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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Addis Ababa has finalized extensive preparations to host delegates attending the upcoming African Union (AU) Summit, as the city continues a sweeping urban transformation aimed at strengthening its role as Africa's diplomatic capital.

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[Daily Trust] The Sokoto State Government on Sunday clarified that Governor Ahmed Aliyu had no involvement in the donation of a vehicle and shop to a Kaduna-based TikToker, Rahama Sa'idu.

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[Daily Trust] President Bola Tinubu will embark on a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom in March, according to Buckingham Palace.

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[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's former Finance Minister, Manuel Chang, is continuing to appeal for early release from a United States prison, although this plea has already been rejected once by the Justice Department.

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[AIM] Maputo -- A senior member of Mozambique's former rebel movement Renamo, Alfredo Magumisse, has declared that, although the party's current President, Ossufo Momade, must not continue to lead Renamo, he could be allowed to stay on as an adviser.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police in Nairobi are under mounting pressure after a pursuit of a criminal suspect allegedly ended with the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) student in Huruma.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is ramping up diplomatic efforts to secure the release of its citizens who were irregularly recruited to serve on the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war, Foreign Affiars Principal Korir Sing'Oei has announced.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has raised alarm over alleged illegal night demolitions and evictions in Mukuru, warning that individuals within government structures may be acting without proper authorization.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Police Service (NPS) has recovered four illegal firearms in Baringo County during a series of coordinated security operations, marking a major step in the ongoing disarmament drive in the region.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Coast Regional Police Commander Ali Nuno has authorised security agents to use firearms when necessary in operations against the notorious "Panga Boys" gang, responsible for a surge of violent robberies across the region.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan police officers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been awarded United Nations Service Medals in recognition of their exemplary service in the world's youngest nation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has raised fresh concerns over rising cases of Kenyan youth being lured into unsafe jobs abroad, including reports of questionable recruitment to countries such as Russia.

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[Daily Trust] Frederick Nwabufo, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Engagement, says Nigeria has become a toast of global leaders and investors.

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[This Day] It's time to privatise them

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[Dabanga] El Fasher -- The Popular Resistance in North Darfur has accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of grave abuses inside Shala Prison, southwest of El Fasher, the state capital, saying at least 300 wounded detainees have died over the past two months from untreated injuries, gangrene, and maggot infestations.

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam / El Obeid -- At least 24 civilians, including many women and children, have died in a drone strike on a vehicle near El Rahad, south-east of El Obeid in North Kordofan. In a separate drone attack, one person was killed and others wounded when an aid convoy en route to El Obeid was destroyed. The strikes have been attributed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has categorically denied involvement, attributing the accusations to "a disinformation campaign" that seeks to condemn RSF forces and cover up the crimes

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[RFI] Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters walk in lines towards another field in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 30, 2021.

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[RFI] Flooding across Malawi following heavy rains that began in December has displaced thousands and destroyed the country's agricultural heartlands, with experts linking the increased rainfall to climate change.

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[The Conversation Africa] People often think of a heatwave as a temporary event, a brutal week of sun that eventually breaks with a cool breeze. But as the climate changes globally, in parts of Africa, that level of heat is becoming a permanent part of the weather.

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[The Conversation Africa] When floods submerged parts of Mozambique after heavy rains in 2000, a baby girl was born in a tree, where her mother clung as the Limpopo river waters rose. The baby was nicknamed Rosita in the press. Her survival became a symbol of the country's grit.

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[The Conversation Africa] South Africa has committed to reaching phasing out human-caused carbon pollution by 2050. To get there, it needs to push as much renewable energy as possible into the national grid.