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[Shabelle] Cape Town -- Somalia's Ambassador to South Africa, Mohamed Sheikh Isaaq, held a high-level consultative meeting in Cape Town with religious scholars, traditional elders, and mosque imams to strengthen ties between the embassy and the local diaspora.

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[Nile Post] Former Aruu County Member of Parliament Odonga Otto has called for renewed national dialogue and a shift toward issue-based opposition politics, urging political actors across the divide to prioritise national stability over personal antagonism.

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[Leadership] The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has returned to Abuja after successfully representing President Bola Tinubu at the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government, as well as the 30th AU General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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[Daily Trust] The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned against the illegal recruitment of Nigerian citizens into foreign armed conflicts.

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[Daily Trust] Nigeria and Angola have signed a bilateral agreement on the waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and official passports.

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[Daily Maverick] Citizen despair over Johannesburg's growing water woes as solutions remain elusive and officials continue to say, 'Keep moving, nothing to see here, although there will be a ministerial working group.' What can be done?

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[Daily Trust] There are growing fears that more private firms may disconnect from Nigeria's national grid and resort to captive power generation to sustain their operations, as persistent grid disturbances continue to undermine confidence in the country's electricity supply system.

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[Daily Trust] The Senate has said that empirical data guided its decision to make the electronic transmission of election results discretionary rather than mandatory in the ongoing reform of our country's electoral governance framework.

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[New Times] At the African Union summit that took place this past weekend, various leaders made a rallying call for Africa to invest more in maternal health. The appeal goes beyond the plight of mothers and newborns and speaks to the very foundation of our health systems and, ultimately, to the continent's development trajectory.

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[Daily Trust] The National Assembly will reconvene tomorrow (Tuesday, February 17, 2026) to deliberate on electoral issues arising from the recently announced timetable for the 2027 General Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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[This Day] Abuja -- A federal lawmaker and son of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Bello El-Rufai, has addressed speculation surrounding a possible defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election.

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[This Day] *Defends move on power, broadband gaps

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[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The head of the European Union mission to Sudan, Wolfram Vetter, has expressed deep concern over reports that two women have been sentenced to death by stoning, warning that confirmation of the rulings would represent a "dangerous return to extremism" within the judicial system.

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[Dabanga] Khartoum / Port Sudan -- Salma Abdeljabar, a member of the Sovereignty Council aligned with the de facto authorities in Port Sudan, has reportedly resigned from her position following days of public debate over a disputed land registration, earlier this week.

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[Dabanga] El Rashad / Keilak -- A young girl has died after a fire broke out at a camp for in El Rashad locality, South Kordofan. The inferno also forced 42 families from their homes, according to humanitarian sources. The blaze swept through the Jabrona displacement camp on Friday, destroying 42 shelters completely and damaging a further five, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.

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[Dabanga] Wad Alkazy -- A ferry carrying 16 people has sunk in the White Nile at Wad Alzaky. Four people survived the incident, but search operations are continuing for the remaining 12 passengers, the Sudan Doctors Network says, highlighting that this is the second such tragedy within a week.

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[RFI] While informal markets keep Kenya's economy going, childcare solutions for the mostly female traders are scarce. But now small daycare centres are opening at the markets, allowing these women to work without worrying about their children.

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[Africa CDC] On the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union

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[The Conversation Africa] The strategic significance of the reference to energy reform in South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address cannot be overstated.

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[The Conversation Africa] In a rapidly fracturing world, regional integration could be a source of resilience for the African continent.

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[The Conversation Africa] More than 295 million people globally experienced hunger and starvation in 2025 because of conflict, displacement, climate change and economic disasters.