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[Agenzia Fides] Vatican City -- The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kpalimé presented by His Excellency Mgr. Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou.

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Kinshasa, in a statement, accused Kigali of breaching international conventions, including those on genocide, racial discrimination, and torture.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Internal Audit Agency (IAA) has launched the Internal Audit Regulations and the Public Sector Internal Audit Compliance Checklist, marking what officials described as a major step toward strengthening transparency, accountability, and public financial management across government.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has described land reform as a critical nation-building agenda as officials celebrated the successful completion of the Swedish-funded Sustainable Land Services in Liberia (SLSL) Project, which has transformed the country's land governance system.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Vice President Jeremiah Koung has announced President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's intention to seek a second term in the 2039 Presidential and Legislative Elections and said he will serve as the president's campaign manager.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Sanniquellie -- As Liberians joined the world to celebrate Public Service Day, the program in Sanniquellie City, Nimba County briefly turned tense when the Religious Adviser to the Nimba County Superintendent, Madam Kou Meapeh Gono, Rev. Joe G. Wallace and Civil Service Agency Director General Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr. exchanged sharp words during the invocation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government plans to ease restrictions on airlines and increase flight frequencies into Kenya as part of efforts to raise annual tourist arrivals from 2.7 million to 5 million by 2028.

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Somalia’s Second Deputy Prime Minister was deported from Kenya on Thursday over allegations of passport fraud, according to numerous reports.

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In exile, he imagined a different Africa in his music, while being exposed to new realities abroad.

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Strong Bridge centre in Bujumbura has helped hundreds of young people recover since it opened its doors in 2021.

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It relates to a 17-year-old girl - four men including her father and husband face years in jail if convicted.

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The report also details alleged abuses against Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank, including arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violence.

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Timbuktu has been without water or electricity for four days, according to a report by RFI. A monthlong fuel shortage has brought the Malian city’s thermal power station to a halt - shutting down basic services.

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A Moroccan court handed prison sentences to 29 people, including prominent politicians and sports and business figures, in an international drug trafficking and corruption scandal that has rocked the country.

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Madeleine Nseke Sissako has big ambitions to make Cameroon "one of the biggest cricket-playing nations in Africa and globally".

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Russian missile and drone strikes set an office building ablaze in central Zaporizhzhia on 26 June, injuring at least nine people and triggering a major emergency response.

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[Nile Post] Traders operating at the Mpondwe-Lhubiriha border in Kasese District are facing mounting financial losses following the temporary closure of the border point, which was introduced several weeks ago as part of government measures to contain the spread of the Ebola outbreak.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto joined thousands of Madagascans at Barea Stadium in Antananarivo on Thursday to mark the country's 66th Independence Day, using the occasion to reaffirm Kenya's commitment to strengthening bilateral ties anchored on shared history, trade and maritime cooperation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Court of Appeal (CoA) has lifted conservatory orders that had suspended the government's planned sale of a 15 percent stake in Safaricom to South Africa's Vodacom, allowing the transaction to proceed.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More than 200 young people arrested during Thursday's nationwide commemoration of the 2024 Gen Z protests have been released on a cash bail of Sh1,000 each, following court proceedings that also saw the unconditional release of a mother and her seven-month-old baby.