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On Tuesday, a Dutch court sentenced an Eritrean man to 20 years in prison for running a human trafficking network in which migrants were tortured, and their families extorted.

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[The Point] According to media reports the CAF disciplinary Committee will meet today to examine problems surrounding the final of the AFCON played Sunday 18 January 2026 in Rabat between Morocco and Senegal and after the finals.

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[Nile Post] Security has arrested a man who threatened to harm supporters of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) ahead of the January 14 general elections.

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Pix of the Day January 27, 2026

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The African nation argues it is owed payments but Downing Street says it will fight the case.

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[Africa Check] No second internet shutdown announced by Uganda Communications Commission, ignore social media claims

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[New Era] Due to continuous rainfall, sections of the road between Bwabwata National Park and Kongola, as well as approximately 30 kilometres from Kongola towards Katima Mulilo, have developed potholes and sustained other forms of road surface damage.

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[Vanguard] Ado-Ekiti-The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State Police Command has recovered a total number of 558 cattles from 16 suspected cattle rustlers.

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The Club des Dauphins de Ngor, just outside Dakar, is helping people with reduced mobility ease pain and improve their physical health.

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[Daily Maverick] The ongoing redevelopment proposals for the Oude Molen Precinct in Cape Town reveal a deeper fault line in South Africa's heritage governance: the uneasy relationship between formal heritage impact assessment processes and the lived, intangible meanings communities attach to place.

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[Premium Times] Ndidi's club, Turkish side Besiktas, confirmed the sad news in a statement released on Tuesday

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A total of 3,422 Ethiopians returned to the country over the past week from Saudi Arabia, bringing the number of citizens repatriated since September 2025 to 45,093, the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs said.

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Guinea's newly elected president, former junta leader Mamady Doumbouya, has appointed a prime minister to the west African country's government less than two weeks after being sworn in.

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Franco-Chadian military relations have been strained after Chad abruptly ended its defence agreement with France.

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Wine went into hiding shortly after Uganda's disputed presidential election on Jan. 15. An internet shutdown marred the vote, and the failure of biometric voter identification kits meant to prevent ballot stuffing.

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Prosecutors allege the oil executives paid millions of dollars to Denis Sassou Nguesso and his family.

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[Scrolla] South African National Parks reopened Phalaborwa Gate on Monday. Phabeni Gate opens Tuesday. Bateleur Bush Camp reopens Wednesday. Satara is open. Letaba and Shingwedzi rest camps and Pafuri Border Post remain closed due to flood damage. Visitors must not remove safety barricades.

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[Premium Times] This is the second time in less than five days that Nigeria's national grid has suffered a disturbance resulting in a nationwide power outage.

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[RFI] South Africa has decided to "temporarily withdraw" from the G20, after a request by the United States. Washington takes on the rotating presidency for the year 2026, following on from South Africa in 2025. This comes after more than a year of bilateral tensions which Pretoria hopes to ease by taking a step back.

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[Premium Times] The court ordered FCTA workers to return to work from their nearly two weeks strike.

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The Egyptian Parliament says it’s working on legislation to regulate children’s exposure to what it called the “digital chaos” of social media.