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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received a courtesy visit from the United States Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher T. Landau, accompanied by the Commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin Li Anderson.

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[Nile Post] The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed allegations that the army is hunting for National Unity Platform (NUP) president and former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.

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As AI Investments Surge, CEOs Take the Lead on Decision Making and Upskilling Themselves: With Africa leading in workforce readiness

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[Nile Post] The African Union Commission has urged all parties in South Sudan to de-escalate rising tensions and respect the 2018 peace deal amid fresh violence that has forced civilians from their homes.

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[Premium Times] Post-election 'ghost town' protests disrupted trade, revealing neighbouring countries' economic reliance on stability in Cameroon.

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Rwanda has launched an international legal challenge against the United Kingdom in a move that has refocused attention on one of the most controversial migration policies of recent years, even after it was scrapped.

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[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- For generations, American candidates have asked voters a familiar question: Are you better off now than you were four years ago?

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[Independent (Kampala)] East Africa is expected to be Africa's fastest-growing subregion in 2026, with GDP projected to expand by 5.8%, according to the UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026. The UN names Ethiopia and Kenya as the main drivers, putting the sub-region well ahead of the continent's projected 4.0% average. The UN report says East Africa will record the highest growth, at 5.8% in 2026, a performance tied to stronger investment and expanding power capacity. The report, however, warns that high debt servicing

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[Vanguard] President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Referees Committee, Olivier Safari, has hinted that the body may move to review existing regulations guiding the use of towels by goalkeepers, following the controversy that trailed their use during the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Senator Amara M. Konneh on Wednesday issued a data-driven assessment of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's third State of the Nation Address, warning that the administration's macroeconomic gains have yet to translate into meaningful relief for ordinary Liberians grappling with high prices, joblessness, and weak public services.

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[Leadership] Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out a motion filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to be transferred from the prison in Sokoto State.

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[Leadership] Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed seven soldiers and captured 13 others, including their commanding officer on Monday in Damasak, Mobbar local government area of Borno state, security sources said.

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[Vanguard] The Anambra State government has directed traders in 12 additional markets to resume full business activities on Mondays, warning that non-compliance could result in temporary market closures.

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[Premium Times] A viral video circulated on Tuesday, showing the Nigerian President stumbling briefly during a state visit to Turkey.

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Rwanda has filed an arbitration case against the United Kingdom saying it’s owed more than $130 million as part of a cancelled asylum scheme.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government will not compensate victims of the 1998 Nairobi bomb blast after the High Court dismissed a petition seeking damages, dealing a blow to a case that had been filed more than two decades after the attack.

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[New Dawn] Information Minister Jerolinmick Mathew Piah has clarified what he described as a "clerical mistake" in President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA), delivered on Monday, January 27, 2025.

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A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot an intensive care nurse and a mother of three this month.

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Global oil flows are being reordered by the EU ban on Russian crude-derived fuel.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia's opposition political parties have sharply criticized President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA), dismissing the administration's claims of progress as overstated and accusing the government of prioritizing rhetoric over tangible improvements in the lives of ordinary Liberians.