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[Nile Post] The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Nyombi Thembo, has reiterated the regulator's mandate to monitor online activity for regulatory and national security purposes, while assuring the general public that there are currently no plans to shut down the internet ahead of Thursday's general presidential and parliamentary elections.

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The highly anticipated Storyteller’s Conference 2026, convened by Lens for Good and the Office of Visual Communications to the President, concluded on a high

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A panel of global agricultural and policy experts has released a new playbook to support African countries as they begin implementing the Kampala Declaration

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Closing Africa’s energy gap will require more than ambition and policy commitments — it will require capital mobilisation at scale, effective risk

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She’s honest. She’s determined. She’s 16 years old. Her name is Ashley Lupondo, a Zimbabwean equestrian athlete, who is here to show Africa – against the odds

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• Initiative seeks to address persistent disparities in breast cancer outcomes between high- and  low-income countries, where survival rates remain

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The new UN High Commissioner for Refugees lauded their inclusion into local services..

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Uganda and Tanzania say crude oil exports from Uganda’s long-delayed petroleum sector are expected to begin in October, marking a pivotal moment for East

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Thursday's election highlights a demographic issue common to many African countries.

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Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado was granted a private audience with Pope Leo XIV on Monday at the Vatican.

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Former Marseille coach Rolland Courbis, a charismatic figure of French soccer who became a prominent pundit, has died. He was 72.

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[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- The Africa Bureau at the State Department has a new top official, Nick Checker. Unlike his recent predecessors who were career diplomats, he has been at State for only four months, having served for the previous decade as a military analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He spent part of last 2025 working in the White House as deputy executive secretary on the National Security Council (NSC) staff.

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We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Africa-America Institute's State of Education 2026 Conference – “Following The Gold Road--Global Medieval Africa

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Somalia says it has cancelled all agreements with the United Arab Emirates due to evidence the Gulf state is engaged in undermining Somalia’s sovereignty, national unity, and political independence.

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[Afropop] New York -- We're pleased to announce the launch of the Africa-America Institute's State of Education 2026 Conference - ''Following The Gold Road--Global Medieval Africa in the Time of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.''

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[HRW] Kinshasa -- Urgent Support for Survivors Needed After US Aid Cuts

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Rosita Salvador Mabuiango's mother was sheltering for days before giving birth perched above the water.

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Authorities have pledged to crack down on illegal dredging, but residents say enforcement remains inconsistent — as Lagos faces rising flood risks from the loss of its natural lagoon bu

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Long-awaited hearings at the United Nations top court opened in The Hague on Monday in a case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya minority.

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Ghana also settled all outstanding gas invoices owed to energy partners ENI and Vitol, paying around $480 million, and cleared about $393 million in legacy debts to Independent Power Producers, including major suppliers such as Karpowership and Cenpower

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[The Patriot] The Ministry of Lands and Agriculture has issued a stern alert over the heightened risk of foot-and-mouth disease entering Botswana following reports of escalation in neighboring South African provinces close to the country's borders.