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South Africa's border police stopped a truck from Malawi that was driving into the country with drugs worth nearly one billion rand ($61 million), authorities said on Thursday.

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[New Zimbabwe] LEAKED audios between two figures that NewZimbabwe.com managed to identify, have revealed businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's unimaginable hold on Zimbabwe's arms of government, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

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[This Day] Enugu -- The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that time has come for governors, especially those in the Southeast states and other "states of Biafraland" to start participating in marking May 30 as Biafra Heroes Day.

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[This Day] Ado Ekiti -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on journalists and media organisations to join forces with it to protect the integrity of the electoral process through factual, balanced and responsible reporting.

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It is the latest salvo in the ongoing crackdown on independent organisations by the military authorities which seized power in a 2022 coup.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Sports fraternity converged at the just concluded 10th Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) with a unified message: the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is not merely a football tournament, it is a once in a generation platform to introduce Uganda, and East Africa, to the world.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Cairo -- Africa's multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has reported stronger first-quarter results for 2026, supported by growth in lending activity, higher interest income and stable asset quality, despite continued global economic uncertainty.

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[Namibian] The Keetmanshoop municipality is paying N$391 000 a month on renting 26 vehicles, including a Mercedes-Benz for the mayor, despite struggling financially.

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[Leadership] Collins Olotor -- Many erroneously hold the view that public institutions and their officials are to be criticised and accountability demanded from them at will, while they are only required to provide explanations and must not complain, even where wrongly portrayed and disparaged.

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[Vanguard] Civil society organisations and activists have condemned the Federal Government over the continued captivity of 81 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted by terrorists, declaring that any government unable to protect children has failed in its primary responsibility.

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At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls' boarding school, a government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African nation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has said he will accept it if he does not secure a second term in office, insisting that his political future ultimately rests in God's hands, while at the same time assuring Kenyans that the country will hold peaceful elections in 2027.

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[This Day] ·President Bola Tinubu and other prominent Nigerian leaders, yesterday, called on citizens to use the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir to deepen the values of tolerance, generosity, and peaceful coexistence.

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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa, May 28 (Horn Diplomat) -- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has called for the United States to formally recognize Somaliland, saying stronger ties with Hargeisa would advance American security and strategic interests in the Horn of Africa.

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Around 800 people from Ghana have said they want to leave amid heightened anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa.

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[New Dawn] United States, New York, May 27, 2026 - Liberia's Foreign Minister Madam Sara Beysolow Nyanti has announced at the United Nations Security Council that Liberia will champion multilateralism, amplify Africa's voice, and advocate for reform of the global peace architecture during its tenure.

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[Nile Post] Kampala -- Many young Ugandans dream of becoming pilots when they think about aviation. Yet one of the industry's most critical professions remains largely unknown to the public -- air traffic control.

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[Liberian Observer] MONROVIA - The United States government has handed over 15 motorcycles and internet communications equipment to the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) in a renewed effort to strengthen Liberia's fight against drug trafficking and transnational organized crime.

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Uganda Shuts DR Congo Border: Uganda has announced the temporary closure of its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo following growing concerns

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Health workers at Rwampala hospital in the DRC have been on the frontline of the Ebola outbreak since the first case was identified less that two weeks ago. But treating the deadly disease isn’t their only challenge - they’re also working to prevent the spread.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has mourned the victims of the tragic fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, where students were killed after a dormitory blaze, describing the incident as a national tragedy.