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[Daily Maverick] American missionary Josh Sullivan, a year after his harrowing kidnapping ordeal, shares his journey of faith and recovery, highlighting the harsh realities of crime in South Africa.

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[Nile Post] Police in Kisoro District are investigating the death of a 30-year-old Congolese national who allegedly died in police custody before being secretly buried under unclear circumstances.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has moved to court seeking permission to cross-examine cardiologist Dr Daniel Kibuka Gikonyo over a supplementary affidavit filed in the impeachment case involving former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Monday morning received three pallets containing ballot papers and statutory election forms at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ahead of the May 14, 2026 by-elections in three electoral areas across the country.

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[Capital FM] As Nairobi hosts the Africa Forward Summit 2026 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Kenya finds itself at the centre of one of the most important diplomatic and economic conversations between Africa and Europe in recent years.

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Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has signed into law a set of investment and taxation reforms that the government says are aimed at improving competitiveness in attracting large-scale investors and technology firms.

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[Nyasa Times] Fresh pressure is mounting on Malawi Congress Party leader Lazarus Chakwera after political analyst Boniface Dulani bluntly warned the troubled opposition party that delaying internal reforms until 2029 could destroy its chances of returning to power in 2030.

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[Nyasa Times] A heated debate has erupted within Malawi's media fraternity following the election of a new leadership team for Media Institute of Southern Africa Malawi Chapter, with concerns emerging that public relations professionals -- not active newsroom journalists -- have now taken control of nearly all key positions in the influential media body.

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[Nyasa Times] Malawian families are being crushed by a rapidly worsening cost of living crisis after household expenses surged by more than 8 percent in April alone, exposing the brutal impact of rising fuel prices and a weakening economy.

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[Vanguard] The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC, has announced plans to commence a two-day clean-up and enforcement exercise along the Lagos port corridors as part of efforts to improve trade facilitation and enhance efficiency at the nation's seaports.

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[Daily Trust] The Sokoto State Government and Sightsavers Nigeria have intensified efforts to curb child mortality and improve immunisation coverage following the recent meningitis outbreak that claimed the lives of 33 children in the state.

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[Premium Times] Perhaps, for the first time in a long while, the future may begin to favour transparency over impunity.

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[Premium Times] The unfortunate insularity being advocated by South Africans misses the essential point of a globalising world

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[Nyasa Times] Malawi's mining sector is projected to generate a staggering $43 billion over the next 14 years, but growing concern is emerging that the country's districts and ordinary citizens could once again be left watching wealth leave their land while poverty remains firmly rooted in their communities.

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[Nyasa Times] There are moments in a nation's history when destiny knocks only once.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said the federal government is prioritizing security, institutional rebuilding and the implementation of an inclusive democratic system, as the country pushes ahead with political and economic reforms.

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[New Zimbabwe] OPPOSITION lawmaker, Caston Matewu finds himself in an uncomfortable position after Zanu PF linked him to a borehole unveiling programme meant to promote President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2030 agenda.

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[This Day] Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have successfully repelled another attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on the 120 Task Force Battalion in Gonori under Sector 2.

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[This Day] President Bola Tinubu on Monday morning arrived Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to attend a two-day Africa Forward Summit.

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[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) says load shedding will end by December this year as the power utility transforms into a viable entity.