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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has vowed justice for Rachel Wandetto, who died after she was doused with petrol and set ablaze over a tattoo bearing the President's image.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has blamed the violent protests witnessed in parts of the country over rising fuel prices on political incitement, insisting the demonstrations were being exploited by leaders seeking to destabilise the government.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- At least two people were killed in Kiambu and Nakuru during protests sparked by the latest fuel price hikes, as police arrested several demonstrators amid widespread destruction and looting of property of unknown value.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has been admitted as a Plenary Member of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), in a move described as a major breakthrough for Liberia's climate-responsive financial reforms and sustainable development agenda.

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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- Somaliland marked the 35th anniversary of its restored statehood on Monday with military parades, flag-waving schoolchildren and a renewed diplomatic push for wider international recognition, as more than 25 international delegations joined celebrations in the capital Hargeisa.

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[Premium Times] The PDP official says aspirants, including himself, were denied PDP nomination forms.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- As joint security teams concluded multi-hour searches at the residence of former Speaker Anita Annet Among on Mackinnon Road in Kampala's upscale Nakasero suburb -- and reportedly expanded operations to other properties linked to her associates -- an equally striking development began unfolding online: a quiet but noticeable digital retreat by individuals once publicly aligned with the powerful legislator.

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An outbreak of Ebola in DR Congo involves a rare strain and is in an area affected by conflict.

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With a population of about 550,000, Cape Verde is widely regarded as one of Africa’s strongest democracies. The country’s electoral calendar will conclude in November with a presidential election.

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Equatorial Guinea’s Foreign Minister Simeon Oyono Esono Angue met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Monday, where the two discussed defence cooperation and Russia’s role in Africa.

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[Namibian] Tributes have been pouring in for the German family killed in the Desert Air crash last Sunday.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Gauteng Department of Health has assured the public that it is fast-tracking the recruitment process for various positions at the Tembisa Hospital to ensure that service delivery is not affected.

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[This Day] Meanwhile, a political group previously loyal to Mr Peter Obi, the Obidient Movement, has stated that he stood the risk of losing the support of the movement in the 2027 general election.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Heavy security deployment was mounted across parts of Kiambu County and sections of Thika Road on Monday after incidents of vandalism, road barricades and destruction of vehicles were reported during the ongoing nationwide PSV strike over soaring fuel prices.

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[New Times] Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Sunday, May 17, announced the postponement of this year's Martyrs' Day celebrations an outbreak of the Ebola virus.

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[IFP] This statement serves to confirm that Mr Sipho "ES" Mbatha, who served as a councillor in the King Cetshwayo District Municipality, has been expelled from the Inkatha Freedom Party in terms of Section 11.10 of the IFP Constitution.

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[Ghanaian Times] A Professor of Medicine and Nephrology at the University of Ghana, Prof. Vincent Boima, has raised concern over the growing burden of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in the country, disclosing that more than five million Ghanaians may be living with the condition.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for stronger leadership and urgent reforms to global governance systems, warning that Africa's progress will remain constrained if developing countries continue to operate under unfair economic conditions and weak representation in global decision-making.

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[Vanguard] Former spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has cautioned against an alleged plot by some intelligence operatives to take former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, into custody from the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday.

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[Vanguard] Nigeria and the United States have carried out fresh strikes against Islamic State jihadists in northeast Nigeria, the US military said on Monday.