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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) extension from Naivasha to Kisumu will be officially launched next month, with construction expected to be completed by June 2027, Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip Mainga has announced.
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Swiss sportswear brand On is proud to announce the signing of 18-year-old Kenyan athletics sensation Mercy Chepngeno to a NIL deal. The partnership
[New Times] AFC/M23 military spokesperson Lt Col Willy Ngoma was killed in a drone attack by the Congolese army coalition on Tuesday, February 24, according to sources.
[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Ministry of Lands and Agriculture will embark on a comprehensive reform of the land administration to shift focus from numbers to the economic viability of land.
[Ghanaian Times] THE Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has warned that fishermen who continue to use unapproved fishing nets to harvest juvenile fish will face prosecution.
[Daily Maverick] A suspected cable fire has disrupted Cape Town International Airport, as the Airports Company South Africa confirms a temporary halt of international flights.
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UN aid chief Tom Fletcher has sounded the alarm about the humanitarian situation in South Sudan, where fighting rages on.
[Vanguard] The Ghanaian government has decided to change the name of the international airport in the capital, from Kotoka International Airport to its original name, Accra International Airport.
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The men believed they were going to Russia for training as bodyguards but ended up on the front line.
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The African Union Commission faces fierce continent-wide backlash for endorsing Uganda's flawed 2026 elections, where internet shutdowns, opposition harassment, and violence marred the process. Over 500 Pan-African voices in the Africans Rising open letter to Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf accuse the AUC of legitimizing authoritarianism and betraying democratic ideals.
Paris St-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi says he is set to face trial after an allegation of rape was made against him.
[Premium Times] Mr Egbetokun was appointed by President Tinubu as the 22nd IGP on 19 June 2023.
[Nile Post] Veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajj Obed Lutale are expected to return to court today, February 24, 2026, to face treason charges, a month after the case was adjourned.
[AWLN] On the margins of the 39th African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit, the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) convened a High-Level Meeting including a Closed Session and the Ninth Edition of the EWA Breakfast in Addis Ababa on 13 February 2026.
[SAnews.gov.za] Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says a R760 million infrastructure investment upgrade is underway in the city of Johannesburg to permanently resolve water issues.
Supporters of the move said the Kotoka name contradicted the country’s democratic values.
The decision comes almost three months after Anicet Ekane died in military detention, some five weeks after being arrested.
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The Trump administration is canceling humanitarian aid programs it previously identified as lifesaving, according to an internal State Department email obtained by The Atlantic.
Mexican special forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, sparking deadly retaliatory attacks that left 25 National Guard members dead across six separate incidents, authorities said Monday.
[RFI] More than 3,000 Eritrean refugees have been detained in Egypt this year and some have reported sexual violence and torture, a human rights NGO said Monday.
