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Nigeria: Nigeria's Shifting Health Insurance Landscape - Why Faster Progress Cannot Wait

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[Nigeria Health Watch] During my National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 2021, while I was posted to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) office a prominent government hospital in Abuja, an elderly woman, old enough to be my grandmother, approached me. She held in her hands a diagnosis form from her doctor, she urgently needed orthopaedic surgery.

Uganda: Cable Thieves Plunge Six Mukono Villages Into Darkness

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[Nile Post] Residents of six villages in Nakisunga Sub-county, Mukono District, are reeling from a wave of night-time attacks by unidentified individuals who cut and stole electricity cables from poles and Light (Yaka) meters, leaving hundreds of homes in the dark and communities on edge.

Kenya: House Finance Committee Prepares Final Report On 2025 Tax Proposals

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning is expected to submit its report for consideration by legislators this week.

Kenya: City Hall Issues Final SMS Warnings As Nairobi Properties Face Auction Over Unpaid Land Rates

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, June 8, 2025 - The Nairobi City County Government has begun formal legal proceedings to auction properties over unpaid land rates, with thousands of owners receiving final SMS alerts on Sunday.

Ghana: Ghana's Cedi Becomes World's Best-Performing Currency in 2025

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Africa: The Meeting On Mid-Term Strategic Evaluation of the AU Master Roadmap of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa By the Year 2030 Concludes in Djibouti

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[African Union] Djibouti, 6 June 2025. From 2 to 6 June 2025, the African Union (AU) Commission organized an experts' retreat in Djibouti on the Mid-Term Strategic Evaluation of the AU Master Roadmap (AUMR) of Practical Steps to Silence the Guns in Africa. The Silencing the Guns Roadmap was adopted by the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) during its Annual Retreat on the Review of its Working Methods held in Lusaka, Zambia from 7 to 9 November 2016.

Tanzania: Tanzania Sees New Dawn After Completion of Mega Construction Projects

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[Daily News] Mwanza -- Minister of Works, Abdallah Ulega, has stated that the construction of the JP Magufuli Bridge (Kigongo - Busisi), which spans 3 kilometers, will significantly ease transportation and logistics services, thereby boosting the economy of residents in the Lake Zone.

Tanzania: Tanzania Cherishes Teachers' Contribution With 40,527 in Service

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[Daily News] Arusha -- THE Tanzanian government has continued to recognize the contribution of teachers in the development of the education sector, as they are the producers of various professionals across all sectors, including health, energy, science, and technology.

Liberia: 'Sad and Unexpected' - Ex-VP Taylor Visits Former Speaker Koffa, Three Lawmakers After First Night At Monrovia Central Prison

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor on Sunday paid a visit to former Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, Representatives Dixon Seboe, Abu Kamara, and Jacob Debee, following their first night in detention at the Monrovia Central Prison. She expressed sadness over their incarceration.

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Launches First Renewable-Powered 5G Network

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Nigeria: Netflix Hikes Prices in Nigeria for Third Time in Two Years

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South Africa: Kidnappers Snatch Girl for Gogo's Pension but Return Her Safely

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[Scrolla] The girl was taken after armed men stormed her home and tried to force her family to hand over money. Her kidnappers returned her in an ehailing car and warned the family not to go to the police.

Mauritius: #SaveTheBlu Calls for Global Backing to Protect Its 'Blue Corridor' As a Marine Sanctuary

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[L'Express] As the world convenes at UNOC3, the island nation calls for global support to enshrine the Blue Corridor as the SSR Marine Protected Area As global leaders prepare to gather in Nice for the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), a small island state in the Indian Ocean is quietly positioning itself as a moral and strategic leader in marine conservation. Mauritius, long celebrated for its natural beauty, is now stepping forward with a message of global significance: the ocean can no longer wait and

Namibia: Activist Petitions Against Trio Implicated in N$52-Million Drug Bust

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[Namibian] Okahandja activist and community leader Gerub Gaseb has petitioned the Okahandja Magistrate's Court against the granting of bail to three men arrested in connection with a drug bust valued at N$52 million.

Rwanda: Rwanda Exits Central African Bloc Over DR Congo Dispute

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[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Rwanda quits the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) after being denied chairmanship, accusing DR Congo of politicizing the bloc amid tensions over Rwanda-backed M23 rebel activity in eastern Congo.

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Describes Pretoria Peace Accord a Rare Milestone in Ethiopia's History

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[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in a wide-ranging televised interview, described the Pretoria Peace Accord as a historic breakthrough, noting that Ethiopia has rarely succeeded in ending internal conflicts peacefully before.

Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Highlights Nat'l Dialogue As Foundation for Durable Peace

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[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed emphasized that the ongoing National Dialogue that Ethiopia has embarked on, would play a key role in resolving problems through reconciliation and achieving lasting peace.

South Africa: DA Calls On NCOP to Fast-Track Commitments On Disability Inclusion

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[DA] The Democratic Alliance in the NCOP calls on the Chairperson of the Select Committee on Social Services to urgently start the process to give effect to the domestic and international commitments South Africa has to people living with disabilities, to ensure inclusion after the NCOP passed a DA motion on terminology to empower people living with disabilities in South Africa.

South Africa: Minister Lamola Must Abandon BBBEE If He Wants to Advance SA Economic Diplomacy

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[DA] The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Ronald Lamola, to explain his continued promotion of the ANC's failed economic "transformation" policies in the face of overwhelming evidence that they strangle South Africa's economic growth agenda internationally, and deter foreign direct investment (FDI).

South Africa: Steenhuisen Unpacks Department's Foot-and-Mouth Disease Interventions

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has undertaken to answer several questions which have been raised about the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

South Africa: CoGTA Urges Caution With Widespread Snowfall, Extreme Winter Conditions Predicted

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, has issued an urgent call for increased vigilance and preparedness ahead of the severe winter weather conditions anticipated by the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

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