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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has urged political leaders to keep politics out of places of worship following the disruption of a church service in Othaya, Nyeri County, an incident that has sparked public outrage and renewed political tensions.

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[New Dawn] Margibi County, February 2, 2026: The 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Margibi County has sentenced a Nigerian national, Prince Okeke, to 15 years' imprisonment for unlicensed importation, illicit trafficking of controlled drugs, criminal conspiracy, and facilitation.

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[Daily Trust] Fresh details have emerged on the death of Abuja-based singer, Ifunanya Nwagene, popularly known as Nanyah, who died on Saturday after suffering complications from a snake bite.

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[Daily Trust] Ownership of the oil-rich Eba Island has torn the neighbouring Ogun and Ondo State governments apart, Daily Trust reports.

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[GroundUp] Scalabrini warns that adopting the First Safe Country Principle could erode refugee protection and disproportionately affect African asylum seekers

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[This Day] The Village Head of Kurmin Wali in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr. Ishaku Dan'azumi, has disclosed that 80 of the worshippers abducted during an attack on the community have escaped while 86 others remained in captivity.

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[Democracy Works] In this episode, we sit down with Precious (Abwooli) Tricia, Economic Justice and Climate Action Programme Associate at Akina Mama wa Afrika, for a timely conversation on Africa's leverage in multilateral platforms.

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[RFI] Africa's growth could outpace Asia's for the first time in 2026, figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggest, as the continent's population continues to rise fast.

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[Dabanga] The Hague -- Amid the ongoing war that has displaced millions of Sudanese and caused widespread collapse of the foundations of life, Radio Dabanga's Editor in Chief Kamal Elsadig spoke to Dr Abdallah Hamdok, former Prime Minister of Sudan and head of the Civil Democratic Alliance for Revolutionary Forces (Somoud) in The Hague, the Netherlands, in a lengthy interview that addressed developments in Sudan, the objectives of his European tour, his vision for stopping the war and addressing the roots of the crisis, and the

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[UN News] Step by step, mile by mile, Deo Kato ran his way across a continent -- and beyond. After a year and a half on the road, the Ugandan British runner and campaigner has become the first person to run from Cape Town to London.

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[The Conversation Africa] Serving on a non-profit board can be deeply fulfilling and beneficial to the cause - but only if you're fully committed and prepared for the role.

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[The Conversation Africa] A South African solar manufacturer, ARTsolar, is taking the government and several renewable energy developers to court. The case focuses on local content rules for renewable energy projects. ARTsolar says it invested in new manufacturing capacity because it expected these rules to lead to orders for locally assembled solar panels. That did not happen.

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[The Conversation Africa] Property taxes remain one of the most underperforming sources of revenue for urban development across Africa. One reason is that they are often opposed by the economic elites and large property owners. Freetown, the economic and administrative hub of Sierra Leone, has successfully implemented a property tax regime aimed at raising revenue the city needs for its development.

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[RFI] In Africa's largest slum town, a retired railway worker has turned an abandoned shack into a library for the local children.

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[RFI] When the United States launched airstrikes on northern Nigeria in late December, it said it had taken out Islamic State jihadists - at Abuja's request - to stop them killing Christians. Yet experts have criticised Washington's claims that Christians are being massacred in Nigeria, a narrative promoted by the American right but that simplifies complex conflicts. Analyst Prince Charles Dickson tells RFI why US intervention is a "warning sign" for Nigerians.

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[The Conversation Africa] The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration - a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on inauguration day of his second term declaring that he was doing so. He first stated his intention to do so during his first term in 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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[Dabanga] Cairo -- Legal experts and political analysts are sounding the alarm over a surge in detentions and forced deportations targeting Sudanese nationals in Egypt. Critics characterise these measures as a direct breach of international refugee protocols.

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[UN News] Reaching a single child in Sudan's Darfur region can take days of negotiations, security clearances and travel across sandy roads that cut through shifting frontlines, UNICEF warned Friday - as children live "on the brink" of survival.

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[The Conversation Africa] The UN issued warnings of potential mass violence between the South Sudanese government and the White Army in January 2026. A peace agreement ended a five-year civil war in the country in 2018. This was followed by a period of relative calm that ended in 2025 in the wake of clashes between the government and White Army. Attempts to bring peace since have faltered. The government has charged and suspended first vice-president Riek Machar over claims he commanded the White Army during the violence in Nasir,

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[RFI] France and Chad have agreed to open a new chapter in their bilateral relationship, after the departure of the last French soldiers stationed in the central African country on 31 January, 2025, following a diplomatic rift.

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The US signals that restoring democracy is no longer a priority and it is ready to work with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.