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[This Day] Osogbo -- Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has chided the Osun State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for its threats to unleash federal might on Osun voters on August 15, warning that federal might was ideal only for Good governance and not election rigging.

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[The Conversation Africa] For a young man growing up in Ghana or Nigeria, few dreams burn brighter than becoming a professional footballer. Icons like Michael Essien (Ghana), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria) and Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) didn't just win trophies. They escaped poverty, provided for their families, and earned the respect of entire communities.

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[The Conversation Africa] The cost of electric vehicles (EVs) has long looked like a barrier to adoption in Africa. Most researchers didn't expect battery power to become affordable enough to replace petrol or diesel on the continent before 2040.

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[The Conversation Africa] South African-born literary scholar Dennis Walder recently published an evocative life story called Amid the Alien Corn: A Son's Memoir. In it, he tracks how, even as a child, he became aware that his mother Ruth was withholding something of herself, and her past, from him. This disquiet comes to a head after her death.

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[Dabanga] Adré, Eastern Chad -- More than three-quarters of Sudanese refugee families in Chad say the their children have dropped out of school since fleeing the conflict. A new survey by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has found that 76 per cent of Sudanese refugee households surveyed in Chad reported that their children were no longer attending school because of the crisis. About 41 per cent of the families surveyed have children of school age, highlighting the scale of the disruption to education.

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[Dabanga] Darfur -- A series of fires has caused significant damage in several parts of Darfur, destroying dozens of homes and property in recent days, local emergency groups and residents said.

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[RFI] Relations between France and the Central African Republic (CAR) have been restored, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Bangui on Friday.

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[RFI] As oil prices soared to more than $100 a barrel this week, what will the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East be for African countries? Which sectors are most at risk? RFI spoke to Guinea-Bissau economist Carlos Lopes, former executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and now a lecturer at the University of Cape Town.

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[RFI] For east African neighbours Kenya and Somalia, the effects of climate change are worlds apart, with one country suffering drought and the other deadly flooding.

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Somalia became a key part of IS's global network after fighters were driven out of strongholds in Syria and Iraq.

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The elections on Sunday are widely expected to ‌extend incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso's decades-long rule.

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About 150 Palestinians landed in Johannesburg in November – one of at least three flights filled with Gazans to have arrived in Indonesia and South Africa since last May.

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[RFI] Congo-Brazzaville holds elections Sunday in a vote expected to extend 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso's more than four decades in power in the oil-rich central African country. Observers say voter turnout could reach a record low.

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Known as the “right of salt”, it’s an age-old tradition in the Maghreb showing gratitude for efforts made to prepare the daily meals.

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Uganda's military chief has said Bobi Wine is wanted "dead or alive", although some ministers have denied he is being sought.

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The operation on Friday evening was the second sea rescue of the day for Italian NGO Organisation Emergency.

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An expert says most African countries have fuel reserves for just 15 to 25 days, compared to the International Energy Agency standard of 90 days.

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Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.

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Three million people are registered to vote in Sunday's elections, but voter turnout is expected to be low.

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Kigali says will pull out of the operation if sufficient funding for the mission is not assured.

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They have engaged a lobbying firm with close ties to the US president to argue their case.