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[New Dawn] Thousands of residents of Say-Town, a suburb of Monrovia, are now homeless following a court-ordered eviction linked to a long-running land dispute between Victoria Johnson Maxwell and Kwii S. Tarniah.

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[allAfrica] Nipah is a highly lethal virus that causes severe illness with a high fatality rate, and there are currently no approved vaccines or specific treatments. Scientists are increasingly seeing it as a potential global threat.

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[Scrolla] The US Justice Department released three million pages of documents about Jeffrey Epstein on 23 January showing the dinner invitation. Jacob Zuma was president for 10 months when he met Epstein at the Ritz Hotel during a UK state visit.

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[Nile Post] President Museveni has appointed Henry Lutwama as Special Presidential Assistant and Coordinator of the Bataka in Buganda, based at State House.

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[Nile Post] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has accepted a groundbreaking patent from Dei BioPharma Ltd., marking a significant milestone in the treatment of sickle cell disease.

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[Nile Post] Opposition political parties in the Bunyoro sub-region have accused the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) of denying their candidates a conducive environment to campaign during the recently concluded general elections.

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[Nile Post] Uganda Clays Limited (UCL) has paid tribute to the legacy of its outgoing Managing Director, Reuben Byaruhanga Tumwebaze, whose five-year tenure is being credited with one of the most significant turnarounds in the company's 70-year history.

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[Nile Post] Voters in Hoima City have said they are determined to continue voting out non-performing leaders, regardless of their seniority or financial strength during election campaigns.

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[Liberian Observer] Liberia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Madame Sara Beysolow Nyanti, on January 28, 2026, held official consultations at the U.S. Department of State with Mr. Nick Checker, Senior Bureau Official at the Bureau of African Affairs.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Heavy traffic was reported on major roads across Kenya after motorists began protests early today.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police on Monday morning fired tear gas canisters to disperse a group of Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators who had blocked Waiyaki Way in Westlands.

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Clinton Nyapara Mogesa is said to have been recruited in Qatar to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine.

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[Nigeria Health Watch] Ogwuche Thomas works as a facility manager at EHA Clinic, a private health clinic in Kano State. His job entails managing healthcare waste and keeping the hospital clean for the safety of health workers and patients who come to access care. Ogwuche was excited when the Kano Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA) invited him to learn about healthcare waste management. "This is a process we have been practicing, but we are always looking at ways of improving. I was excited to receive the

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The 24-year-old bagged her second-ever Grammy beating three Nigerians and a Ugandan.

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[Commonwealth Secretariat] The following statement was issued today by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Hon. Shirley Botchwey, on the devastating floods in Mozambique and across Southern Africa.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has called for the construction of a new airport, describing the current state of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) as an embarrassment to the country.

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Italy’s most famous carnival opened in Venice with a floating parade on the Grand Canal. Crowds watched as decorated boats and rowers in costume passed by. The carnival, themed “Olympus,” is tied to the 2026 Winter Olympics and runs until 17 February.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has issued a clarification on what constitutes a heatwave in major urban centres, seeking to address public confusion over rising daytime temperatures in recent weeks.

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[Premium Times] In October 2025, PREMIUM TIMES exclusively reported how the coup plotters marked key government officials for assassination and arrest.

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[Premium Times] These questionable and tragic episodes, as scary and avoidable as they are, feed the penchant for medical tourism to the US, UK, India and other countries by Nigerians who can afford it.

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[New Times] Rwanda's formal system of honouring national heroes, which was introduced after the liberation struggle and the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi draws from deep-rooted traditions of recognising courage and selfless service in Rwandan society.