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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Vice President of the African Development Bank Dr. Abdul Kamara has reaffirmed the commitment by the bank to fund the Standard Gauge Railway project in Uganda.

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[Liberian Observer] The Chairman of the National Human Trafficking Taskforce of Liberia and Minister of Labour, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., has welcomed the sentencing of Ms. Esther Asuaquo, a Nigerian national, to ten (10) years imprisonment for human trafficking.

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[New Dawn] Monrovia, June 1, 2026 -- Liberia's delegation to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings, led by Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has held high-level talks with AfDB Acting Vice President Dr. Abdul B. Kamara to advance regional integration, infrastructure delivery, and cross-border trade in the Mano River Union.

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[Nile Post] Two people, both female and yet to be identified, were killed on the spot while several others sustained injuries in a road crash in Mityana Municipality after a vehicle reportedly lost control and rammed into pedestrians.

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Celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain’s historic Champions League triumph quickly gave way to scenes of violence across France, with nearly 900 arrests, 180 injured police officers and one death.

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[Leadership] The national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers ( NUT) , has directed all primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to embark on an indefinite strike over the continued captivity of teachers and pupils abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state.

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Diabetes is one of South Africa’s most urgent and fastest-growing health challenges, and early action remains the strongest defence against its

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[Capital FM] Wajir -- President William Ruto has directed the Ministry of Education to begin consultations aimed at formally integrating Madrasa, Duksi, and pastoral instruction programmes into Kenya's basic education framework, in a move expected to expand access to education for thousands of children in marginalised communities.

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[Nile Post] Opposition politician Muwanga Kivumbi has appeared before the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court in Kampala for the hearing of his bail application in a terrorism case arising from the aftermath of the January 2026 presidential elections.

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[Nile Post] The leadership of the International Crimes Division (ICD) Court has agreed with both the defence and prosecution teams to reduce the number of people attending proceedings in the terrorism case involving Muwanga Kivumbi and 23 co-accused persons.

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Africa FinTech Forum 2026 to Convene Industry Leaders in Nairobi to Drive Financial Innovation and Inclusion The 7th Africa FinTech Forum will take place

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Project management professionals have called for stronger execution of government projects following the tabling of Kenya's proposed Sh4.8 trillion budget for the 2026/27 financial year, the largest in the country's history.

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Smart Glasses: By Allan Juma, Lead Cyber Security Engineer at ESET In 2025, EssilorLuxottica and Meta sold more than seven million Ray-Ban and Oakley

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Biodiversity Is Business: As the global biodiversity crisis deepens, the need for action has never been more urgent. Biodiversity loss is no longer a

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Guineans voted on Sunday in legislative and municipal elections marking a new step towards a return to democratic rule after a 2021 coup, despite severe restrictions on civil liberties and an opposition boycott.

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[Leadership] The Lagos State Government has raised concerns about Nigeria's deepening housing crisis, warning that the country's housing deficit could reach nearly 28 million units in the coming years if urgent interventions are not sustained.

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[Leadership] Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to publicly distance himself from reports linking him to a presidential ticket allegedly being promoted by a political group.

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Longhorn Grasshoppers: The annual harvest of senene, the East African longhorn grasshopper, has begun in Tanzania’s northwestern Kagera Region, drawing

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The major debate currently surrounding artificial intelligence in higher education asks whether AI should be policed. But in focusing so heavily on

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The Breaking Down Borders Africa Tour kicks off with a slate of ten new African countries, almost a decade after the tour’s acclaimed first outing, with

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[Scrolla] · Nkosikhona Ndabandaba says the 30 June deadline for undocumented migrants to leave South Africa will not lead to violence or looting.