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[RFI] The is approaching a key election next month, with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra running for a third time under a new constitution that removed term limits. Speaking to RFI in Bangui, he says his country has made real progress - from peace deals with armed groups to the return of state authority in long-neglected areas. He also talked about security, the cost of living and potential security arrangements with Russia and the United Arab Emirates.

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[RFI] Lawyers for Chaima Issa, a well-known Tunisian writer and human rights activist, say she was arrested at a protest in Tunis on Saturday as hundreds demonstrated against the curtailing of freedoms.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi has emerged as the leading hotspot for new HIV infections in Kenya, recording 3,045 cases in 2024, according to the newly released Kenya AIDS Response Progress Report 2025.

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[E.G. Pediatric Aids Foundation] Reabetsoe waves and laughs as his mother, Motšelisi Tsubane, 23, leans in, singing his name and dangling a homemade ball. Reabetsoe is a healthy 4-month-old, learning how to focus his eyes and move his arms and legs. He has transformed this family.

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[Capital FM] Siaya -- Beryl Lilian Achieng' Mungwari Odinga, the younger sister of the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, will be laid to rest at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga family cemetery in Kang'o Ka Jaramogi, Siaya County, following her death on November 25, at the age of 73.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Chaos erupted outside the PCEA Church in Kariobangi on Sunday as rival factions clashed while former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua attended morning service.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Evaleen Mitei has assured teachers that medical services for 320 ongoing inpatient cases, both within Kenya and in foreign facilities, will continue without disruption as the Social Health Authority (SHA) rollout officially takes effect tomorrow.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Kenyan man, Martin Macharia Mburu, has reportedly been killed while serving with the Russian army in Ukraine, just a month after leaving the country to take up a driving job abroad.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto, alongside several Cabinet Secretaries, has announced a series of significant appointments and reappointments to top positions within various government agencies, universities, and regulatory bodies.

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[ENA] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stressed that a nation cannot achieve sustainable development unless it dismantles the physical, institutional, systemic and cultural barriers that hinder progress.

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[Leadership] President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has projected that Nigeria would rank among the world's top five economies by the year 2100, citing ongoing economic reforms and renewed regional leadership under President Bola Tinubu.

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[Capital FM] Wajir -- Police officers in Wajir County on Friday night repulsed a suspected al-Shabaab attack targeting the Khorof Harar Police Station.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The County First Ladies Association (CFLA) has launched an ambitious four-year strategic plan aimed at transforming health, education, gender equality and economic resilience across all 47 counties.

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[Capital FM] Garissa -- President William Ruto has announced that the ongoing construction of 50 mega dams will irrigate 1.5 million acres of land in northern Kenya and the Coast, positioning the two regions as new agricultural production hubs.

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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa, Somaliland -- Somaliland and Taiwan have taken another significant step in strengthening their expanding security partnership as a Taiwanese Coast Guard delegation arrived in Hargeisa for high-level discussions on maritime cooperation, officials said on Saturday.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has been named Company of the Year 2025 after posting an Overall Performance Index (OPI) score of 7.1 out of 10, securing the top position in an event that recognises excellence in corporate management and institutional growth.

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[Leadership] The 24 abducted students of GGCSS Maga in Danko/Wasagu local government area of Kebbi State who were rescued on Tuesday and handed over to their parents by Governor Nasir Idris on Wednesday have expressed joy over their freedom and reunion with their families.

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[Leadership] Chairman and chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) has revealed that the top military hierarchy once directed him to stop the emergence of Senator Bola Tinubu as Lagos State governor during the 1999 transition to civil rule.

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[Leadership] The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike after 29 days following the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government, aimed at addressing long-standing demands affecting doctors across government hospitals.

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[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Saturday denied claims of serious human rights violations allegedly committed by the Mozambican defence and security forces in Palma district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

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[263Chat] A Harare business couple hauled before the courts on fraud allegations involving former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono has been acquitted after the High Court threw out the charges, blasting the lower court for "inventing" offences that prosecutors had never brought.