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[Shabelle] New York -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has ruled out any extension of his presidential term and reaffirmed his administration's commitment to implementing one-person, one-vote elections, despite growing political opposition.

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[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE has been selected as one of only ten countries globally to roll out lenacapavir, a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug that could transform the fight against the epidemic.

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With elections set for January 2026, the stage is now set for a high-stakes contest that pits Uganda’s past against its possible future.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a significant achievement that fosters development, ensures energy security, and improves quality of life in the region, diplomats residing in Ethiopia told ENA.

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[CPJ] Kinshasa -- The Committee to Protect Journalists is urging authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure the safety of journalist Pacifique Muliri, who has been living in hiding since July 2025 after receiving multiple calls and death threats related to his reporting on mining in South Kivu province, in the east of the country.

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[New Zimbabwe] Kavango Resources, a metals exploration and gold production company listed in London and on Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls Stock Exchange, has announced promising results from its latest surface drilling programme at the Bill's Luck Gold Mine, part of its Hillside Project in southern Zimbabwe.

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[New Zimbabwe] Top gospel musicians will converge on the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfields for the Love Zimbabwe Festival, to be held from 26 to 28 September.

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[New Zimbabwe] The High Court has found a Chinese-owned company, Beable Investments (Pvt) Ltd and its director, Lin Weilan, guilty of contempt of court for defying an order to stop clay extraction and brick moulding on land legally owned by Marimba Residential Properties.

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[Dabanga] El Fasher -- El Fasher remains under relentless attack as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue their clashes with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the Joint Forces, and allied groups, leaving the North Darfur capital paralysed and forcing thousands of civilians to flee.

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[Dabanga] New York / London / El Fasher -- The United Nations, alongside international partners including the United Kingdom and Kenya, has sounded the alarm over Sudan's rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis. In El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur, civilians face deadly attacks, mass displacement, and famine conditions, while cholera and seasonal flooding add to the mounting suffering.

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[ISS] Africa's role in shaping the BBNJ Treaty shows how multilateralism can pave the way for equitable global ocean governance.

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[IPS] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- On a hot afternoon in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam's bustling commercial hub, the air is a swirling mix of diesel exhaust, charcoal smoke and dust kicked up by the shuffle of feet. Traders tie handkerchiefs over their noses to deter haze from drifting into their throats and lungs.

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[CCA] New York -- The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius have the honor to announce that the Republic of Mauritius will host the 18th U.S.-Africa Business Summit in 2026.

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New partnership will join others to expand access to generic lenacapavir for millions more people at risk of HIV in high-burden countries—bringing the world

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On Kenya’s Lake Naivasha, water hyacinth is choking the shoreline, killing fish and livelihoods. But for engineer Joseph Nguthiru, this invasive menace became the spark for a game changing, eco-friendly innovation.

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Former Malawi leader Peter Mutharika was declared the winner of the presidential election on Thursday. He won the election by a significant margin, securing 57% of the votes, while the current President, Lazarus Chakwera, received 33% and conceded defeat earlier that day.

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Peter Mutharika defeated the incumbent, Lazarus Chakwera, the election commission announces.

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In Guinea, the opposition is crying foul over a controversial constitutional referendum that could pave the way for the country’s junta leader to run for president.

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Italy has deployed a naval frigate to monitor a flotilla of over 50 boats attempting to deliver aid to Gaza, after reports of drone attacks on the convoy as it left Greece.

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[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has concluded a four-day workshop in Kinshasa to strengthen project management and improve the performance of Bank-financed operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).