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[Leadership] The Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwakwanso movement popularly known as OK Movement has commenced massive mobilisation for the duo ahead of the 2027 general elections in the Southeast.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is positioning itself as a continental leader in digital innovation as the country prepares to host the inaugural Africa Forward Summit in partnership with the French government.

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[Nyasa Times] The High Court of Malawi Commercial Division in Blantyre has formally recognised Aubrey Chitimbe trading as Agro Light Trading as the sole distributor of KeenBooster fertilizer in Malawi following a legal settlement involving multiple parties, including the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA).

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[Africa Check] No, Kenyan MP Kimani Ichung'wah has not defected to rival party

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[Africa Check] No, Kenya hate speech suspect Bare Sahara Ahmed not freed immediately after arrest, despite viral claims

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President Brice Oligui Nguema is in Angola on a state visit

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Zimbabwe said it will return 67 foreign-owned commercial farms that were seized during the country’s controversial land reform programme under former president Robert Mugabe.

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Aimable Karasira died on Wednesday from a drug overdose, according to Rwandan authorities. But Human Rights Watch called Karasira's death suspicious, saying Kigali bore the burden of proving he was not unlawfully killed

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Petrol prices have soared and fertiliser imports have been severely impacted, causing financial distress, reduced planting, and raises concerns about increased food shortages.

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Rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week on a drug trafficking charge in central Florida in his latest run-in with law enforcement.

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Kéré Architecture’s first built work in South America

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Kéré Architecture’s first built work in South America

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The new Climate Tech Map by Pentagram, led by Giorgia Lupi,

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The new Climate Tech Map by Pentagram, led by Giorgia Lupi,

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Botswana's former president Festus Mogae, who led the southern African country for a decade from 1998, winning praise for the fight against HIV/AIDS, has died at the age of 86, the presidency said on Friday.

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[Africa Check] Botswana has not cut off electricity supply or closed borders amid anti-migrant action in South Africa

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[Africa Check] Online posts falsely claim Cameroon leader Paul Biya appointed his son as vice president

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Boko Haram jihadists have killed 18 loggers in northeast Nigerian Borno state, local sources told AFP Thursday, as people displaced by jihadists struggle to feed their families amid worsening attacks.

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[Scrolla] Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has ordered Parliament to set up an impeachment committee to investigate the farm foreign money theft. EFF leader Julius Malema told party supporters outside court on Friday that the ANC voted to protect corruption and criminality.

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[Liberian Observer] The government, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), will today, Friday, May 8, officially launch a nationwide outreach campaign on the FY2026 National Budget under the framework of the Open Budget Initiative (OBI).

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- The FKF Women's Premier League (WPL) is heading toward a heart-stopping conclusion following a weekend of astronomical scorelines and tactical shifts that have left the title race wide open.