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Zimbabwe: Opposition Says 'No' to Constitutional Amendment As Zanu-PF Resolves to Extend Mnangagwa's Term to 2030

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[New Zimbabwe] The country's alternative to the ruling establishment has reacted angrily over Zanu PF's resolution passed in Mutare to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure by two years to 2030.

Namibia: Namibia Declares Mpox Outbreak After First Confirmed Case

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[Namibian] The Ministry of Health and Social Services has declared an mpox outbreak in Namibia after confirming the country's first case in Swakopmund on Friday.

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Survival, Prosperity Linked to Red Sea, Nile Basin

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) has stressed that Ethiopia's survival and overall prosperity are profoundly intertwined with the Red Sea and the Nile Basin.

Kenya: Raila Odinga Laid to Rest With 17-Gun Salute and Air Force Fly-Past in State Burial

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga was on Saturday accorded a 17-gun salute and a Kenya Air Force fly-past during his state burial at Kang'o Ka Jaramogi in Bondo, Siaya County.

Zimbabwe: Prospect Targets Doubling Revenue - As Lithium Sulphate Plant Nears Completion

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[The Herald] Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe expects to more than double its revenue once the group's lithium sulphate plant, designed to process concentrates into higher-value lithium salts in the first quarter of 2026, comes into production.

Nigeria: Victims of Separatist Violence Oppose Calls for Nnamdi Kanu's Release

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[Leadership] The Forum of Victims of Separatist Violence (FVSV), a coalition representing families of slain civilians, traders, farmers and security personnel, has voiced strong opposition to recent calls for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Nigeria: Nigerians Don't Want Coups, Say Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum

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[Leadership] Regional groups in Nigeria, including Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum and Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), have declared that Nigerians do not want a military coup to truncate the country's democratic governance.

Nigeria: Five Years After #EndSARS, Has Anything Really Changed in the Nigerian Police?

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[This Day] Five years after the #EndSARS protests shook Nigeria and forced the disbandment of the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the question still lingers: has anything truly changed within the nation's police force? Despite promises of reform, new laws, and countless panels of inquiry, reports of extortion, brutality, and impunity remain stubbornly familiar. Sunday Ehigiator reflects opinions of the youth population, security experts, and human rights activists on whether the movement that once

Nigeria: Unicef, U.S. Donors Canvass More Collaboration, Investment in Eradication of Tropical Diseases

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[This Day] Osogbo -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) at the weekend sought for more collaboration and investment in the eradication of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the country.

Zambia: Guns, Gangs and Gold - the Battle for Zambia's Riches

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[GroundUp] Social media posts have triggered a rush of gold diggers

Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu to Host Global Summit On Blue Economy, Coastal Resilience Ahead COP30

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[This Day] Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Sunday reaffirmed the state's commitment to advancing sustainable growth through innovation and investment in resilience as it hosts the 2025 International Climate Change Summit.

Zimbabwe: Regional Unity Will Collapse Sanctions - President

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[The Herald] Combined efforts by Zimbabwe and its neighbours in SADC will lead to the collapse of the illegal economic sanctions that were imposed on the country by the United States and its Western allies, President Mnangagwa said.

Zimbabwe: Smuggling of Drugs Between Zimbabwe and South Africa a Two-Way Menace

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[The Herald] Makhado, South Africa -- TWO days after a South African minister expressed concern after a large number of anti-retroviral drugs were found at the scene of a bus accident in Limpopo earlier this week, two South Africans were jailed six years for conniving to smuggle drugs worth R7million from Zimbabwe via Beitbridge border post.

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Rallies Zanu-PF to 'Wholeheartedly Serve the Masses' Towards Economic Prosperity

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[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged Zanu PF members to observe their sacred duty to work hard inorder to ensure prosperity of ordinary citizens.

South Africa: 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' Is Corporate Gaslighting - the Real Change Must Come From the Fossil Fuel Industry

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[The Conversation Africa] "Reduce, reuse, recycle." For more than 50 years, those three Rs have been the world's go-to environmental mantra.

Nigeria: Should Boko Haram Fighters Be Given a Second Chance in Society? We Asked 2,000 Young Nigerians

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[The Conversation Africa] Across the world, the question of how to deal with former fighters remains urgent. From Nigeria and Iraq to Syria and the Sahel, governments are wrestling with how to bring people who once fought for violent groups back into society. Reintegrating ex-fighters - after appropriate punishment - is unavoidable. This is because alternatives such as indefinite detention, capital punishment or abandonment are unsustainable and risk fuelling future cycles of violence.

Africa: Crisis in Eastern DR Congo - the Congolese Govt and M23 Rebels in a Standoff Over Migration

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[African Arguments] The authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebels, who control large swathes of Congolese territory, are locked in a new standoff over the delivery of migration documents.

Central African Republic: '3R' Combatants in the Northwest Lay Down Their Arms

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[UN News] As the disarmament team approached, combatants from the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) armed group stood in two orderly lines expectantly, youthful faces and greying heads alike.

Africa: How 'Conflict-Free' Minerals Are Used in the Waging of Modern Wars

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[The Conversation Africa] Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential to the comforts of everyday life. Our phones, laptops and electric vehicles would not function without them.

Ex-Kenyan leader Raila Odinga buried after days of memorial events

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The long-time opposition leader died aged 80 in India, where he had been receiving medical treatment.

Nigeria: Regina Daniels's Marriage, Eve Esin's Wedding, Iya Ile Okan's Death, Other Ent Stories Last Week

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[Premium Times] A round-up of top entertainment stories you might have missed last week.

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