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Pro-democracy Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was released from prison late Monday after being granted a presidential pardon, according to his campaign.

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[263Chat] The Ministry of Industry and Commerce working with the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has launched a blitz in Harare's central business district to tackle counterfeit, expired and underweight products while raising awareness of fair business practices.

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[263Chat] The Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister has issued a tough warning to businesses flouting regulations demanding immediate compliance as the capital prepares to host a high-profile investment conference this week.

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Orville Etoria was held in a maximum-security prison in Eswatini for more than two months without charges or access to legal counsel, his lawyers have said, accusing the U.S. of deporting him there unlawfully in mid-July

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[SAnews.gov.za] National Treasury has announced that the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) will be tabled in Parliament on 12 November 2025.

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The Grammy winner’s sentencing will determine whether his comeback begins now, or years down the road.

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[Daily Trust] The United States mission in Nigeria has warned that high-profile individuals who engage in corruption can be barred from receiving visas.

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[Daily Trust] The decision by the National Economic Council (NEC) at its 152nd meeting, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to endorse the Solar Irrigation Pumps developed by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for a nationwide rollout ahead of the 2025 dry-season farming has been hailed as one of the most significant steps yet in Nigeria's journey toward food security, sustainable energy, and technological self-reliance.

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[New Era] Serial rapist Gavin Gawanab has been sentenced to an accumulative 57 years and three months in prison for a string of rapes, attempted rapes, and assaults on young women and children, Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku ruled yesterday.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A prosecution witness on Tuesday painted a chilling picture of how controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie allegedly twisted scripture to lure his followers into a deadly fast.

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[Daily News] Comoro -- A TEAM of specialist doctors from five major hospitals in Tanzania is set to conduct a one-week medical camp in Comoros, following a directive by President Samia Suluhu Hassan during her visit to the island nation.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Families across Liberia are draining their savings on unregulated rehab centers as the country's drug crisis worsens. Government pledges $US3.5 million for a range of recovery efforts but no government rehabilitation facility has been established 18 months into President Boakai's term. Experts warn unqualified centers risk abuse and failure, leaving families in despair as addiction rates among youth continue to climb.

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Dead and wounded Palestinians were taken to hospitals after an Israeli strike destroyed a residential building in Gaza City on Monday.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The National Coalition against Harmful Practices (NACAHP) has lauded President Joseph Nyuma Boakai for what it described as a "bold and historic" pledge to permanently ban harmful cultural practices in Liberia, including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

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[Liberian Observer] Senator Nyan G. Twayen of Nimba County has expressed outrage over Arcelor Mittal Liberia's failure to implement the 20% deducted from the Nimba County US$1.5 million Social Development Fund for the affected communities.

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[Radio Dalsan] Mogadishu -- Somalia's opposition alliance, known as the National Salvation Forum, convened a broad-based meeting in the capital Mogadishu on Monday night, bringing together lawmakers from the forum, women leaders, academics, members of the diaspora, civil society organizations, youth activists, business leaders, and victims of displacement.

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[U.S. Embassy Kampala] U.S. personnel East Africa Response Force (EARF), a unit of U.S. Africa Command's Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), deployed to U.S. Embassy Uganda as part of a scheduled periodic Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE), in coordination with Ugandan authorities.

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[New Zimbabwe] A 21-year-old gold panner has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after the High Court found him guilty of fatally stabbing a colleague during a drunken quarrel over what to do with a monkey they had failed to sell.

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[Nyasa Times] In another historic landslide victory for the Nkhata-Bay Central Constituency, veteran politician, for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Symon Vuwa Kaunda has maintained his parliamentary seat.

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[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has come out swinging, making it clear that no amount of demonstrations, threats, or political noise will force it to break the law or rush the release of election results.

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[Nyasa Times] Former President Peter Mutharika is inching closer to reclaiming State House, after official results from 24 district councils put him well ahead of his nearest challenger, incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera.