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[Africa Check] Old video used to claim Kenya's ex-deputy president Rigathi Gachagua visited the late Raila Odinga's family

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[Vanguard] Industry stakeholders have emphasized the need for strategic planning and informed investment decisions in Nigeria's hospitality sector as experts gathered for the Hospitality Enterprise Network (HEN) 2025 Conference in Lagos.

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[Vanguard] The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says former President Goodluck Jonathan has not informed him of any plan to contest the 2027 presidential election.

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The expansion of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations is a "great boost" to teams that have never qualified for the finals, says Malawi captain Tabitha Chawinga.

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The authorities say the high amount is needed to ensure only credible candidates take part.

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[Afrobarometer] Half of young citizens say they have considered emigration.

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Rabat welcomed the decision saying it was a 'recognition of the realism and legitimacy' of King Mohammed VI’s vision to end the dispute.

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[ISS] Youth uprisings in Madagascar seem to have been hijacked, while those in Morocco have been deflated.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Council of Governors (CoG) has convened a high-level meeting with officials from the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) and representatives from Kiambu County in a fresh effort to end a prolonged doctors' strike that has paralyzed public health services in the devolved unit.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- From confrontation to compassion, Kenya's arid north continues to produce extraordinary stories of human-wildlife interaction -- none more striking than those involving cheetahs in Wajir and Garissa.

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Digital rights advocates warn that the internet blackout could restrict access to information and hinder communication during a volatile period. Businesses, journalists, and civil society groups have also reported difficulties operating online.

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Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he won the election and is not concerned about being arrested or put in jail.

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[Ghanaian Times] Effective January 2026, the Comptroller and Accountant-General will cease issuing manual cheques as all public expenditures will be processed through the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), Deputy Finance Minister, Mr. Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has announced.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The federal government collected 323 billion birr in revenue during the first three months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year, marking a significant increase from 152 billion birr collected during the same period last year.

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[Vanguard] The Edo State Ministry of Youth Affairs has officially endorsed Project RISE, a youth-centered initiative designed to curb restiveness, cultism, and other social vices among young people across the state.

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[New Dawn] According to President Boakai, the proposed legislation arises from the national obligation to protect the dignity, rights, and health of all Liberians, particularly women and children, who remain vulnerable to practices that have long undermined their well-being.

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[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Civil Law Court "Annex" of the Sixth Judicial Circuit at the Temple of Justice has issued a Writ of Summons against Colonel Gregory Coleman, Inspector General of the Liberia National Police, and all those acting under his authority for alleged contempt of court.

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[Liberian Observer] A high-level delegation from Turkish Airlines has begun a two-day technical assessment visit to the Roberts International Airport (RIA) in Margibi County as part of the airline's preparatory engagements to commence direct flight operations between Monrovia and Istanbul.

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Women’s marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng'etich has been banned for three years after admitting a doping violation, track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday

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A large mural in Conakry has become a new landmark in the city, created by graffiti artist Omar Diaw of the collective Guinea Ghetto Graff.

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A Palestinian scholar in Gaza City was filmed searching through the rubble of his destroyed home alongside his grandchildren, trying to recover what remained of his personal library.