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[Scrolla] MEC Xolile Nqatha said 82 prisoners remain at large after escaping Eastern Cape police custody over three financial years provincewide. Wrongful releases, transport escapes and police negligence caused the breakouts with disciplinary action taken yearly, the provincial department told legislators.

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[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its 2026 global appeal to ensure that millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access health care.

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[OCHA] Remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, at event to catalyze new funding contributions to the United Nations-led humanitarian response in Sudan

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[Leadership] The United States government, through its Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has announced plans to deport at least 79 convicted Nigerians listed on its so-called "worst-of-the-worst" criminal register.

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[Nile Post] National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the military of forcibly occupying his home in Magere, saying armed personnel re-entered and took full control of the premises on Monday night.

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[Nile Post] The Ministry of Health has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that Uganda is experiencing an outbreak of Nipah virus, calling the claims false and misleading.

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[HRW] President Tshisekedi's Trip to Washington Minerals Summit Chance to Revive Accords

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, fired back at U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch over remarks suggesting that Uganda had crossed a "red line" in its military cooperation with the United States.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is mourning the death of General Kiambati wa Njora, the last surviving general of the Mau Mau movement, who passed away at the age of 106, marking the end of an era in the country's struggle for independence.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Postmortem examinations of two men who died after a brutal assault at Kenyatta Market have revealed disturbing signs of torture, intensifying calls for accountability amid allegations of police involvement.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has dismissed applications seeking to suspend a previous ruling that declared the appointment of 21 presidential advisors unconstitutional.

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[GroundUp] Large parts of Johannesburg have been without water

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[IPS] VICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb 3 2026 (IPS) - The world is entering a decisive period for the future of the ocean. With the High Seas Treaty coming into force and meaningful progress being made on the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, global momentum for stronger marine governance is building. Yet, new pressures linked to the push for deep-sea mining -- the extraction of minerals from seabed thousands of meters below the ocean surface -- threaten to undermine these gains. To safeguard

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[UN News] Up to four in 10 cancer cases globally could be prevented, new analysis has revealed, highlighting the need for stronger tobacco control and other measures to reduce risks and save lives.

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[UN News] The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly $1 billion to ensure that millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access healthcare.

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[The Conversation Africa] Nigerian women who are wealthier, more educated and urban are more likely to use modern contraceptives than poorer, less educated and rural women. This is one of the findings of a study that assessed patterns of inequality in modern contraceptive use. This highlights persistent inequalities in access to family planning services. Obasanjo Bolarinwa, a global public health researcher, unpacks the findings.

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Official estimates suggest that around 55% of the town's drinkable water is lost to leaking pipes.

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[allAfrica] The Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC), led by the private equity fund created in October by Orion Resource Partners and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), is planning to acquire a 40% stake in two mining ventures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a statement released Tuesday. The U.S. government investment in Orion CMC is "aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and securing critical mineral supply chains essential to advancing U.S. economic growth,

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Suzman says the setback shouldn’t be permanent and lays out a roadmap to reclaim momentum and accelerate progress through 2045, even amid significant

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The gathering brings together heads of state, ministers, experts, and entrepreneurs to discuss new models of governance.

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[Ayin Network] Multiple sources confirmed to Ayin that Sudan's Armed Forces (SAF)-aligned government intelligence director, Gen. Ahmed Mufaddal, was in Washington, DC, in January, where he held meetings with members of the US intelligence community. The visit, according to the same sources, was narrowly framed and did not include discussions on a ceasefire in Sudan.