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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) has announced the killing of a senior Al-Shabaab commander responsible for finance operations in the Banadir region.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia held a meeting to discuss the worsening drought affecting large parts of the country and issued a national appeal to the Somali people and the international community.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), with support from international partners, has carried out a targeted operation that destroyed major Al-Shabaab facilities in the Arabow area near the town of Bu'aale in the Middle Juba region, authorities said.

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[Shabelle] Kismayo -- Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam met with United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) special operations officers deployed in the Jubaland region, praising their role in strengthening security and combating the Al-Shabaab militant group, his office said.

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[Shabelle] Cairo -- Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdulsalam Ali, held formal consultations in Cairo with Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, highlighting the depth of the strategic relationship between the two countries, officials said.

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[Agenzia Fides] Kinshasa -- "US pressure has forced the M23 to withdraw from Uvira," local sources in the second largest city in South Kivu, which has been contested in recent weeks between Congolese armed forces and pro-Rwandan rebels, told Fides (see Fides, 29/12/2025).

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The 10-month programme could potentially open the door to financial support from the Fund.

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With Koko Networks shutting down its bioethanol fuel distribution system across Kenya, more than 3,000 Koko fuel points now stand idle, cutting off fuel access for over 1.5 million households that relied on the pay-as-you-go cooking system.

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For the first time in about five years, Malawi has managed to accumulate sufficient fuel stocks to last the country for 15 days. The government now wants to increase that number to 30 days - but the fuel shortage crisis is not yet over.

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Film-maker Akinola Davies Jr says he wanted to explore the depiction of father-son relationships.

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In a Dakar fishing village, a surf academy run by Black Girls Surf swaps waves for school, helping 20 girls return to education.

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[Africa Check] Altered image used to claim that Kenyan president's son bought an expensive car worth millions

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[Africa Check] Scam alert: fake advert claims Nigeria's food and drug regulator Nafdac is hiring

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[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Contrary to online claims, Nigeria's Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says undergraduates can register for the 2026 exam without terminating their current admission.

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[Daily Maverick] The current water outages in parts of Johannesburg caused by a multi-system failure have led to residents being without water for more than two weeks. Schools and businesses have been closed and residents have grown disillusioned with the City's apparent unwillingness to resolve the issue.

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Lt General Vladimir Alexeyev is the latest high-ranking military figure to be targeted in the capital since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Nigeria is reeling after one of its deadliest attacks in recent months. Gunmen stormed a village in Kwara State, killing at least 162 people, according to the Red Cross, as search teams continue to recover bodies. The massacre has once again highlighted the country’s deepening crisis of insecurity.

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The colonial police, made up of Nigerians and Europeans, shot dead workers striking for better conditions.

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Jeremiah Kithinji had never touched a computer before he finished high school. A decade later, he is teaching robotics, and even took a team of Kenyans from Laikipia county to the World Robotics Olympiad in Singapore.

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Seif al-Islam, who was shot dead on Tuesday, will be buried today in the town of Bani Walid which remains loyal to his family.

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The "Fugu" Frontline: Why Ghana’s Parliament Swapped Suits for Smocks