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[Care] Somalia faces further suffering as a worsening drought and fighting force thousands from their homes. The latest IPC analysis shows hunger tightening its grip across the country, with more than 3.4 million people already in crisis levels of food insecurity, and 1.85 million children suffering acute malnutrition. As in every crisis, it is women and girls who are paying the highest price, forced out of school, into early marriages, and into deeper cycles of poverty and despair.

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The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF's control of the west and reinforces a de facto split in the nation.

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[Shabelle] Mandera -- A Kenyan woman was shot and injured following a clash between two security agencies in Somalia's Bulla Hawa area near the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera.

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[New Times] Noel Nkurikiye, a cross-border truck driver and the secretary general of Rwanda Professional Truck Drivers Union, recalls how a small bridge crossing the Kagera River between Rwanda and Tanzania used to cause delays and inconveniences. The bridge, known as Rusumo International Bridge, was a bottleneck.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Heavy clashes erupted late Sunday after local Macawiisley militia fighters launched a coordinated attack on Al-Shabaab positions in the Goobo area, near Maxaas town in the central Somali region of Hiiraan, local sources said Monday.

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[New Times] When Vianney Noheli, a young university graduate, completed his studies, he dreamed of a career in agribusiness. But like many youths in rural Rwanda, he lacked both the capital and the practical skills to turn that dream into reality.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Motorist Association of Kenya (MAK) is demanding the suspension of the Rironi - Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway Public-Private Partnership (PPP), accusing the government of secretly privatizing a taxpayer-funded road.

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[Vanguard] Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North, says peace has continued to elude the South-East region because of the perceived injustice and marginalisation faced by the zone under successive Nigerian governments.

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[Vanguard] LAGOS -- At least 15 persons have been rescued after a two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday at No. 54 Cole Street, Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo, Lagos.

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[Vanguard] The Lagos State Police Command has assured residents and motorists of adequate security following reports of a purported plan by some youths to disrupt movement on the Third Mainland Bridge.

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[Daily Trust] A former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Professor Oladapo Abiodun Afolabi, has called on the Federal Government to designate Katampe Hill and Waterfalls as a National Park.

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[Daily Trust] Residents of the Tudun Wada community in Shendam town in Shendam Local Government Area of Plateau State have accused police officers of leading hoodlums to destroy their houses in the area.

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[Daily Trust] Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday when a two-storey building collapsed in Lagos with several persons trapped under the rubbles.

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[Vanguard] ....Raids night club over drug party, arrests owner, Pretty Mike, others

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[Vanguard] Nigeria has recorded crude oil production shortfall of about 93.74 million barrels in the first eight months of 2025, raising concerns over adequate funding of the 2025 national budget.

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[Vanguard] Abuja-The presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said some of Nigeria's so-called Yahoo boys were simply geniuses who required redirection of their talents.

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[New Zimbabwe] The High Court has struck off a claim by retired Duly Holdings Limited administrator, Theresa Ruredzo, who was demanding a Ford Everest vehicle as part of her terminal benefits, ruling that the matter belongs in the Labour Court, not the High Court.

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[New Zimbabwe] Comedian Leeroy Tadiwanashe Zavare, popularly known as Comic Elder, has once again found himself in the spotlight, this time after controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo gifted him a staggering US$150,000 "for making the President laugh."

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[spotlight] A landmark ruling from the Supreme Court of Appeal means specially trained pharmacists will soon be allowed to dispense antiretrovirals without a doctor's script. Pharmacists with the required training will need special permits from the director general of health. While no pharmacists yet hold these permits, Spotlight reports that they may be able to start applying for them as soon as next month.

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The education minister says the movement of staff and students has been affected by the scarcity of fuel.