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[Nile Post] Uganda has emerged as the global hotspot for Mpox, reporting the highest number of confirmed cases worldwide in the last six weeks.
[MSF] A humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding on both sides of the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, as escalating violence, displacement and a widespread cholera outbreak are pushing communities to the brink, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns.
[Liberian Observer] The government, through the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection, has acted decisively against an American adoption agency for what it termed as serious criminal activities and mismanagement.
[Liberian Observer] A huge shipment of Japanese donated rice, totaling 2,640 metric tons, has arrived in the country, the government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has disclosed.
[Africa Check] Don't fall for it! Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is not giving away money via this dubious link
[Africa Check] Kenyans, beware of fake Facebook page 'ABZ pesa loan' offering bogus loans
[Africa Check] Kenyan president has not asked Nigerian government to return Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu
[Africa Check] No, Nigerian senator Enyinnaya Abaribe didn't 'shut down' the national assembly to demand the release of Ipob leader Nnamdi Kanu
[Liberian Investigator] Kigali -- The Liberian student community in Rwanda is celebrating a newfound sense of hope and inspiration thanks to a remarkable gesture by businessman and FC Fassell CEO, Cassell Anthony Kuoh.
[Independent (Kampala)] On March 26, Sudanese army forces reclaimed control over the presidential palace in central Khartoum, dislodging the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia and claiming a major new tactical and strategic victory that could signal a new phase of the war. With the army now on the verge of reclaiming the entirety of the capital and pushing the RSF back into their stronghold of Darfur, conditions could emerge for millions of displaced Sudanese to return home and avert impending famine conditions that are gripping
[Independent (Kampala)] Cover Story -- In the one year that Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been Chief of Defence Forces, he has become mainly known for playing Russian roulette on his X account---sometimes raising heightened fear among opponents, engaging in light banter with the public, or tantalising the security establishment and Uganda's neighbours.
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Chandauka told Sky that Harry’s resignation had caught her blindsided and was “an example of harassment and bullying at scale.” She said he also had interfered with her whistleblower complaint.
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers have dispersed a group of protesters who had gathered at Robert Mugabe Square, also known as Freedom Square, Harare to demonstrate against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says the government is distributing over 180,000 bags of subsidized fertilizer daily to farmers in high-producing counties ahead of the long rainy season.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto is set to embark on a five-day development tour of the Mt. Kenya region starting Tuesday, a visit seen as both a major economic boost and a strategic political move.
[Leadership] Axis of Hope Initiative has empowered women entrepreneurs and partnered with PL Mentorship Club for "Parents Connect 2.0: Mindset Shift." It has also donated cash to women in Jahi as part of its empowerment initiatives to support women at the grassroots level in the FCT.
[spotlight] The number of people living with HIV in South Africa has for the first time reached the eight million mark. Of these, around 6.2 million are on treatment, according to new estimates.
Globally, plastics are infiltrating agricultural lands—spreading across fields through fertilizers, encasing seeds, serving as moisture-retaining tarps, and accumulating as waste from various industries.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has announced plans to partners with more schools across the country in the ongoing national tree growing restoration campaign.
[The Herald] THE United States does not have an ambassador in South Africa.
[The Herald] WHEN Knowledge Mnkandla was sentenced to 30 months in prison for housebreaking and theft in July last year, he never imagined that his time behind bars would transform his life.
