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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung surprised everyone by playing drums to K-pop hits after formal talks in Tokyo.

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Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya returns to action for the first time in over a year when he faces Joe Pyfer in Seattle, Washington on 28 March.

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[Premium Times] The real question, then, is not whether women are ready for power. It is whether Nigeria is ready to stop pretending that exclusion is excellence.

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[New Times] Rwanda reported over 160,000 malaria cases in both October and November 2025, according to the latest data from the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) malaria programme, as the rainy season created conditions for mosquito breeding.

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[GroundUp] Celempilo Mduli was shot dead by rangers while fishing at night. Five years later, his family is still seeking answers.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prominent lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi has praised Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for highlighting corruption and mismanagement in Northern Kenya, suggesting the message is resonating strongly with local voters and could reshape political dynamics ahead of the 2027 elections.

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[Premium Times] With Nigeria's perfect record colliding against Morocco's defensive steel and home support, the semi-final promises tension, quality and moments that will define careers

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[Premium Times] The union said the majority of its members voted to sustain the strike, rejecting what it described as attempts to intimidate workers into submission.

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DP World has now supported 32 women across sub-Saharan Africa through the Solar Mamas programme.

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[Premium Times] First Bank had petitioned the EFCC, alleging that a system glitch led to the erroneous crediting of over N1.3 billion into the account of one of its customers, Ojo Kingsley.

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[HRW] Justice Stalled in 2009 Stadium Massacre Proceedings

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has launched the process to hire a Supreme Court judge to restore the court's full bench ahead of the 2027 Presidential Election.

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Flutterwave Inc. is betting its purchase of open-banking platform Mono Technologies Nigeria Ltd. will boost earnings and strengthen the case

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[Nile Post] The East African Community (EAC) has officially deployed its Election Observation Mission to Uganda ahead of the 2026 General Elections scheduled for Thursday, January 15.

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[CPJ] Ugandan journalist Ssematimba Bwegiire lost consciousness immediately after a security officer electrocuted him with a stun gun and pepper-sprayed him in the mouth. But he did not report the incident, reflecting widespread disillusionment among the media about authorities' commitment to press freedom in elections on January 15.

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More than 150,000 people fled two Kurdish-held pockets of the city in the five days of fighting that saw almost two dozen people killed.

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The Amazigh calendar places them almost a thousand years ahead of much of the rest of the world.

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[New Times] The story told about Central Africa is deceptively simple: Rwanda destabilizes DR Congo for minerals and regional dominance.

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[New Times] As President Évariste Ndayishimiye prepares to take on the chairmanship of the African Union, Burundi stands before a rare diplomatic crossroads, and so does the man himself. Leadership of the AU is more than a ceremonial rotation; it is a continental stage that exposes, amplifies, and ultimately defines a leader's stature far beyond his borders.

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[Daily Trust] Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has raised concerns over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's frequent foreign travels, claiming that the president spent about 196 out of the 365 days in 2025 outside Nigeria.

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[Nile Post] National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has condemned the reported shutdown of several leading civil society organisations (CSOs), describing the move as an attack on democracy and accountability just two days before Uganda's general elections.