement commitments under the Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP).

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[Nile Post] Winnie Byanyima has publicly rebuked ICT Minister Chris Baryomunsi, calling him a "shameful liar" over claims that she is not listed as the next of kin of her husband, opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye.

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[HRW] Regional, International Partners Should Condemn Speech, Call for Safe Aid Access

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[African Arguments] Over the past decade, Lesotho's political landscape has been marked by repeated leadership turnover and fragile coalition governments, which have steadily eroded public trust. Power oscillated between Pakalitha Mosisili--first as leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and later the Democratic Congress (DC)--and Tom Thabane of the All-Basotho Convention (ABC), itself an offshoot of the LCD. Thabane's first term (2012-15) ended abruptly after his deputy, Mothejoa Metsing, who faced corruption

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There has been no official statement from Moscow about the withdrawal from Qamishli.

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This latest clashes between factions loyal to President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, Riek Machar, erupted in late December in Jonglei State, north of the capital Juba.

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Diezani Alison-Madueke took bribes including luxury goods and private jet travel, a prosecutor tells a London court.

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The National Drought Management Authority has put about nine counties on alert, as two million people face worsening food insecurity.

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[Maka] On 14 October 2025, the Office of the Presiding Judge of the Luanda District Court denied a habeas corpus application submitted by defense counsel Hermenegildo Teotónio for street bookseller Serrote José de Oliveira "General Nila". The ruling held that he was charged exclusively with the offence of Disruption of the Provision of Public Services, under Article 4 of the Law on Crimes of Vandalism, and with no other offence.

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[African Arguments] The Nigerian government has recently engaged the services of a Washington-based lobbying firm to promote its efforts at protecting the lives of Nigerians against terrorists, particularly Christians.

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On a visit to Ankara, Bola Tinubu was filmed stumbling and falling after walking past soldiers and dignitaries.

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Immigrants living and working in Spain without authorisation will soon be able to apply for legal residency and permission to work.

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Angered by a 10 year freeze on wages, thousands of teachers have been staying away from class for over a month.

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The US president claims Omar left Somalia in the 1990s with “nothing” and is now worth over 44 million dollars. The Minnesota representative denounced “lies and conspiracy theories.”

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Registration of new political parties has stalled after the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) ran out of funds to verify compliance requirements, potentially locking out dozens of emerging outfits from participating in the 2027 General Election.

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[SNA] Port Sudan -- Sudanese-British talks concluded today in Port Sudan, with both sides underscoring the importance of sustaining constructive dialogue and expanding exchanges between political, economic, and security institutions in the two countries.

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[Vanguard] The Senate has commended the continued military collaboration between Nigeria and the United States in the fight against terrorism.

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[New Times] French tactician Frédéric Guérin is set to be appointed as the next head coach of Rwanda's senior men's and women's national volleyball teams, Times Sport has learnt.

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On Tuesday, a Dutch court sentenced an Eritrean man to 20 years in prison for running a human trafficking network in which migrants were tortured, and their families extorted.