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[FrontPageAfrica] MONROVIA -- Without naming a single name, Liberia's Inspector General told the nation Thursday that its record cocaine scandal was "sanctioned" from the top of government. In the same breath, he accused journalists of taking cartel money to sabotage the investigation. Both claims landed without evidence attached -- and both now hang over a crisis that already has a fired police official, two accused NSA operatives, and a presidential son on the record.

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Morocco is accelerating its transformation into a regional transport hub with fresh support from the African Development Bank. The AfDB’s board has approved a

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University of Cambridge develop a living algae battery could transform how we power everyday devices

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The African Union Commission has emphasized today the need for stronger continental preparedness and coordinated action to mitigate the potential impacts of the anticipated 2026 El Niño phenomenon.

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Portugal’s first certified Therapeutic Forest

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Haiti has launched voter registration ahead of December's elections, the country's first in a decade. Ten registration centres have opened across generally secure areas of Port au Prince, as hopeful voters begin signing up in a key step toward restoring democratic rule.

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IKEA’s new collection is designed for a generation of young people who are always on the move.

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Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to end the war with Israel, that includes it handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has indicated that the Human Sexual Right and Family Values Bill, 2026, is likely to be re-introduced today.

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[Ghanaian Times] The government has accepted the recommendation of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to extend the term of office of the President from four to five years, with the tenure of Parliament adjusted accordingly.

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Thursday, July 30, received a bipartisan United States Congressional delegation led by Representative Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan announced yesterday that the government will establish a reconciliation commission to facilitate the next phase of the constitutional review process, reaffirming her administration commitment to political dialogue and national unity.

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[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Kabiru Turaki-led Interim National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday said it had manually submitted former President Goodluck Jonathan's presidential nomination and the names of its other candidates for the 2027 general elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, despite the electoral body's refusal to recognise the committee.

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[Liberian Observer] The Liberian media and national security establishments are on a collision course after the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Boakai administration to publicly substantiate explosive allegations that drug trafficking organizations infiltrated sections of the media to manipulate public reporting on the country's largest-ever cocaine investigation.

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[Premium Times] Driven largely by internally generated revenue, Lagos earned ₦1.69 trillion in six months and spent over 91 per cent of it, with sharp contrasts in capital funding across key sectors, including health, education and the environment.

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[Premium Times] NARD said the proposed Total and Comprehensive Industrial Strike (TICS) would commence at 8 a.m. on 10 August unless its demands are met before the deadline.

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Zambia’s August 2026 presidential election stands as a vital geopolitical watershed for Southern Africa. Strikingly contrasted against Zimbabwe’s executive overreach and eroded voting rights, Lusaka’s ballot presents a critical test: whether SADC’s future will be defined by constitutional accountability and fiscal reform or liberation-era nostalgia.

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[Premium Times] The Grammy-winning South African singer's December Lagos concert no longer appears on her official world tour itinerary following days of backlash and boycott calls.

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ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – 12 August 2026 – Ethiopia today welcomed one of Africa's premier banking and financial technology gatherings as the 29th Connected

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Zimbabwe’s liberation-era morari is a potent ideological weapon. This analysis explores how ZANU PF has ruthlessly weaponized this ingrained political culture to justify systemic violence and dominance, while a fragmented opposition remains crippled by a superficial, election-centric misunderstanding of its true organic power.

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Activists gathered in Kenya's capital of Nairobi on Thursday to demand the release of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, a day after he collapsed in court in Kampala