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Its three-times a week route from Casablanca will begin operating days before the opening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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[New Dawn] Gbarnga -- A growing wave of concern is sweeping through Gbarnga as motorcyclists sound the alarm over the rising danger posed by vehicles routinely parked along major streets in the city's heart.

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[New Dawn] Monrovia -- A new policy paper from the Agenda for Liberia's Transformation (ALT) is shaking the national conversation on governance, warning that Liberia's public sector is so bloated, fragmented, and structurally defective that meaningful development is impossible without sweeping reforms.

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[New Dawn] The House of Representatives has summoned the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS), the Liberia National Police (LNP), and the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) to appear before Plenary next Tuesday to provide a comprehensive update on the tragic fire incident that claimed the lives of five people in the Duport Road area on November 14, 2025.

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[New Dawn] The office of former President George M. Weah has strongly criticized the ruling Unity Party (UP), accusing it of using "lies and deceptions" as a political tool to ascend to power in Liberia.

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[allAfrica] COP11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was supposed to be a routine gathering -- another closed-door meeting where small expert groups draft decisions, which are later rubber-stamped by member states. Instead, it became something far more significant: a moment of awakening, resistance, and reassertion of sovereignty, especially from African nations that have long been expected to sit quietly at the margins of global health policy.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has lauded the signing of the Washington Peace Agreement between Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, calling it a 'new dawn' for the two nations and the wider Great Lakes region.

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[Liberian Observer] The ongoing arson trial involving former Speaker, Cllr Fonati Koffa and six other defendants including three sitting lawmakers has taken a significant development.

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Billed as a historic pact brokered by US President Donald Trump, the deal has been welcomed by some Congolese, while others have criticized it, citing ongoing fighting even after the signing of the peace deal.

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[Liberian Observer] The United States Chargé d'Affaires, Joseph Zadrony, has reaffirmed Washington's commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation with Liberia, emphasizing new opportunities in trade, investment, agriculture, and local development during a courtesy visit to Margibi County on December 4, 2025.

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[Liberian Observer] Liberia's Vehicle and Traffic Law, unchanged since its passage in 1972, is poised for a long-awaited overhaul. The Road Safety Action International (RSAI) convened its second and final validation workshop Thursday in Monrovia, bringing together major transport-sector stakeholders to review and assess the final revised draft.

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[Liberian Observer] The tragic fire that claimed the lives of Shara Community Chairlady Mrs. Deiode Davies Garnett, her daughter, and three grandchildren on November 14, 2025, has sparked national outrage, intensified public suspicion, and triggered a formal legislative inquiry. On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to summon the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS) and the Liberia National Police (LNP) to appear before Plenary on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 to explain the circumstances surrounding the deadly blaze.

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[allAfrica] Philip Morris International's flagship nicotine pouch brand, ZYN, will feature on Scuderia Ferrari HP Formula 1 car liveries at select races across upcoming seasons.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Pesalink has launched its inaugural awards recognising Kenya's top-performing lenders in instant payments, introducing new industry benchmarks for reliability, affordability and growth in the country's expanding digital payments sector.

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[Premium Times] In his comments cited in the report, Bill Gates, the chair of the Gates Foundation, noted that, despite tight budgets, the world can still make a significant difference.

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[Premium Times] Women leaders have called on the National Assembly to urgently pass the Special Seats for Women Bill, describing it as a historic opportunity to address decades of underrepresentation in Nigeria's political system.

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[Leadership] Residents of Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State are appealing for urgent government intervention following repeated invasions by herds of elephants crossing into their community from neighbouring Cameroon, destroying farmlands and homes.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) on Thursday held the 7th Annual Commemorative Service to honour officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday presided over the signing of a landmark peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, declaring that the once-bitter rivals were turning the page on decades of bloodshed.

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Just after finishing its London tour, the African Cup of Nations trophy tour landed in Paris, the capital of France, on Wednesday.

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Its Supreme Council said it welcomed the UN Security Council's endorsement of Rabat's autonomy plan for the disputed territory.