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Morocco coach Walid Regragui expects a spectacle in the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals, with the continent's four best teams all capable of winning the title, and says better conditions mean fewer upsets in the future.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured the conviction of three Kamiti Maximum Prison officers for their role in the 2021 escape of convicted terrorists.

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[African Union] The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, this afternoon received H.E. Ms. Ayano Kunimitsu, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of #Japan, at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa.

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[Vanguard] Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the arrest and arraignment of students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, following a violent protest in the Edo State town, describing the action as an intolerant and heavy-handed response by the Federal Government.

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[Liberian Observer] Liberia has entered intensive negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over climate-linked financing estimated at $1.4 billion, as the Fund's Third Review Mission convened high-level discussions with the country's economic managers and key sector stakeholders on Monday, January 12, 2026.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has ordered a nationwide suspension of internet services until further notice, ahead of Thursday elections.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has released its President Meter Report 2025, delivering the first independent, evidence-based assessment of the Liberian government's implementation of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) during its initial year in office.

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Analysts say the discussions could be pivotal in clarifying U.S. intentions, easing tensions and reinforcing commitments to Greenland’s sovereignty in the face of strategic interests from Washington.

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[Premium Times] The mission disclosed this in an X post on Tuesday.

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[Agenzia Fides] Kampala -- Uganda is preparing to hold presidential elections on January 15. As in other countries on the continent, the Ugandan election is marked by the confrontation between a president who has governed the country for decades - Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986 - and a political opponent, Robert Kyagulanyi, a former rapper also known as Bobi Wine, who is running for the second time after his 2021 candidacy and who has long denounced the government's increasingly authoritarian policies.

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[Agenzia Fides] Bangui -- The humanitarian situation in the Zémio area of the Central African Republic has reached alarming proportions. According to Msgr. Aurelio Gazzera, Coadjutor Bishop of Bangassou (in the southeast of the Central African Republic), the total number of displaced people has now reached 30,000. Of these, over 2,000 live in extreme poverty, scattered between the local Catholic mission and the town of Zapaye in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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[Nile Post] Residents of Kampala, particularly those living in informal settlements, may soon find relief from long-standing sanitation challenges following the launch of a major citywide intervention by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in partnership with Operation Wealth Creation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued clear instructions to candidates, parents and schools on how to access the 2025 Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA) performance reports.

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Some 2,000 people have been killed in Iran since protests erupted at the end of last month, US-based activists said on Tuesday. An anonymous Iranian security official appeared to confirm the count.

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Senegal and Ivory Coast were among the countries added in December to the list of states with partial restrictions on entry to the United States. Both have qualified for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

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Eritrea are included in the preliminary qualifying round draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations despite being unranked by world governing body Fifa.

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Niger has revoked the licenses of around thirty transport operators and truck drivers for refusing to transport fuel to neighboring Mali, which is facing shortages due to a jihadist blockade.

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Gunmen attacked three industrial sites and kidnapped civilians in western Mali over the weekend, local sources told AFP on Monday, as jihadists seek to disrupt the economy.

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The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The trade programme gives more than 30 sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to American markets.

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For nearly three years, the administration has operated from its wartime base in Port Sudan.