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[Leadership] The widow of a teacher, who was also the Chief Security Officer of Government Girls' Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, Amina Hassan Makuku, has explained how her husband was shot dead in her presence.

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[New Times] The government has begun construction of the National Veterinary Reference Laboratory, a high-security biosafety level three (BSL-3) facility that will strengthen the country's capacity to detect and respond to animal and zoonotic diseases.

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[UN News] Ending hunger by 2030 would cost just $93 billion a year -- less than one per cent of the $21.9 trillion spent on military budgets over the past decade, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

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[UN News] Expanding terrorist networks, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services in West Africa and the Sahel are a growing concern worldwide.

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[UN News] UNICEF has strongly condemned a deadly attack on a school in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria, which left the Vice-Principal dead and resulted in the reported abduction of at least 25 students.

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[The Conversation Africa] Travelling on Africa's roads comes with many challenges. The biggest is arriving at your destination safely. The continent is one of the hotspots of global road trauma. Its traffic deaths account for about one quarter of the global number of victims, despite having less than 4% of the world's vehicle fleet.

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[The New Humanitarian] Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo -- "It is a bona fide police state that focuses only on security and neglects all other areas of life."

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Thousands of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict, BBC Global Women finds.

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She said the protests had tarnished the country’s image and reduced its chances of getting international loans.

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[IMF] Increasing government revenue and better managing debt can help foster resilience and accelerate growth

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Details of the agreement with the Trump administration have not been disclosed, and the government faces court action from lawyers who claim it is unconstitutional.

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Africa.com is pleased to extend a special invitation to join the livestream of the 19th Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Lecture, a signature event that brings

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[Botswana Daily News] Lotlhakane East -- Lack of knowledge on the use of precision farming implements such as the technologically advanced planters by self-taught operators has been identified as one of the primary challenges for local farmers.

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[Premium Times] "I want to call on President Trump.... What is at stake is not just genocide against Christians, he should come and save democracy in Nigeria. Democracy is under threat. I am calling on all other developed nations, all advanced democracies, come and save Nigeria, come and save democracy," he said.

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[Premium Times] "For us in PDP, I have said it and I want to say it emphatically that if it means that we'll lay down our lives for democracy to strive and survive in Nigeria, we are prepared to do that," he said.

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[Premium Times] The lawmakers asked the Ministry of Defence and the service chiefs direct a robust and well-coordinated operation in the affected areas.

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[Premium Times] Suspected terrorists have abducted Bobbo Paschal, the parish priest of St. Stephen Parish of the Catholic Church in Kushe Gugbu, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

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[Premium Times] A renowned journalist and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Akwa Ibom State, Michael Bush, has accused Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom of "deceiving" the people with his "Akwa Ibom United" political slogan.

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[Africa Check] Ignore fake statement explaining why Kenya's ex-deputy president Gachagua hasn't visited late politician Odinga's home

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[Africa Check] Ugandan opposition politician Zahara Luyirika didn't endorse president Museveni - viral image doctored

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[Africa Check] Nigerian politician Atiku Abubakar denies gifting internet-famous soldier Ahmed Yerima a car