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[allAfrica] The Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) discourse in Africa has suffered major setbacks over the years due to persistent misinformation about nicotine, which continues to cloud public understanding. At the click of a button or tap of a smartphone screen, unverified health rumours can spread within seconds. Amid polarised policy debates and the absence of scientific voices, particularly from independent researchers and responsible industry scientists, the information gap continues to widen.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is in the United States to take part in the 2025 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, organised by the World Food Prize Foundation in Des Moines, Iowa.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In keeping with its commitment to upholding the highest standards of journalism and accountability, the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has announced the establishment of an Independent Panel of Journalism and Media Professionals to investigate complaints regarding certain operations of the Reporters Association of Liberia (RAL) and the Association of Judicial Reporters of Liberia (AJURL).

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[FrontPageAfrica] Gbarnga -- Bong County Senator Johnny Kpehe has donated an ambulance to the Bong County Health Team for onward delivery to the Yila Clinic in Kpaii District, fulfilling a promise he made during the clinic's dedication about a month ago.

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Mexico, Costa Rica, and Jamaica will also stage games. The US is the sole bidder to host the expanded tournament.

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[UCT] UCT hosted its inaugural Student Leadership Induction on 18 October, empowering newly elected student leaders not just with skills to fulfil their roles but also capacitating them to align their work to the university vision and strategy.

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[Radio Dalsan] Garowe -- The V⁠ice President of the P⁠untland State of Somalia, Ilyas Osm⁠an Lugatoor, hosted a luncheon for gover⁠nment officials fro⁠m Mudug Regi⁠on at the 22nd Farm area, on the out⁠skirts of the capit⁠al,⁠ Garowe.

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A drone attack struck the vicinity of Khartoum International Airport early Tuesday, casting doubt on authorities' plans to reopen the facility for domestic flights the following day after a 30-month closure due to Sudan's brutal civil war.

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[Scrolla] President Cyril Ramaphosa refuses to comment on claims that he backed disbanding a team looking into political killings. Police minister Senzo Mchunu and commissioner Fannie Masemola gave Members of Parliament conflicting stories about Ramaphosa's role in the task team's shutdown.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Senegalese President Diomaye Faye on Tuesday held bilateral talks with President William Ruto at State House, Nairobi, a day after gracing Kenya's Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kitui County as the chief guest.

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[The Herald] TRAGEDY struck along the Gweru-Zvishavane Road on Saturday night when a bus carrying 45 passengers rammed into a cow before colliding head-on with an oncoming vehicle, killing two people and injuring 19 others.

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[The Herald] RESEARCH and innovation are at the heart of Zimbabwe's development strategy, propelling the nation toward its Smart Zimbabwe 2030 Vision.

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[Premium Times] The singer was widely celebrated across northern Nigeria for contributing to traditional music and cultural preservation.

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[Leadership] The Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) said its eighth Triennial Delegates Conference would focus on Nigeria's aspiration to achieve a $1 trillion economy by 2030.

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[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name.

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[Health-e] Illegal mining has scarred the landscape of Thabo Village, Duduza in Ekurhuleni. Over the years, illegal miners have dug out sand to resell, leaving behind rows of open craters or pits that have become death traps.

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[Leadership] The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring Band A customers receive a minimum of 20 hours of electricity supply daily, with automatic compensation triggered if distribution companies fail to meet this standard.

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[Nyasa Times] Education has always been seen as the key to a better future. But for many children in Malawi, that dream has been hard to reach.

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Tanzania’s upcoming elections “risk becoming a procedural affair devoid of legitimacy,” international rights watchdog Amnesty International is warning.

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[Premium Times] Terrorists, locally known as bandits, abducted the locals from Buzugu and Rayau villages in the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

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The airport, out of action since war broke out two years ago, was due to reopen on Wednesday.