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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- More than 17 months after a fire devastated Liberia's Capitol Building, the criminal trial of former House Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa and 13 co-defendants remains on hold -- halted by the Supreme Court, delayed by torture allegations, derailed by a disbanded jury, and entangled in a constitutional dispute that the nation's highest court has yet to resolve.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his own visit to China, highlighting the growing importance of relations among the world’s major powers.

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From Everest To Impact: One year after summiting Mount Everest via the North Side, South African mountaineer, entrepreneur, and

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[Shabelle] New York -- The United Nations has said it is closely monitoring Somalia's political situation, particularly recent high-level talks between the federal government and opposition figures.

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[Nyasa Times] A Malawian-linked couple and their relative are facing an uncertain legal future in South Africa after being accused of orchestrating a massive Covid-19 relief fund fraud scheme involving more than R26 million meant for unemployed and struggling workers during the pandemic.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Calm gradually returned to several parts of the country on Tuesday as security agencies intensified patrols and deployed additional officers to contain unrest linked to the ongoing nationwide fuel protests, which entered their second day.

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Solving The Africa Payments Puzzle: Cape Grace Hotel, 19 May 2026, 4pm onwards Solving the African Payments Puzzle brings together industry leaders

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[Premium Times] The Nigerian sporting community has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of Oluwabukola Pereira, a 30-year-old athlete and graduate student who was shot dead in the United States just days before her scheduled MBA graduation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government and transport sector stakeholders have agreed to suspend the nationwide fuel strike for one week following high-level negotiations aimed at easing tensions over soaring diesel prices that had paralysed public transport across the country.

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[Vanguard] Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has vowed that any operative found to have violated professional standards during a controversial operation at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) will face disciplinary action.

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[Ghanaian Times] Ghana is on high alert following confirmed outbreaks of Ebola in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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[Ghanaian Times] On the night of February 6, 2026, a 29-year-old engineer named Charles Amissah was struck by a hit-and-run driver near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Overpass in Accra. The National Ambulance Service was on the scene within three minutes. Over the next 118 minutes, Mr Amissah was carried, alive, to the Police Hospital, the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge), and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, the country's premier referral centre. At each gate he was turned away. He bled to death in the back of an

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[FrontPageAfrica] Grand Bassa -- The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia has ordered the immediate closure of a hazardous waste dumpsite used by the Buchanan City Corporation in Buchanan, following serious environmental and public health concerns identified during an enforcement operation.

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[Premium Times] Mr Nnaji is pushing to be governor in Enugu State in 2027 despite being under investigation over certificate forgery by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.

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The World Health Organization has dispatched 18 tonnes of emergency medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo as the country battles a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak that has already caused 105 deaths and more than 390 suspected cases.

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[Liberian Observer] Monrovia -- Africa Metallic Resources (AMR) has secured clearance from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to proceed with the acquisition of the Putu Iron Ore concession from Russian mining giant Severstal, a major breakthrough that appears to have dramatically reshaped the trajectory of one of Liberia's most closely watched mining transactions.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called on all Partner States to heighten surveillance, strengthen emergency preparedness and intensify cross-border coordination following confirmation of a new outbreak of Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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[Independent (Kampala)] Anita Annet Among's reported withdrawal from the race for Speaker of Uganda's 12th Parliament has triggered renewed debate about the trajectory of one of the country's most influential political figures. The withdrawal, announced via her official X account late Sunday night, came amid mounting pressure within the ruling establishment and ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- For weeks, Christian Congolese pilgrims had been walking. From the crowded trading centres in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, from villages shadowed by militia violence and chronic displacement, the pilgrims comprising men, women and children had already begun the long annual trek to Uganda for the June 3 Martyrs' Day celebrations at Namugongo Martyrs Shrines.

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[Independent (Kampala)] East Africa's growth story remains one of the most encouraging on the continent. The IMF projects the East African Community (EAC) to grow by 5.6% in 2026, above the continental projection of 4.3%. Trade is also expanding. According to the EAC Quarterly Statistics Bulletin (October-December 2025), total EAC trade rose by 25.4%, from US$124.9 billion in 2024 to US$156.6 billion in 2025. In the last quarter of 2025 alone, trade reached US$42.4 billion, with exports of US$20.8 billion and imports of US$21.6

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African Startups: From running AI workloads on US$5 servers to 3D avatars for hard-of-hearing communities, regional game-changers look to upend the status