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[Leadership] The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said his government in the last eight years focused on improving the lives of Edo people, creating opportunities and restoring the hope of the youths of the State.

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[Leadership] The Kano State Police Command has apprehended a notorious thug, Inuwa Zakari, also known as "Gundura," along with 14 other suspects involved in thug-related crimes.

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[MSF] South Sudan is currently facing one of its worst floods in recent decades. In Old Fangak, where teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are working, only mud dykes protect the town's thousands of inhabitants from submersion.

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[Leadership] Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo's swift assent to a bill prohibited women trafficking and child labour in Nigeria in 2003.

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[Leadership] The abductors of the Rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Rev. Fr. Thomas Oyode have demanded for a N200 million ransom to release the cleric.

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[New Times] Rwanda is among three Sub-Saharan African countries which will share funding totalling $22 million to build resilience to flooding in three cities.

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[New Times] French prosecutors have requested a court in the capital, Paris, to hand a 30-year prison sentence to Dr. Eugene Rwamucyo for charges related to his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

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Mansour Loum pointed out that, as seen in previous years, players from the same team can split votes, often to their detriment. Loum referenced how Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, and Sadio Mané all ended up behind Lionel Messi in 2019 due to divided support.

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U.N. Peacekeepers, who were supposed to leave the DRC in December, are staying put for the moment, as violence continues to spike in the country. More than 120 armed groups are battling for resources and land in the country's east. The violence has forced around 7 million people from their homes.

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Israel has fiercely denied the allegations. The government called the case “blood libel” when South Africa launched the complaint in Dec. 2023.

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[ISS] Kenya should seize the opportunity of its council membership to improve its human rights record at home.

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[IPS] Cali, Colombia -- As the UN's COP16 biodiversity conference continues, the temptation is to focus on the wild flora and fauna under threat.

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[Vanguard] The National Petroleum Authority of Ghana says it is proposing to import refined petroleum products from Dangote Refinery to boost its energy security and sustain business cooperation with neighbours.

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Following the incident at Al Abaq Airport in Libya during the recent international break, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has ruled in favor of Nigeria, awarding them a forfeit victory.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that flight disruptions, amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, have hampered efforts to repatriate Ethiopian citizens, despite more than 5,000 Ethiopians having registered to return home.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Over 714 households in the Bakelo IDP camp in Debre-Berhan city, Amhara region, are struggling as food aid and humanitarian assistance have been abruptly halted.

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[Premium Times] Through this initiative, it aims to save 8-9 million lives, including 1.5 million through the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.

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[Premium Times] Last week, the Federal High Court in Abuja threatened to jail the SSS DG if he continued to deny lawyers access to Nnamdi Kanu.

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[Daily News] TANZANIAN cancer patients stand to benefit from a new partnership between Hosplan and India's Apollo Cancer Centre which aims to bring advanced treatments to the country.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto held a meeting with CIA Director William Burns at State House on Monday.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rigathi Gachagua's counsel have moved the court to decline an invitation to review conservatory orders suspending an impeachment resolution against their client citing the need to protect his rights.