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Ethiopia and Eritrea are trading accusations of aggression, as fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of a new regional war.

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The carrier temporarily suspended its services to Mekelle on 23 September, citing the 'current situation' in the Tigray region.

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Truckloads of Eritrean soldiers have been seen driving into Ethiopia, which has reportedly responded with drone strikes.

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A young orangutan has been rescued from wildfires in Borneo. Named Novita, the three- to four-year-old female was found clinging to a tree in Central Kalimantan on 26 September, with burns to her hands and feet after crossing the flames.

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[Nile Post] The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has been named the Outstanding Trade Facilitation Institution of the Year at the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) Quality Awards 2026 in recognition of its continued efforts to improve Uganda's business environment and promote business formalisation.

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[Nile Post] The Minister of Health, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, has reiterated the Government's commitment to improving the availability, distribution and management of medicines and medical supplies across the country.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Police have charged a 50-year-old man with theft of property and criminal conveyance of land. They allege he took payment from a Liberian-American couple for two lots and an unfinished house in Margibi County, then sold the same property to someone else.

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[GAVI] Gavi-supported immunisation generated more than US$ 30 billion in economic benefits in 2025, through lower healthcare costs and healthier, more productive populations Recognising the value of immunisation, countries invested a record US$ 301 million in co-financing of Gavi-supported vaccines in 2025 Dr Sania Nishtar, Gavi CEO: "When it comes to immunisation we know that the return on investment extends far beyond health to supporting sustainable, inclusive economic growth."

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Opposition leader Tiawan Saye Gongloe has called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to disclose what his 23-day trip to the United States cost, who went, why, and what Liberia got in return.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Opposition leader Musa Hassan Bility said Thursday that the government's collection of more than US$1 billion in domestic revenue has done nothing to improve ordinary Liberians' lives. He called it "growth without development."

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia has intensified efforts to overhaul its mining law as part of critical reforms tied to negotiations for a second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact, with the Law Reform Commission (LRC) leading a review of the country's legal framework governing the mining sector.

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Guinea-Bissau’s December elections are now in doubt and Senegal is urging the country’s military rulers to lift restrictions on political and civil activities.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- The Ministry of Local Government says 108 of Liberia's 141 cities no longer qualify as cities, including 43 of Sinoe County's 44. Lawmakers and lawyers say only the Legislature can take away city status it granted by statute, and they are challenging the ministry's authority to do so.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Gerald Folley Smith, a former deputy director of the National Security Agency, and four other defendants in the cocaine trafficking case that includes former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor have been arrested and jailed at the Monrovia Central Prison on Wednesday.

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[Liberian Investigator] About 13 miles (under 45 minutes drive) from the Capitol Building, where lawmakers pass the national budget that funds public education, children at a government school in Louisiana Township are carrying bricks into their classrooms because there is nowhere else to sit.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- A court case against property developer Optiven Limited has been withdrawn after the company and the plaintiff, Peter Mulati Nabiswa, reached a settlement, according to a notice published in the Kenya Gazette.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has seized suspected illicit vodka and narcotics in a multi-agency operation targeting illegal alcohol and drug trade in Gwa Kairu, Ruiru, Kiambu County.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kasese -- More than 20 schools from the Rwenzori Region have joined Reach A Hand Africa and Enable to challenge menstrual stigma and promote better menstrual hygiene management among young people through the Undo the Taboo Menstrual Hygiene Management event held at Kasese Secondary School in Kasese District.

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[Nile Post] Uganda gained independence from British colonial rule on October 9, 1962, ending nearly seven decades as a British protectorate and beginning a new chapter in the country's political history.

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[New Dawn] MONROVIA -- The Liberia National Police (LNP) has arrested between 60 and 70 foreign nationals, including a significant number of Chinese citizens, in connection with an ongoing investigation into suspected cybercrime, counterfeiting and other alleged criminal activities.

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[New Dawn] MONROVIA -- Former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has urged Liberia to reduce its dependence on the United States for policy direction and embrace homegrown solutions that reflect the country's development priorities and national interests.