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Kenyan authorities have intercepted a massive drug shipment in a high-seas operation supported by INTERPOL, seizing more than one tonne of methamphetamine and arresting six suspects aboard a flagless vessel.

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[allAfrica] Cholera - A Political Challenge that Hits Africa Hardest

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Chief Justice David Maraga has called on the Kenyan government to take strong diplomatic, economic, and legal measures to secure the immediate and safe return of Kenyan activists Bob Njagi and Nicolas Oyoo, who were reportedly detained in Uganda.

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[Nigeria Health Watch] When my wife went into labour at night in June 2025, I was fortunate to be there to support her. As the hours passed, I watched her endure the excruciating pain of labour contractions. The experience was both humbling and terrifying, but amidst it all, I felt deeply grateful that I was there to support her. Yet, even in that small moment of gratitude, something troubling caught my attention.

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[Premium Times] President Tinubu, on 7 October, wrote to the House, seeking approval to secure external funding for the 2025 budget, refinance maturing debts, and issue the debut Sukuk.

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[Premium Times] The president, however, still pardoned 15 people, including ex-lawmaker Farouk Lawan.

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[Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- "Your silence has brought shame to history and will remain a witness to a time when the world abandoned its humanity," said Minni Arko Minawi, Governor of Darfur and head of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A), who accused the international community for having helplessly witnessed the conquest and subsequent massacres perpetrated against the population of El-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur, by the militiamen of the Rapid Support Forces (see Fides, 27/10/2025 and 28/10/2025). Minna

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[HRW] Sporting Clubs Should Not Launder the Reputation of Unaccountable Abusive Groups

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[AIM] Maputo -- The death toll following an explosion of a tanker truck carrying fuel, in Vanduzi district, in the central Mozambican province of Manica, has risen to seven.

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[ISS] As delays fuel public concerns, the government and ECOWAS must turn political will into action with the help of international partners.

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This formalises a bill adopted in July by the country’s military rulers, led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré.

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[The Conversation Africa] Zoë Wicomb's first book, You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town (1987), is a tour through episodes in the life of a writer-character, Frieda Shenton. She's not unlike but crucially not exactly like Wicomb (child of South Africa's Namaqualand, graduate of what is now the University of the Western Cape, expatriated to Britain, both at an angle to and in love with her homeland).

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Ethiopia is currently negotiating with its creditors to convert commercial loans into concessional loans, which could significantly lower its debt interest rates.

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RSF troops executed a number of unarmed people after seizing el-Fasher, videos reviewed by BBC Verify show.

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Sudan was thrown into disarray in 2023 when its army and a paramilitary group began a power struggle.

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Pix of the Day: October 29, 2025

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[Africa Check] Kenyans, ignore viral 'Voice of the Devil' and 'Angel of Death' headlines - these 'Standard' front pages are fabricated

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[Africa Check] No, Nigeria's Oyo state government has not introduced tax on burials, weddings and other events

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[Nyasa Times] In a landmark judgment hailed as a triumph for justice and human dignity, the High Court of Malawi has ruled that girls who fall pregnant through rape or defilement have a legal right to access safe abortion services in hospitals--upholding Section 19 of the Gender Equality Act.

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According to a letter he read to the press — reportedly from the U.S. State Department — the revocation was executed under rules allowing a consular officer or the Secretary of State to cancel a non-immigrant visa at any time and at their discretion. Washington has not yet responded to request for c

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[Nyasa Times] Malawi's fight against hunger is facing a massive financial black hole, with the government's Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Programme staring at a K148.2 billion deficit--a gap so large it threatens to derail emergency food aid for more than 4.2 million Malawians already on the brink of starvation.