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A second night of unrest erupted in Dublin on Tuesday as protesters gathered near an asylum hotel, leading to clashes with police and six arrests.

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[Leadership] The trial of the Ansaru leaders, Mahmud Usman and Abubakar Abba, on terrorism charges has been fixed for November 19 by the Federal High Court in Abuja.

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Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor accidents in the East African country in recent years.

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[Leadership] France has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening diplomatic, cultural, and technological relations with Nigeria, with a renewed focus on sustainable development and creative industries.

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A group of Nubian women in Kenya’s largest informal settlement is using hydroponics and circular gardening to revive traditional vegetables.

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Twangiza Mining says M23 rebels have been occupying its gold concession in South Kivu province since May.

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Achraf Hakimi and Mohamed Salah lead the contenders on the 10-man shortlist for the 2025 African footballer of the year award.

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A Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison, having been held there for more than three months without charge or access to legal counsel under the Trump administration’s third-country program.

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“People can barely make ends meet,” Konan said. “You need a lot of luck, or maybe a bit of magic, to live comfortably,”

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[Capital FM] The Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ), also known as the Office of the Ombudsman, has interdicted its Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Wambua, over allegations of gross misconduct and incompetence.

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[MSF] Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is sounding the alarm on the intensifying cholera epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the past nine months, more than 58,000 suspected cases have already been recorded, according to data from the Ministry of Health. The epidemic is among the worst seen in the last ten years, revealing the scale of the health crisis ravaging the country.

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An overcrowded train full of merchants collided with a stationary train in a remote part of eastern Ethiopia, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens, a local official said.

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A tanker truck laden with gasoline exploded Tuesday in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police said.

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[Ghanaian Times] Cabinet has approved the creation of Ghana's first Marine Protected Area (MPA) within the Greater Cape Three Points in the Western Region to promote sustainable fishing and enhance productivity in the fisheries sector, the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Emelia Arthur, has announced.

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[Ghanaian Times] Minority leader and Member of Parliament for the people of Effutu constituency, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has expressed disappointment at the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

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[Premium Times] ASUU embarked on a two-week warning strike on Monday, 13 October, over the government's failure to address its lingering demands

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The mother of one of the assault victims says he is a cancer survivor, according to reports.

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[Daily News] THE Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has assured Tanzanians that the country will remain peaceful and secure during Wednesday's General Election, calling on citizens to turn out in large numbers to exercise their right to vote.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Former Liberian President and political leader of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), George Manneh Weah, has broken his silence amid widespread public discussion and online speculation over his health.

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[New Dawn] The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Liberia, Madam Christine N. Umutoni, has urged the country to move beyond reliance on foreign aid and focus on building economic independence and sustainable growth.

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[Liberian Investigator] In a country where survival often depends on daily hustle and community goodwill, Liberia's most vulnerable citizens, particularly people living with disabilities, continue to bear the brunt of a harsh economy.