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[RFI] The new Ghanaian president, John Mahama, is being sworn in this Tuesday, 7 January, in Accra, as the nation looks for solutions to its worst economic crisis in a generation.

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[The Herald] Recently, respected economist and political figure, Eddie Cross, wrote a polemic article on his blog titled, "What is the Chinese Motivation in Zimbabwe", that has since gained notoriety and circulated widely in public discussions.

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Mahama, who started his political career as the communications minister, won the presidential election late last year after pledging to tackle the economic crisis, corruption and unemployment.

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Rebels with the M23 group have seized two key towns in eastern Congo as they advance in the volatile region, civil society and a local politician said Monday, as the security and humanitarian crisis deepened.

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This is the reality for over 2.1 million displaced people across the West African nation of Burkina Faso, torn apart by years of extreme violence.

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Police in France have arrested three Algerian men described by authorities as social media influencers accused of posting videos inciting violence, against a backdrop of soured relations between Paris and its former colony in North Africa.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has announced Wednesday, January 8, 2025, as the date for the opening of a book of condolence in honor of veteran journalist Zoom Dosso. The ceremony will take place at 11:00 AM at the PUL Headquarters on Clay Street, Monrovia.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Civil Law Court of Monrovia has ruled in favor of Wilmot Smith, the dismissed Deputy Director General for Information Coordination at the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), ordering the government of Liberia to reinstate him and pay all his withheld entitlements.

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[Premium Times] Governor Radda directed the newly appointed and reassigned commissioners to maintain excellent service to the people of Katsina State.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Tuesday held an inter-ministerial review meeting to generate consensus on administrative and procedural improvements of the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system.

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[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai will be constrained to deliver his second annual address to the nation outside of the grounds of the National Legislature due to the devastated impacts of a horrible fire incident that recently left the William R. Tolbert Joint Chamber, the traditional venue for the address, in ruins.

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[Liberian Observer] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has committed US$245,000 to support surgeries and reintegration for obstetric fistula--a childbirth injury that creates a hole between a woman's vagina and or rectum.

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Dozens of aftershocks shook the Himalayan region of Tibet, in southwest China, and Nepal, just across the border.

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Indonesia has been admitted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the group's presiding country Brazil announced Monday

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[InfoWire] A few slots remain in the exhibition area. Book today and become a part of two power-packed business networking and brand-building days.

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On Monday, thousands of Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia came together to celebrate Christmas, donning traditional all-white garments as they participated in prayers and midnight mass to honour the birth of Jesus Christ and the conclusion of a 43-day fasting period.

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The French president said Sahel nations owed their sovereignty to France's anti-terror intervention.

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[SAPS] On Sunday, 05 January 2025, members of the Gauteng Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) were conducting routine patrols along Philip Bandes and Percy Peffer Street in the Westbury area, when they noticed an individual exhibiting suspicious behaviour.

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[Nile Post] The Mubende Municipality Member of Parliament, Bashir Lubega Ssempa, has raised concerns about internal disputes among NRM leaders in Mubende, accusing them of supporting opposition candidates with the intention of causing NRM's defeat in elections.

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[Nile Post] Lawyers Martha Karua, Erias Lukwago, and Sam Muyizi were summoned to Buganda Road Court to expedite the signing of key documents by the Acting Chief Registrar, with the Chief Registrar currently on leave.

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[Nile Post] KAMPALA -- Prominent human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza, a lead defence attorney for opposition figure Kizza Besigye and his associate Obeid Lutale, was detained Tuesday by the General Court Martial in a tumultuous turn of events as the contentious case resumed.