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[Ghanaian Times] The Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called on management and staff of the Metro Mass Transit (MMT) to prioritise proper maintenance of the newly commissioned fleet of buses, stressing that efficiency in public transport depends largely on discipline, accountability, and the elimination of waste and operational leakages.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Trades Union Congress (Ghana) has hailed what it says is a landmark Advisory Opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) affirming that the right to strike is protected under international labour law.

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[Capital FM] Criminals are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence and social engineering to manipulate users into authorizing payments, a new report by Visa has revealed.

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[New Times] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has met with 128 Rwandan medical practitioners pursuing specialty training in Ethiopia, alongside more than 400 counterparts from across Africa enrolled in advanced medical programmes.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Oboth Oboth 441

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[Independent (Kampala)] Nairobi -- The number of deaths attributed to an Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 200, the Ministry of Communication and Media said on the X social network.

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Some speculate that El Malick Ndiaye stepped down so that ousted-PM Ousmane Sonko can take his place.

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[Ghanaian Times] For more than two decades, I have yearned to pen down my thoughts on the inertia that has plagued Ghana's spatial development.

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[Liberian Observer] The Liberian government's decision to vote against a landmark United Nations General Assembly resolution supporting the International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change has triggered growing backlash from environmental and climate justice advocates, who say the move not only contradicts the country's own climate commitments but also weakens Africa's moral and diplomatic position in the global climate debate.

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[Botswana Daily News] Lobatse -- Botswana has made progress toward achievement of the global UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals ahead of the 2030 deadline, says National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency, deputy national coordinator, Ms Tebogo Hlabano.

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[Nile Post] Police in Kampala are investigating the murder of a 34-year-old boda boda rider who allegedly died following a violent altercation linked to a football rivalry in Bakuli.

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[Nile Post] Let me begin by congratulating Hon Oboth Oboth on his well-deserved elevation to the position of Speaker.

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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has signaled that it may not field a presidential candidate in the 2027 General Election, with party leader Oburu Oginga indicating that the party will instead focus on strengthening its bargaining power within a broad-based coalition arrangement.

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[CPJ] The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has joined a growing number of conflicts where drones are being used to target journalists, as two strikes hit a community radio station, followed by calls and messages threatening further attacks over its reporting on militia abuses.

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[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has underscored the importance of access to water as a key enabler to unlocking the African continent's potential to develop and industrialise.

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[Scrolla] Dina Marais, 73, and Ernst Marais, 71, disappeared during a trip to Kruger National Park before tourists found their bodies in a river. The couple's missing bakkie has still not been found, forcing police to investigate whether they were hijacked inside the park.

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[Nyasa Times] A new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report has painted a grim picture of life in Malawi, revealing that nearly six in every 10 Malawians are trapped in multidimensional poverty -- a level of deprivation so severe that millions are living without adequate food, clean water, electricity, education and healthcare.

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[Nyasa Times] The newly announced minimum wage adjustments have triggered outrage from labour leaders, with the Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) declaring that the salary increments are nowhere near enough to rescue workers from Malawi's deepening economic crisis.

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[Nyasa Times] St. Patrick's Catholic Parish in the Archdiocese of Lilongwe is set to celebrate 50 years of ministry, spiritual guidance and community service with a Golden Jubilee celebration scheduled for May 30, 2026.

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[Nyasa Times] The widening rift between UTM Party and the former governing Malawi Congress Party has exploded into the open after UTM deliberately excluded MCP leadership from this year's memorial service for late Vice-President Saulos Klaus Chilima -- a move exposing the deepening bitterness and unresolved tensions surrounding Chilima's death.

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[Nyasa Times] Vice-President Jane Ansah has revealed chilling details surrounding the controversial drone incident at her Lilongwe residence, saying she had already been warned that unknown individuals had been monitoring her movements before the device was finally captured by her security team.