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[allAfrica] A few weeks ago, South Africa and Ukraine discussed the possibility of visa-free access to South Africa for diplomats from Ukraine. When the decision is made, it will be another step towards strengthening ties between our countries. Although South Africa and Ukraine are geographically far from each other, we have more in common than we can imagine. People in both South Africa and Ukraine know what it means to fight for freedom. For us, the battle continues.

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[UN News] A sobering report released by UN Women and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Monday reveals that in 2023, 140 women and girls died every day at the hands of their partner or a close relative, which means one woman killed every 10 minutes.

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[Egypt Online] The joint Egyptian-Saudi military exercise "Piercing Arrow 2024" concluded successfully, marking a month-long collaboration between the Egyptian and Saudi Arabian armed forces, the Egyptian army announced on Sunday 24/11/2024.

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[Vanguard] Access Bank has refuted allegations that N500 million is missing from a customer's account.

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[This Day] The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said Nigeria's presidents since independence were accidental, except President Bola Tinubu

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[SAnews.gov.za] While the Gauteng Department of Education's focus in on teaching and learning, the department says these plans continue to be interrupted by incidents of crime, bullying, gangsterism, vandalism, drug and alcohol abuse.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The City of Cape Town has strongly condemned recent incidents of intimidation directed at water debt management staff while they are executing their duties.

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[Shabelle] Antananarivo, Madagascar -- A tragic maritime incident off the coast of Madagascar resulted in the deaths of 22 Somali migrants when two boats they were traveling in capsized, according to Abdullahi Warfa, the Somali Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union, speaking to state-run Radio Mogadishu. The boats were carrying a total of 70 passengers, all of whom were Somali nationals.

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[Vanguard] Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of oppressing and humiliating former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to secure re-election in 2019.

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[Vanguard] Despite the recent subsidy removal, Nigeria's Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, is still 58 per cent cheaper than what is obtained in neighbouring countries, with smuggling of the product persisting across the borders.

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[Vanguard] The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has emphasized the need for Nigeria to review its customs procedures to promote timely and cost-effective practices, and thereby enhance the nation's trade efficiency. This formed part of the submissions during the recently concluded sixth Trade Policy Review of the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland, which focused on Nigeria.

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Seventeen-year-old Orfi became the youngest player to win a gold-level event, overcoming top seed El Hammamy with a score of 4-5 in 96 minutes in Singapore’s OCBC Arena on Sunday (Nov. 24).

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[Premium Times] The security operatives, which comprised the police and vigilante personnel, engaged in the shootout when they responded to a distress call about the planned activities of armed robbery in Anambra State.

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[Premium Times] CJID said 15 journalists, who authored 13 reports were shortlisted from a pool of 388 entries received from seven countries across West Africa.

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[HRW] Johannesburg -- Police Detain Hundreds Without Notifying Their Parents

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[HRW] Kenyan authorities have failed to ensure justice for the killing of at least 31 people and other abuses by the police during protests throughout the country from March to July 2023, Amnesty International Kenya and Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Over a year later, investigations have not been finalized and not a single police officer or government official has been prosecuted for the killings or other serious rights violations.

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[Nile Post] With just months left before Uganda enters the electoral season for the 2026 general elections, opposition political parties are raising alarms over what they call a skewed and non-inclusive electoral roadmap.

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[Liberian Investigator] Development is the sustainable availability of socio-economic opportunities for everyone in a particular society. The Government has the authority and responsibility to ensure this happens. This simply means that development must be inclusive, and rights based and intentionally deliberate. I chose to define development in such simple manner because I want my readers to grasp the context of this paper from the very beginning. There is a need for social economic opportunities for all Liberians. When all

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[Leadership] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he could have been a drug addict and urged Nigerian youths and students to abstain from the use and abuse of psychoactive drugs.

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[Leadership] The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has described President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari, and other previous heads of state as leaders who found themselves in power by accident.

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[Nile Post] The leadership of the ULS has come under intense scrutiny, with legal practitioners expressing fears that internal disputes could undermine the organisation's mandate to uphold the rule of law and democracy in Uganda.