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Madagascar: Govt Maps 59 Flood-Prone Areas in Tana River As Flood Risk Escalates Nationwide

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Interior and National Administration (MINA) has identified 59 flood-prone areas across Tana River County as heavy rains continue to trigger rising river levels and widespread flooding across the country.

Kenya: Death Toll From Floods Climbs to 18, With Eastern Region Worst Hit

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The death toll from ongoing floods across Kenya has risen to 18, with most fatalities attributed to drowning, as heavy rains continue to batter multiple regions, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration (MINA) has said.

Two us soldiers missing in morocco, feared to have fallen into ocean during training exercise

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The soldiers were participating in African Lion, the US military’s largest annual joint exercise in Africa, which brings together more than 10,000 personnel from more than 20 countries, including NATO allies

Uganda: Kabbyanga Defends Sovereignty Bill, Says Uganda Will Not Allow Foreign Interference

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[Nile Post] The Minister of State for Information, Communications Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, Godfrey Baluku Kabbyanga, has defended the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, stating that the legislation is intended to safeguard Uganda's national interests and prevent foreign interference in domestic affairs.

Uganda: Munyagwa Dismisses Sovereignty Bill As 'Unnecessary,' Urges Amendment of Existing Law

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[Nile Post] Former Common Man's Party presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa Sserunga has described the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, as "unnecessary," arguing that Uganda already has the Anti-Money Laundering Act to address related concerns.

Uganda: 28 Arrested in Kisoro Illegal Mining Crackdown, 25 Rwandan Nationals Among Suspects

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[Nile Post] Police in Kisoro District have arrested 28 people in an intelligence-led operation against illegal mining at Kirwa Wolfram Mines, with 25 of the suspects identified as Rwandan nationals accused of entering Uganda through porous border points.

Uganda: Cabinet Meets Today to Finalise Sovereignty Bill Ahead of Crucial Parliamentary Readings

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[Nile Post] Government Chief Whip Denis Hamson Obua has stated that Cabinet will meet today to conclude the harmonization process of the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, ahead of its second and third readings in Parliament scheduled for Tuesday.

Nigeria: EU, Unicef Launch €1m Drive to Return 20,000 Conflict-Hit Sokoto Children to School

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[This Day] Sokoto -- A major education lifeline has reached Sokoto State as the European Union and UNICEF roll out a €1 million intervention to bring over 20,000 conflict-affected children back to safe classrooms over the next two years.

Rwanda: Govt Launches Centre to Boost Financing for Women-Led MSMEs

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[New Times] The government has established a national centre to support women-owned and women-led micro, small and medium enterprises (WMSMEs), in a move aimed at improving financial advisory services and expanding access to funding, the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has said.

Rwanda: Kagame Hails 'Brotherly' Ties With Tanzania, Pledges Deeper Cooperation

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame has described relations between Rwanda and Tanzania as "brotherly," reaffirming commitment to deepen cooperation across key sectors including trade, investment, and infrastructure.

Rwanda: Restricting Social Media Use for Minors Is a Timely Move

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[New Times] Rwanda's move to consider restricting social media access for children under 16 is a necessary correction to a fast-moving digital reality that has outpaced both policy and parenting.

Tanzania: Kagame's Tanzania Visit Underscores Strategic Weight of Bilateral Ties

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame's one-day working visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Sunday, May 3, has underscored the growing strategic importance of Rwanda-Tanzania relations, reinforcing a partnership that has become central to regional trade, logistics, and economic integration in East Africa.

Zimbabwe: South Africa President Ramaphosa Sneaks Into Zimbabwe On Private Visit to Mnangagwa's Precabe Farm

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[New Zimbabwe] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa this Sunday jetted into Zimbabwe on a private visit to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's farm in Kwekwe, Midlands province.

Africa: The Bias in Medical Research - Africa Carries a Huge Disease Burden but Is Missing From Clinical Trials

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[The Conversation Africa] Modern medicine prides itself on being a universal science, built on evidence from clinical trials.

Africa: 80% of Africa's Fertiliser Is Imported - How Food Systems Can Adapt to the Iran Shock

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[The Conversation Africa] Conflict in the Persian Gulf is disrupting fertiliser supplies, and Africa's food systems stand to lose.

Southern Africa: Extreme Heat Is a Growing Threat to Health, Jobs and Food Security in Southern Africa - Study Looks for Practical Solutions

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[The Conversation Africa] Extreme heat is not just uncomfortable weather - it is becoming a serious threat to health, jobs and food security across southern Africa, especially for those least able to cope.

Africa: India's Horn of Africa Strategy Has Shifted - What It's Trying to Do and How It Could Work

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[The Conversation Africa] India's engagement in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea basin was, until recently, largely limited to UN peacekeeping operations and anti-piracy patrols.

Somalia: Hijackings Off Somalia Raise Fears That Piracy Is Back On the Rise

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[RFI] Reports of multiple hijackings off the coast of Somalia are raising fears that piracy may be reviving after a relative lull over the past decade. Increased traffic round the Horn of Africa amid the war in the Middle East, along with the diversion of naval forces, could be creating more opportunities for pirates to strike.

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Does Not Need a Golden Past - It Needs an Honest Future

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[African Arguments] Public argument in Ethiopia has a habit of reducing history to moral theatre. Individuals are cast as either saviours or destroyers; whole eras are remembered as either glory or ruin. The dispute over Menelik II is the clearest example. For some, he stands as the architect of a modern state; for others, as the author of conquest and dispossession. Neither verdict, on its own, is adequate to the historical record, and neither is sufficient to the political work that confronts the country now.

Sudan: Sudan Media Forum On World Press Freedom Day - Sounding the Alarm Over Horrific Violations Against Journalists and the Absence of Media Freedoms in Sudan

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Khartoum -- The world celebrates World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd, a day on which we uphold the value of free speech and independent journalism as fundamental pillars of democracy and human rights. In this context, the Sudan Media Forum stands to renew its commitment to defending press freedom, but it also observes with deep sorrow and grave concern the bitter reality experienced by journalists and media professionals in Sudan, especially since the outbreak of war on April 15, 2023.

Sudan: 'RSF Shelling Devastates Health Services in South Kordofan' - Sudan Doctors Network

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[Dabanga] Health facilities in Delling, South Kordofan, have come under repeated shelling, pushing the city's healthcare system to the brink of collapse, the Sudan Doctors Network reported on Sunday.

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