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[Vanguard] ...Says he defied odds to build $20bn refinery

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[RFI] Equatorial Guinea sharply criticised France at the United Nations' top court on Tuesday, labelling its actions as ''neo-colonial'' in a long-running dispute over a lavish, multi-million-euro mansion in Paris that was confiscated by French authorities.

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[DW] Activists are calling for a stay-at-home strike as they prepare for the next protest over rising fuel and transport prices. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas when protesters gathered in Luanda on July 12.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan is in Lagos, Nigeria, meeting with local creatives and tech entrepreneurs as part of a historic trade mission across Africa. The visit aims to spotlight the growing cultural and economic connections between the United Kingdom and Nigeria.

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[Unicef] New York/Amman/Port Sudan -- Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell

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[Nile Post] A newly released report has sounded alarm over Uganda's increasingly militarized political landscape, warning that the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) is tightening its grip on power and threatening the country's fragile democratic foundations.

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[Nile Post] National Unity Platform (NUP principal Robert Kyagulanyi delivered a powerful indictment of Uganda's legal system, exposing how the law has been systematically undermined and reduced to a tool of oppression rather than an instrument of justice.

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[Nile Post] A sweeping new exposé titled "Guns Everywhere!: The Military and Transition Politics in Uganda" has laid bare the deep and expanding influence of Uganda's military across virtually all spheres of national life--from politics and the economy to law enforcement, religion, and culture.

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[New Times] The Kicukiro Primary Court has commenced hearings in the pre-trial detention case of Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, who faces a series of criminal charges.

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[New Zimbabwe] The controversial Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 2025 has come into effect and is now being implemented by the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (ZINARA), with potentially crippling consequences for vehicle owners.

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[Daily Trust] Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been laid to rest at his Daura residence in Katsina State.

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[Namibian] Former minister of agriculture, fisheries, water and land reform Mac Hengari says his arrest two and a half months ago was a trap.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is set to roll out the long-acting injectable HIV Pre-Exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Lenacapavir by January 2026 following its approval by the World Health Organization.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Chief Justice David Maraga on June 2025 threw his hat into the 2027 presidential race, promising to offer clean, accountable, and ethical leadership.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has confirmed that nearly 1,500 people have been arrested in connection with the widespread violence and destruction reported during protests on June 25 and July 7.

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[Global Witness] [16th July 2025] - Facebook is the platform where most climate activists report having experienced abuse worldwide, a first ever survey today suggests.

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[UN News] The ongoing 21-month-long war in Gaza has seen more than 58,000 killed and 100,000 wounded as Israeli attacks continue amid rising numbers of child deaths from malnutrition. In recent weeks, UN agencies have recorded nearly 900 deaths of desperate and hungry Gazans as they try to collect food - with most linked to private aid hubs run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

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[UN News] Global demand for meat, dairy and fish is projected to climb steadily over the next decade, driven by rising incomes and urbanisation in middle-income countries.

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[UN News] Intensifying clashes in Sudan's Kordofan region between rival militaries have killed hundreds and wounded many more in recent days, warned the UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) on Tuesday.

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[Dabanga] Kampala / Washington D.C. -- Uganda is set to suspend dual citizenship applications for Sudanese and Rwandans, following a directive from President Yoweri Museveni on Monday, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.