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Kenya: Autopsy Due As Questions Emerge Over Cyrus Jirongo Death

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The postmortem report into the death of former Lugari MP the late Cyrus Jirongo was set for Monday, even as questions continue to swirl around the circumstances surrounding his death, according to his family.

Sudan: Drone Attack Kills 6 UN Peacekeepers from Bangladesh

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[DW] Sudan's military blamed the paramilitary RSF for the strike, which in turn denied responsibility. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that such attacks "may constitute war crimes."

Morocco: Morocco Flash Floods Leave 21 Dead

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[DW] Sudden and heavy rainfall in Safi, Morocco, led to deadly flash-floods on Sunday. Forecasters are predicting more rain in the country.

South Africa: Western Cape Urges Compliance With Water Restrictions - South African News Briefs - December 15, 2025

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Somalia: UN Security Council Renews Sanctions Panel On Al-Shabaab in Somalia

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[Shabelle] New York -- The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously renewed the mandate of the panel monitoring sanctions on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab, Azernews reports, citing Anadolu Agency.

Somalia: Somalia's Prime Minister Reshuffles Cabinet, Appoints New Ministers

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre has carried out a cabinet reshuffle, appointing new ministers and removing some from their previous positions, a government statement said Sunday.

Somalia: Severe Drought in Puntland Drives Up Food Prices, Worsens Living Conditions

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[Shabelle] Garowe, 14 December 2025 -- A severe drought in Somalia's Puntland region has pushed up the cost of essential food items, leaving residents struggling with worsening living conditions, local officials said Sunday.

Congo-Kinshasa: Statement By Unicef On Children Displaced By Escalating Violence in Eastern DRC

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[Unicef] Kinshasa/Bujumbura/New York -- "UNICEF is deeply alarmed by the rapid escalation of hostilities in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee for safety, both within DRC and across borders into Burundi and Rwanda.

Kenya: Jirongo Funeral Committee Seeks Answers, Insists He Left Karen to Gigiri Not Naivasha

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Fresh questions have emerged over the final movements of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, with his funeral committee demanding answers from investigators even as police maintain he died in a head-on collision with a passenger bus along the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway.

Somalia: Somaliland President Visits Borama Unrest Victims Hospital

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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa, Somaliland -- Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi "Irro" on Sunday visited Hargeisa General Hospital to see several people injured during recent unrest in the western city of Borama, officials said.

Somalia: Somaliland, France Move to Deepen Ties As Heritage Project Launched

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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa, Dec. 14 -- Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi "Irro" on Sunday held talks with France's Deputy Ambassador to Kenya, Romain Joly, and a large French delegation on an official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation, officials said.

Kenya: Why the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway Remains One of Kenya's Deadliest Roads

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[Capital FM] Long before the crash that claimed the life of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo, the Nakuru-Naivasha Highway carried a reputation that motorists spoke of in wary tones. It is a road of movement and momentum -- trucks grinding up the escarpment, buses racing to beat dawn, private cars weaving through the Rift Valley -- but also a road of tragedy, where a single mistake can turn fatal within seconds.

Nigeria: Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons Urged

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[Leadership] In observance of World Human Rights Day, the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), Sahara Deck, Abuja Municipal, visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in New Kuchingoro, Abuja, distributing essential supplies and calling for long-term solutions for the camp's residents.

Nigeria: Military Winning War in North West, Kills Notorious Bandit Kachalla

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[Leadership] In a fresh onslaught against bandits in the eastern senatorial district of Sokoto State, the combined security operatives have neutralized a notorious bandit, Kachalla Na'Allah, in Isa local government area of the state.

Nigeria: Tinubu Condemns Violence At Tiv Day Celebration, Warns Against Thuggery

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[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has advised Benue State people, especially the youths, not to allow politicians use them as thugs, even as the Tiv Day celebration in Gboko local government area e turned bloody.

Nigeria: Federal Revenue Service Clarifies MOU With French Agency, Denies Granting France Data Access

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[Leadership] As Northern Elders Forum, African Democratic Congress demand termination

Africa: Parliaments Can Help Create Inclusive Prosperity in Africa

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[This Day] Africa stands at a historic inflection point. In the next 25 years, another one billion people will be added to our continent's population, making Africa home to one in four human beings on earth. Yet the structure of most African economies today is almost exactly the same as it was at independence six decades ago: overwhelmingly primary-commodity dependent, minimally industrialised, and dangerously vulnerable. The question before us is no longer whether Africa needs structural economic transformation.

Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala, Sanusi, Others Urge Nigerians to Resist Bad Governance

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[Leadership] The director-general, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the 16th Emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Muhammadu Sanusi II, deputy director/co-founder, EiE Nigeria, Mrs Yemi Adamolekun, among others, have charged Nigerians, particularly the youth, to unite against bad governance by speaking up to correct societal ills in the country.

Nigeria: NMDPRA CEO Must Be Probed, Prosecuted for Graft, Economic Sabotage - Dangote

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[This Day] President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, yesterday, doubled down on his criticism of the regulator of the Nigerian downstream oil sector, calling for an investigation and prosecution of Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, over alleged economic sabotage and undermining of domestic refining in the country.

West Africa: Tinubu Canvasses United Ecowas Front Against Unconstitutional Change of Govt

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[This Day] President Bola Tinubu has tasked leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to take decisive and collective action against unconstitutional changes of government.

South Africa: Literacy Crisis - Why Makhanda Matters

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[GroundUp] Two interventions show what can and what can't be done

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