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[Premium Times] The government's response followed a viral video that showed villagers fleeing their homes in fear.

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[Premium Times] Drawing on past tournament experiences and national football history, Bovi cautioned that chasing personal glory could cost the players their chance to become lasting national heroes.

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[Premium Times] The lawmakers' failure to resume raises doubt over the impeachment move against Mr Fubara.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Three individuals, including two men and a woman, were found unconscious in a drainage early Thursday morning near Nigeria House at Old Road Junction, close to Christ the King Catholic School, triggering panic and concern among residents of the area.

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Logistical problems lead to queues and some disgruntled voters as Ugandans elect their next president.

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According to the UN, more than 21 million people — nearly half of Sudan’s population — are now facing acute food insecurity. Famine has been confirmed in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, and in Kadugli in neighbouring Kordofan, both heavily affected by fighting.

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The tragedy has struck a chord in a country where confidence in healthcare is fragile. Many Nigerians who can afford it, including political elites, routinely seek treatment abroad.

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Ethiopian police have seized more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition sent by Eritrea to arm rebels in the country amid increasingly tense relations between the two Horn of Africa nations.

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An American financial company has filed a lawsuit in the United States against the Democratic Republic of Congo and several senior officials, alleging attempted bribery, according to a document seen by AFP on Wednesday.

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[Nile Post] The presidential candidate of the Common Man's Party (CMP), Mubarak Munyagwa, has expressed concerns over Uganda's new biometric voter verification system, warning that the technology could potentially disenfranchise voters in areas with unreliable electricity and unstable internet coverage ahead of the January 15, 2026 general elections.

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[Nile Post] The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended polling hours from the earlier communicated 4:00pm to 5:00pm following delays that affected the start of voting at several polling stations across the country.

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Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine slammed an internet shutdown as he cast his ballot on Thursday in the country's presidential election. Uganda's internet was shut down Tuesday by the government communications agency, which cited misinformation and electoral fraud as reasons for the shutdown.

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Kenya has secured zero-duty access for almost all its exports to China in a preliminary deal, its trade minister said Thursday, as Nairobi seeks to offset the impact of higher US tariffs.

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Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o is handed a four-match ban and fined $20,000 after being found guilty of misconduct by the Confederation of African Football.

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Morocco are handed a North African derby with Algeria and holders Nigeria will face Zambia in the group stage at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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Burkina Faso has sacked coach Brama Traoré and his assistants following the team's disappointing performance at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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The streets of Rabat erupted in celebration late Wednesday night as Morocco’s Atlas Lions booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

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Four ISS crew members, including astronauts from Japan, Russia, and the US, returned early due to a medical issue. The SpaceX capsule landed safely in the Pacific.

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23-year-old Mariam Soumah initially came to Belarus in the hope of getting to Europe. There, she gave birth to her daughter - and was deported back to her home country without her child. The Guinean embassy in Moscow, which oversees Belarus, is reportedly following the case.

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[This Day] Warri -- Former Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Delta State, Kawhariebie Kenny Pela, has rallied members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Delta Central chapter as part of moves to strengthen the party's grassroots structures and chart a bold path towards the 2027 elections.

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[This Day] A survivor of the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Wednesday narrated before a Federal High Court in Abuja how he waded through corpses in a desperate search for his missing son, moments after gunmen and explosives ripped through the church.