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[New Dawn] Paynesville -- The National Elections Commission (NEC) has outlined a series of post-election activities and ongoing engagements with international stakeholders and development partners as part of its preparations for the 2029 Presidential and legislative elections.

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Vladimir Stevanovic braves Serbia’s icy lakes and snowy ridges in shorts, using extreme cold as daily meditation that slows his mind and resets his body.

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[Liberian Observer] Despite Africa's vast mineral wealth, communities living closest to mining sites and within concessions remain among the poorest and most vulnerable. This paradox took the center stage at the Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI) 2026 taking place in Cape Town, South Africa where civil society organizations (CSOs) and inter-faith leaders called for urgent reforms to ensure extractive revenues genuinely support national resource mobilization and community development.

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Morocco plans to spend some $330 million on regions hit hardest by weeks of flooding across the country's north that have battered its key agricultural zones, the government said Thursday

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[Liberian Observer] The country's fight against corruption and the misuse of public funds entered a critical phase this week when the Supreme Court of Liberia reaffirmed that former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and several ex-officials are not shielded from prosecution under claims of National Security Council (NSC) immunity.

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[Liberian Observer] MNG Gold Liberia has firmly denied allegations of bribery influencing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report on a recent hydrochloric acid spill, describing the claims as "unimaginable" and beyond credibility.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC), together with the Ministry of Education (MoE), has launched the process to enact a new Education Sector Devolution Bill.

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[Premium Times] United Nigeria Airlines says a bird strike on one of its Airbus A320 aircraft led to precautionary inspections and flight delays at Port Harcourt International Airport.

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[New Times] The Chamber of Deputies on Thursday, February 12, approved the relevance of a new bill seeking to reform operations of the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR), in a move aimed at strengthening the Central Bank's independence and aligning it with international standards.

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Blessing Muzarabani claims a superb 4-17 as Zimbabwe held their nerve to stun Australia with a thrilling 23-run win in the T20 World Cup.

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[Liberian Observer] The long and contentious struggle over the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the country has re-emerged at the center of national debate as more than 17 human rights organizations, operating under the banner of the National Coalition Against Harmful Practices (NACAPH), intensify pressure on lawmakers to pass the Women and Girls Protection Act of 2025.

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[Africa Check] Abia state governor denies suing Nigeria at World Court over cargo airport

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[Africa Check] Fabricated graphic used to claim that Trump invited Kenyan politician Kalonzo Musyoka to White House

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Electric mobility firm Skoot Technology has launched a battery-swapping electric three-wheeler in Kenya, targeting urban tuk-tuk operators seeking to cut fuel costs.

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[Nile Post] The former Deputy Commander of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Land Forces, Major General Francis Takirwa, has been laid to rest at his ancestral home in Kashari Sayuni Rugarama, Bwizibwera-Rutooma Town Council, Mbarara district on Thursday.

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[263Chat] Opposition FreeZim Congress party has condemned proposals to amend the country's Constitution to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until 2030, warning that any such move would amount to a return to dictatorship.

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[Scrolla] Ramaphosa sent Water Minister Pemmy Majodina and Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa to Gauteng to deal with the water crisis. Ramaphosa will deploy soldiers within days to the Cape Flats to fight gang violence and to Gauteng for illegal mining.

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[Nile Post] The European Parliament has strongly condemned what it described as widespread intimidation, harassment, arbitrary detention, and violence following Uganda's general presidential and parliamentary elections held on January 15, 2026.

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The long route and harsh weather in the Atlantic can easily spell disaster for the people aboard.

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[Premium Times] Committee members expressed concern over how the agency had continued to operate despite the shortfall in funding.

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[Premium Times] Ukraine said the Nigerians joined the Russian army in mid to late 2025, after signing a contract with the country.