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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A three-judge bench has dismissed a petition seeking to declare Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo unfit to hold office over claims that he defected from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), the party on which he was elected in the 2022 General Election.

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[Vanguard] Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba or 2face, has spoken publicly about the growing tensions surrounding his marriage to Natasha, accusing members of his family of worsening the situation under the guise of trying to "save" him.

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[GroundUp] Communications authority says the company altered contract terms without prior communication

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South Africa extend head coach Rassie Erasmus' contract until the end of the 2031 Rugby World Cup.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a TV show Thursday that she was recommending a travel ban on any country ''that's been flooding our nation with killers, leeches, and entitlement junkies"

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia's Arts and Culture Ambassador, Amb. Kekura Kamara, says preparations are in high gear for the inaugural Dugbor Arts and Culture Peace Festival, a national cultural celebration expected to bring together scores of artists from the culture, musical and artistic industries.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberian Senate has concurred with the House of Representatives in approving a major road concession agreement between the Government of Liberia and Parvifort AL Association, Inc. and Parvifort (S.L) Ltd., targeting key road corridors across the Western and Northern regions under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- As the House of Representatives, through its Committee on Ways, Means, Finance, and Development Planning, reviews the Draft National Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, Montserrado County District #17 Representative Bernard Blue Benson Jr. is calling for the allocation of US$500,000 to support Liberia's creative industry.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Assistant Minister for Planning and Development at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Wellington Barchue, has urged line ministries and agencies to intensify their efforts ahead of the upcoming first-year reporting deadline for the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID).

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[FrontPageAfrica] In a major leap for African aviation, Morocco's national airline, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), announced on Thursday that it will inaugurate a historic nonstop route between Casablanca and Los Angeles beginning June 7, 2026.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Orange Money Liberia has announced the use of Orange Money to buy and send digital gift cards with instant delivery to mobile phones. Available now on Orange Money, Amazon digital gift cards - instantly, seamlessly, securely, and conveniently delivered to mobile phones via SMS.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The House of Representatives has summoned the Liberia National Police (LNP), the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS), and the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) to appear before plenary next Tuesday, December 10, to explain the cause of the tragic Duport Road fire that claimed the lives of nearly an entire family.

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Its three-times a week route from Casablanca will begin operating days before the opening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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[New Dawn] Gbarnga -- A growing wave of concern is sweeping through Gbarnga as motorcyclists sound the alarm over the rising danger posed by vehicles routinely parked along major streets in the city's heart.

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[New Dawn] Monrovia -- A new policy paper from the Agenda for Liberia's Transformation (ALT) is shaking the national conversation on governance, warning that Liberia's public sector is so bloated, fragmented, and structurally defective that meaningful development is impossible without sweeping reforms.

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[New Dawn] The House of Representatives has summoned the Liberia National Fire Service (LNFS), the Liberia National Police (LNP), and the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) to appear before Plenary next Tuesday to provide a comprehensive update on the tragic fire incident that claimed the lives of five people in the Duport Road area on November 14, 2025.

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[New Dawn] The office of former President George M. Weah has strongly criticized the ruling Unity Party (UP), accusing it of using "lies and deceptions" as a political tool to ascend to power in Liberia.

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[allAfrica] COP11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was supposed to be a routine gathering -- another closed-door meeting where small expert groups draft decisions, which are later rubber-stamped by member states. Instead, it became something far more significant: a moment of awakening, resistance, and reassertion of sovereignty, especially from African nations that have long been expected to sit quietly at the margins of global health policy.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has lauded the signing of the Washington Peace Agreement between Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, calling it a 'new dawn' for the two nations and the wider Great Lakes region.

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[Liberian Observer] The ongoing arson trial involving former Speaker, Cllr Fonati Koffa and six other defendants including three sitting lawmakers has taken a significant development.

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Billed as a historic pact brokered by US President Donald Trump, the deal has been welcomed by some Congolese, while others have criticized it, citing ongoing fighting even after the signing of the peace deal.