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[New Times] For many people, the current conflict in eastern DR Congo is a distant political story--another headline about rebels, armies, and negotiations. But for some of us, it is deeply personal. It brings back memories that predate the ongoing war and reminds us that the tensions now erupting into violence were woven into everyday life for decades.

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[New Times] When Ange Merveille Uwitonze joined a recruitment process shortly after graduation from the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA), she did not expect a classroom lesson to become her strongest asset.

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[New Times] A court in Belgium has sentenced to 14 years in prison a Congolese woman found guilty of child trafficking, Belgian media reported.

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[Nile Post] A police officer has died on the spot after a speeding vehicle rammed into a checkpoint in Katakwi.

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Zambia has slammed its border shut to all South African livestock and related products in an urgent biosecurity move, as a devastating foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak spreads across South Africa, prompting Pretoria to declare a national disaster.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- The Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL) on Monday morning unveiled a 12-man team to represent the country at this week's Magical Kenya Open at the Karen Country Club.

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[Liberian Observer] Chinese Ambassador accredited to Liberia, Yin Chengwu, has praised the growing strategic partnership between Liberia and China, highlighting a year of tangible progress while outlining an ambitious roadmap for expanded cooperation across trade, infrastructure, and people-to-people exchanges.

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[New Dawn] Since the end of its devastating civil wars in 2003, Liberia has made strides toward a semblance of political stability and governance. However, recent developments indicate a worrying trend that could foreshadow a regression into chaos and conflict.

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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Police in Kisumu East Subcounty have arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 40-year-old man following a dispute allegedly over phone ownership in the Kibos area.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Experts have called for sustained and structured youth funding to anchor Kenya's climate resilience agenda, warning that without long-term investment in young innovators, the country risks deepening economic losses linked to climate change.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's sustainability agenda must expand beyond climate change mitigation to embrace governance reforms, ESG integration, sustainable finance and inclusive economic growth, speakers said during the Sustainability and Climate Action Breakfast held at Karura Forest.

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[Leadership] Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has confirmed that its core banking subsidiaries, The Alternative Bank (AltBank) and Sterling Bank, are fully recapitalised in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) revised minimum capital requirements, following final regulatory approvals received in January 2026.

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[Leadership] Benue State government has confirmed the rescue of nine children who were kidnapped from Saint John Catholic Church in Ojije, Utonkon community in Ado local government area during a midnight prayer session recently.

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On the second anniversary of his death, the Kremlin has rejected an assessment by European nations that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned while detained in an Arctic prison.

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Authorities say they have put in place contingency measures as a labour dispute affects travel.

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[ISS] The massive scale and fast pace of displacement cycles have overwhelmed support systems in Sudan and neighbouring countries.

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[IPS] Garissa, Kenya -- By 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, Hawa Hussein Farah is already watching the temperature climb. Awake since 6 a.m., she has prepared her three children for school before walking them to class and heading to Suuq Mugdi, an open-air market in Garissa town, to buy the fruit she will sell.

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[Daily News] ADDIS ABABA: The African Union (AU) has officially appointed President Samia Suluhu Hassan as the AU Champion for reproductive, maternal and child health, a prestigious continental role that recognises Tanzania's aggressive reforms in the health sector.

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[This Day] Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Saturday, inaugurated the Enugu Haier Factory, a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by the Chinese Haier Global Business in partnership with the state government.

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[This Day] Nigeria has unveiled a new Industrial Policy designed to revive dormant factories, strengthen domestic manufacturing, and reposition the country as a competitive industrial hub.

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[This Day] An Abuja based lawyer and rights activist, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) to probe former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, over corruption allegations and his handling of security during his tenure as governor.