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[HRW] The fall of Uvira, the second largest city in South Kivu province, to the Rwandan-backed armed group March 23 Movement (M23) on 10 December must catalyse the European Union (EU) and its member states' response to the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Our organizations - Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) - call on the EU and its member states to redouble action on the conflict in

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[Vanguard] The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says that Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) metered more than 187,000 new consumers in September and October.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 41 people in a joint operation with the Bank of Ghana to clamp down on illegal foreign exchange trading in parts of Accra.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Education Service has released all outstanding feeding grants for Special Schools across the country.

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[Nile Post] NRM flag bearers and leaders in Mubende District have intensified mobilisation efforts ahead of President Yoweri Museveni's scheduled visit on December 15.

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[Nile Post] Deputy Inspector General of Government Dr. Patricia Achan Okiria has urged young people to take an active role in fighting corruption, warning that the country continues to lose trillions of shillings annually to graft.

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[Nile Post] Civil society organisations, researchers, and policy actors from the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) are calling for urgent reforms to strengthen Domestic Resource Mobilisation (DRM) across the two regions.

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[Nile Post] The Buganda Kingdom has confirmed the completion of major reconstruction works at the Kasubi Royal Tombs, marking a significant milestone in the restoration of one of Uganda's most treasured cultural heritage sites.

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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released the video with its report on its investigation into the mishap.

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The Somali flag was flown outside a school building in reaction to Donald Trump referring to Minnesota’s Somali community as "garbage."

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A federal judge ordered Friday that U.S. immigration officials could not detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia, hours after his release from immigration detention

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Thousands of new Congolese refugees continue to cross the border into neighbouring Burundi to escape fighting in eastern Congo.

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A Ghanaian social media personality known as Abu Trica, real name Frederick Kumi, has been arrested over claims he helped run a romance scam that stole more than $8 million (£5.9m) from older Americans.

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[Daily News] Dodoma -- Plans are underway for the construction of seven sports schools countrywide, the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports has revealed.

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[Daily News] Nairobi -- EAST Africa faces the worsening climate extremes, where recent droughts and floods are said to have wiped out about 10 million livestock worth 2bn US Dollars, crippling livelihoods from 2020 to 2022.

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[Daily News] Nairobi -- EXPERTS have called for a greater inclusion of children in climate action, saying their perspectives are crucial in planning for a changing environment.

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[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Tanzanian government, through the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA), has officially launched a new system that enables Tanzanian citizens to obtain birth certificates within 48 hours.

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The Algiers Agreement, signed 25 years ago, ended a bloody border conflict between the two countries in the Horn of Africa. But more recently, tensions have been rising again.

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[Daily News] Dar Es Salam -- THE Independent Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the unrest during and after the October 29th General Elections has officially begun its work and called on citizens to provide information, evidence, opinions, and recommendations that will aid in its investigation.

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[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Dar es Salaam Regional Police Command has confirmed the detention of former Minister Geofrey Mwambe since the night of December 7, 2025, when he was arrested in the Tegeta area, Kinondoni, over allegations related to unspecified criminal offenses that are still under investigation.

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[Nigeria Health Watch] Africa's health sector is facing an unprecedented funding crisis, driven in part by a sharp decline in external health aid, which has fallen by 70% between 2021 and 2025. This shortfall is made worse by a rapidly expanding debt burden in African countries. In 2025, African countries are projected to spend about USD 81 billion on debt repayments, a figure that exceeds anticipated foreign funding inflows. These converging pressures critically undermine the fiscal capacity needed to build resilient health