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[Liberian Investigator] The Capitol Building arson trial jolted forward this week when the state's first witness, Rafael Wilson, admitted that prosecutors spent weeks trying--and failing--to recruit defendant John Nyanti as a state witness. The disclosure, made under cross-examination at Criminal Court 'A'. The admission revived longstanding questions about the integrity of the investigation into the December 18, 2024, blaze that destroyed two floors of Liberia's Legislature.

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Zime Nxumalo, Founder of Zime Wezwe Creatives said, “The Women in Tech programme has been genuinely life-changing for my business. Beyond the funding, the

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame has promoted two senior officers to the rank of Brigadier General in a wave of promotions that elevates more than 20,000 soldiers across all ranks, the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF announced on Friday, December 12.

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Since South Sudan’s independence in 2011, the U.S. has provided over 9.5 billion dollars in assistance, while the government has collected roughly 25 billion dollars in oil revenue — with little improvement in public services.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Capitol Hill -- The House of Representatives sitting on the 18th and final day of the second session of the third quarter of the 55th Legislature endorsed the report of its Joint Committee on Ways, Means, and Public Accounts with the passage of the Draft 2026 National Budget.

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[FrontPageAfrica] A U.S. judge has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration custody, after he was mistakenly deported and returned to the United States to face criminal charges.

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The seventh edition of the Art of Technology Lagos (AOT Lagos 7.0) brought together policymakers, founders, investors, researchers, government

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[FrontPageAfrica] Capitol Hill -- The Liberian House of Representatives has approved a series of high-profile oil and mining agreements, including deals with Ivanhoe/HPX, TotalEnergies, and the controversial Oranto Oil, sparking criticism from some lawmakers who questioned the rationale and transparency behind the combined vote.

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[Daily Maverick] The flight of specialist doctors from the public health sector in Gauteng points to another looming crisis that will affect patients, staff and those training to be specialists.

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[Nyasa Times] Malawi is in the grip of a terrifying rainy season that has already claimed 14 lives and left more than 8,096 households counting the wreckage of shattered homes and broken futures. What began as routine seasonal rainfall has quickly turned into a national nightmare.

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The United Nations refugee agency recorded 40,000 new arrivals of Congolese refugees in Burundi between 5 and 11 December.

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This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

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[UN News] More than half a million people have now been uprooted by escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) the UN said on Thursday, warning that the M23 rebel offensive is driving a rapidly worsening humanitarian emergency.

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The assembly is expected to shape solutions to challenges ranging from melting glaciers to rising seaweed blooms and the environmental footprint of emerging technologies.

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The IOC took a significant step towards reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports on Thursday by advising governing bodies to let the countries’ youth teams and athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto is presiding over the country's 62nd Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium, where thousands of Kenyans have gathered to mark the anniversary of Kenya's transition into a republic on December 12, 1964.

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Marriott International has made its debut in The Democratic Republic of the Congo with the openings of Protea Hotel by Marriott Kinshasa and Four Points

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The team is making a record-extending 17th successive appearance at Africa’s premier international tournament and will be looking to build momentum on the continental stag

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Russia says seven people were injured when drone debris hit a Tver apartment block during a large overnight wave of attacks reported across several regions.

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[GroundUp] There were 1.9-million unsolved cases by the end of the 2024 financial year

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[allAfrica] COP30 will be remembered less for what it achieved and more for what it avoided. The summit closed without a single new commitment to phase out fossil fuels, the very issue driving global heating. The BBC called it "one of the most divisive COPs in three decades," and rightly so. Yet beneath the diplomatic failures lies a deeper structural flaw: global climate action remains profoundly misaligned with the human capacity required to implement it. Nowhere is this more evident than in Africa.