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[New Times] Rwanda's capital markets witnessed significant reforms expected to attract more investors and boost the industry.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) says the planned construction of a new, modern airport at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) will significantly ease congestion, expand capacity and position Kenya to meet growing regional and global air travel demand.

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[Dabanga] On the 70th anniversary of Sudan's independence, prominent political figures have issued statements calling for an end to the current conflict, describing the war not as an unavoidable fate, but as the consequence of systemic political failures and totalitarian rule.

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Thousands of revellers gathered in southern Nigeria for the latest edition of the Calabar Carnival. The festival sees vibrant outfits, music and dancing fill the streets of Cross River State.

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BBC Sport Africa takes a look back at some of the key talking points from the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group stage.

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Israel’s announcement that it is suspending more than two dozen aid groups will have a devastating impact on their services in Gaza, one of the organisations has said.

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Five years after her last appearance at the tournament, Venus Williams is set to compete in the Australian Open which gets underway later this month. At the age of 45, Williams is to become the oldest woman to compete in the tournament.

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The former heavyweight champion was a passenger in the crash, which killed two of his team members on Monday.

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Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to use the power of government to improve the lives of working people.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National Liberal Party (NLP) leader Dr Augustus Muli has called on the people of Ukambani to embrace unity, accountable leadership and people-centred development as the region ushers in the new year.

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After leaving the coast of Libya on a makeshift boat, a group of Sudanese migrants were able to share a hot meal as they were rescued by the humanitarian ship known as Ocean Viking. Aboard Ocean Viking, they shared their hopes for 2026.

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[Lesotho Times] MINISTER of Law and Justice, Richard Ramoeletsi, is embroiled in a bitter dispute over a plot in Ha Thetsane, which he claims to have bought in 2000 but for which he claims to have later lost the purchase agreement.

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[Lesotho Times] ...despite government efforts to reduce backlog

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[Vanguard] A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has faulted comments by political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, on the party's 2027 presidential ticket, saying anyone who insists that former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, cannot be a vice-presidential candidate is "not a democrat."

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Construction Authority (NCA) has said the multi-storey building that collapsed in Nairobi's South C area was non-compliant at the time of failure.

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[Cosafa] Two COSAFA sides remain in the Round of 16 at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025, with South Africa to face Cameroon and Mozambique to take on Nigeria.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has released Sh44.2 billion in capitation funds for Term I of the 2026 academic year ahead of the reopening of schools on Monday, January 5, the Ministry of Education has announced.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi City County has confirmed that the South C building that collapsed earlier Friday had been cited repeatedly by enforcement teams even as specialised Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) units remain on site searching for possible victims.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Over 300 babies were born across Gauteng public health facilities on New Year's Day.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police say a pedestrian who was struck by flying debris from a collapsed 16-storey building in Nairobi's South C area is in stable condition at Mbagathi Hospital, as rescue teams continue efforts to establish whether more victims may be trapped under the rubble.

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[263Chat] Police in Guruve have arrested five members of the same family in connection with the murder of a 54-year-old man whose disappearance was reported days after Christmas.