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Funeral services for Mali's defence minister, who was killed in an assault on his home during attacks that have destabilised the country's ruling junta, will take place on Thursday, according to the military.
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[Nile Post] President Museveni has assented to the Employment (Amendment) Act, 2025, introducing sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening worker protections--but leaving the contentious issue of a national minimum wage unaddressed.
[Our City News] The March and March Movement may be new to the streets of Gauteng, but its message is not.
[New Zimbabwe] Sinenhlanhla Mnguni, the lawyer who secured Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe's non-custodial sentence, has dismissed claims that jailed co-accused Tobias Matonhodze pleaded guilty so as to take the fall and save late President Robert Mugabe's son.
[Premium Times] Mrs Odumegwu-Ojukwu previously served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has awarded marathon sensation Sebastian Sawe Ksh8 million in recognition of his record-breaking performance at the London Marathon, where he became the first athlete in history to complete the 42-kilometre race in under two hours.
[GroundUp] SA's draft policy contained sources fabricated by a large language model
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[allAfrica] A former French serviceman has been detained in Madagascar over an alleged plot to destabilise the country. The French national had been charged with multiple offences, including criminal conspiracy and plotting to sabotage infrastructure such as power lines and thermal plants.
[DW] Talks between Ghana and the US over a bilateral healthcare deal have stalled, after Accra voiced concerns regarding sensitive data sharing. Several African countries have pushed back on the deals, while some have signed.
At least 20 people are missing after a boat capsized on a river in western Uganda. Eight survivors have been rescued, local police said.
[Nile Post] Ugandans are increasingly taking up the majority of jobs on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project as it moves closer to completion, the company has announced.
[Premium Times] The court granted the witness protection measure following an application by the prosecution.
[allAfrica] Severe Thunderstorm Alert Issued Across Four Provinces
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Power has issued a planned power interruption notice affecting several counties across the country on Thursday, April 30, as part of scheduled network maintenance.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kagadi, Uganda -- At least 23 people are feared dead following a boat accident on the River Nguse in Kagadi district. Eight people are said to have survived the accident. The boat accident occurred on Tuesday night at around 8 p.m. in Kyaleni cell, Pacwa town Council in Kagadi district.
[Malaria Consortium] At a time when public health systems in countries facing the greatest malaria burden are under intense pressure to deliver more with fewer resources, the importance of working more strategically and finding smarter ways to deliver life-saving care could not be clearer.
[Leadership] Nigeria has been ranked among 10 countries responsible for nearly 70 per cent of global deaths related to Hepatitis B, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
[Liberian Investigator] Published: April 29, 2026
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia has maintained uninterrupted domestic fuel supply and sustained aviation operations despite the global fuel crisis due to clear and strategic policy direction.
[UN News] A new guide to the UN80 Initiative, released on Wednesday, provides an overview of the progress being made so far on this ambitious, wide-ranging reform effort.
