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Urna, a poetic design intervention commissioned by the Arts Council Malta

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[New Times] Factories operating outside designated industrial zones have been given up to 10 years to relocate to approved areas, under new ministerial instructions issued last week to bring order to industrial development and strengthen environmental protection.

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[HRW] Nairobi -- UN Should Support Victims' Appeal, Reparations

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[New Times] The government is moving to overhaul its agricultural legal framework through a plant production bill aimed at boosting productivity, professionalising farming and safeguarding food security amid mounting pressures from rapid population growth and climate stress, sector stakeholders say.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has secured major court victories resulting in the recovery of public land in Mombasa valued at approximately Sh281 million, in a significant boost to Kenya's anti-corruption and asset recovery efforts.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Red Cross Society has reactivated its SMS-based early warning system to alert residents about impending flash floods as the country experiences heightened rainfall during the short rains season.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Three police officers were injured on Monday after an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated during a routine patrol in Fafi Sub-County, Garissa County.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has issued a fresh seven-day ultimatum to roadside traders operating along sections of the Thika Superhighway, directing them to remove their wares and vacate the road reserve to pave the way for key road safety and infrastructure upgrades.

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[GroundUp] Corrupt officials made millions selling permanent residency permits

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[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian police to drop a criminal trespass investigation into four journalists who were detained for five hours and had their equipment seized last week, three of whom were reporting for the Associated Press (AP) on the secret deportation of African migrants from the United States.

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[New Zimbabwe] A month after coming to Zimbabwe as part of his African tour, American YouTuber iShowSpeed is still smitten by his doppelganger, Mudiwa 'Superstar' Jani, whom he described as a highlight of the continental expedition.

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[New Zimbabwe] The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed an application seeking to invalidate the Private Voluntary Organisations Act 2025 and hold the President of Zimbabwe accountable for allegedly assenting to a law passed without proper public participation, ruling that no constitutional breach was established.

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[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative (ZDVI) has dismissed claims by Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi that Zimbabweans living abroad will only be able to vote after the passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 of 2026, saying the two issues are unrelated.

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[This Day] Abuja -- In line with its status as Nigeria's commercial nerve centre, data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has shown that Lagos state consumes more petrol than the combined total of 11 states in the country.

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[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government has called for strong global financing support to accelerate clean cooking access for five million Nigerian households by 2030.

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[263Chat] The firearm allegedly used in a shooting at the Johannesburg home of Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe has not yet been recovered police have confirmed as the 28-year-old and a co-accused prepare to appear in court on charges of attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice.

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[UN News] Renewed fighting in South Sudan's Jonglei state has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians in recent weeks, damaged health facilities, fuelled the spread of cholera and prompting the UN relief chief to warn of a "perfect storm" of conflict, climate shocks and deprivation.

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[Dabanga] Atbara -- In a country worn down by nearly three years of war, mass displacement and economic collapse, many Sudanese women are forging new roles as entrepreneurs and community leaders.

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[Dabanga] El Obeid / Amsterdam -- The expansion of Sudan's war and the takeover of key production areas by the Rapid Support Forces have brought the gum arabic market in El Obeid to a near standstill, traders say, threatening one of the country's most important export commodities*.

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[The New Humanitarian] Addis Ababa -- Tigray's elite has become deeply split, with every policy issue - from IDP returns to demobilisation - framed through the lens of factional allegiance.