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[UN News] Migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Libya are enduring ruthless and systematic human rights violations, including killings, torture, sexual violence and trafficking, according to a new report published today by the UN human rights office, OHCHR.

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The media regulator cites the spread of false information and cyber-bullying as among the reasons.

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[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Chapo's hopes for IMF approval were dashed today (17 February) by the IMF Executive Board, with no discussion of a new loan or programme. President Daniel Chapo has publicly put his hope on a new loan and programme triggering investment and aid.

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For the sixth year running, the Global Landscapes Forum has selected a group of young environmental experts from more than 1,250 applicants to help deepen

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[CPJ] Angolan journalist and lawyer Teixeira Cândido wants to know who targeted him with spyware, and he wants justice.

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[Premium Times] "Nigeria is interested in translating political goodwill into tangible outcomes through structured mechanisms, such as the Joint Nigeria-Iran Commission."

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[GroundUp] Last week, the town was down to just two toilets but these have no water

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has received an initial consignment of 21,000 starter doses of the long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir, marking the first phase of a nationwide rollout set to begin in March 2026.

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A public prosecutor in Senegal has rejected accusations that a student who died on a Dakar university campus was killed by police.

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[HRW] Release the Men; Repeal Anti-Gay, Anti-HIV Laws

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France and Algeria agreed on Tuesday to restart security cooperation during a visit to Algiers by French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, marking the first sign of a thaw in diplomatic ties.

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[Premium Times] The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has accepted the reports and accordingly declared Wednesday, 18 February, 2026 as the first day of Ramadan

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[Namibian] Members of parliament say the benefits presidents receive after retirement need to be revisited.

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[African Union] The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has joined leaders across the world in mourning the passing of the Hon. Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, who died at the age of 84. He described him as a towering figure whose life's work resonated profoundly with Africa's historic and ongoing struggles for justice, dignity, equality, and liberation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- TikTok removed more than 580,000 videos in Kenya during the third quarter of 2025 for violating its Community Guidelines, according to the platform's latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report.

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[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has given FCT Minister Nyesom Wike a 72-hour ultimatum to release the January 2026 staff salaries or risk a total shutdown of the territory's six area councils.

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[Daily Trust] Nigeria has executed only 10 cases out of the 66 cases decided by the ECOWAS Court since its inception in 2001.

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[RFI] Shaky relations between the US and South Africa face a key test as newly arrived ambassador Brent Bozell takes up his post in Pretoria.

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[The Conversation Africa] In the decades after Sierra Leone's civil war (1991-2002), there was pressure on the west African country to demonstrate progress on gender equality. Laws were passed to fight domestic violence, rape and teen pregnancy. But drawing on colonial legal models, the reforms don't always match social realities and in many cases are harming young people from poor communities. Punishment is being made more important than resolution or education.