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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has declared that Kenya's next presidential election ought to be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, ruling that the Constitution requires the poll to be conducted on the second Tuesday of August in the fifth year following the previous General Election, and not after the fifth year as currently planned by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).

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Moroccan state media says Rabat will work with the EU to identify the children with a view to “their return to their homeland”.

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Uganda’s Parliament passed a motion on Thursday supporting President Museveni's decision to deploy soldiers to the Gaza Strip.

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For decades, African health systems were built to fight infectious diseases, and rightly so. Those investments have saved millions of lives and transformed

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South Africa generated more than $14.6 billion from exports of six key commodities during the first half of the year, underscoring the mining sector’s

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The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports of copper and cobalt concentrates as part of a broader strategy to promote domestic mineral processing and

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Ghana’s annual inflation rate slowed to 4.6% in July 2026 from 5.3% in June, marking the first decline in consumer price growth since March and highlighting

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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu signed an executive order in mid-2026 aimed at unifying oversight of the country’s fragmented digital asset sector, but

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Africa’s venture capital landscape is increasingly favoring established startups over early-stage companies as investors prioritize stronger returns and

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Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) says its plan to increase crude production to 2 million barrels per day by early 2031 remains on track after a

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The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has opened talks with Dangote Group over a possible secondary listing of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, as the company prepares

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Tanzania’s mining industry delivered strong growth in 2025, increasing its contribution to GDP to 10.3% from 7.8% a year earlier as higher commodity prices

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The African Trade and Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) aims to double its capital base to $2 billion within two years to support larger infrastructure

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Nigeria’s upstream petroleum regulator says the country could attract as much as $50 billion in offshore oil and gas investment by 2030, with at least 22 new

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The Confederation of African Football "unanimously reconfirmed" backing for embattled Gianni Infantino, thanking him for supporting the sport on the continent.

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UNICEF says the use of essential services has dropped by 42 per cent in the primary outbreak hotspots in the east of the country.

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Babies born as a result of rape are often unable to get a birth certificate, meaning a life-time of problems.

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National parks are among the world’s great shared spaces, but the cost of entering them can vary dramatically depending on who is visiting. Read more African

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On August 3, the United States will make its Visa Bond Program permanent. Under the State Department’s final rule, otherwise qualified applicants for B-1