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[Namibian] The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) is again seeking to move the Fishrot accused to communal cells at the Windhoek Correctional Facility despite a recent High Court ruling.

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[Premium Times] Taiwo and his twin brother, Kehinde, rose to prominence in the Yoruba gospel music scene following the release of their debut album "Faratimi (Lean on Me)" in 1999.

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[Namibian] The director general of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS), Bamba Nghipandua, is asking the High Court to order that a defamation case about a vetting process in which he is being sued for N$1.8 million should be heard in secret.

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[Namibian] Former members of parliament (MPs) have condemned a new directive requiring public servants to use state healthcare facilities, citing constitutional concerns and poor public service standards.

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[Namibian] Analysts say the new budget will not allow for the economy to grow as it is focused on operations and too little has been left for development projects.

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[Leadership] The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered a sophisticated, artificial intelligence-driven examination fraud syndicate and is moving to cancel the registrations of more than 100 candidates implicated in the scheme.

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[New Zimbabwe] THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has defended its position of maintaining the Bank Policy Rate at 35% arguing that it is still early days to shift it downwards.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Parliament has facilitated the airlifting of the remains of Emurua Dikirr Member of Parliament Johanna Ng'eno and five other victims of a fatal helicopter crash in Nandi County to Nairobi, as a parliamentary committee begins coordinating burial arrangements.

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[GroundUp] Government-contracted buses are chronically overloaded

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[This Day] The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA), led by its Director-General, Mr. Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, held a strategic engagement with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) in Lagos to strengthen collaboration on corporate reporting, sustainability practices, and the promotion of a more transparent business environment.

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[This Day] Chinedu Eze

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[The Conversation Africa] Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), remains at large two decades after the International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrants against him and four of his commanders.

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[The Conversation Africa] When floods sweep through southern Africa, the most visible damage is immediate: homes washed away, crops destroyed, clinics disrupted, families displaced. These images dominate headlines and humanitarian appeals.

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[The Conversation Africa] The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) was introduced in 2000 as the cornerstone of US development-oriented trade policy towards sub-Saharan Africa. It was designed to grant eligible countries duty-free access to the US market.

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[Dabanga] Khartoum -- An independent group bringing together around 40 diverse Sudanese civil society initiatives, organisations and actors under the umbrella of the Sudan Civic Convergence Tracks (SCCT)*, say that they have developed "an initial vision for a unified civilian path to end the war and build peace," that the say serves as a starting point for joint action and for unifying the independent Sudanese civilian voice around a realistic path to end the war and build peace in the country.

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[Dabanga] Delling / Habila / El Takma / El Obeid -- Fierce fighting erupted in South Kordofan as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and their allied Popular Movement launched a three-pronged assault on Delling earlier this morning, according to military sources. The Sudanese Armed Forces and allied Joint Forces said they had repelled the attack after hours of clashes.

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[UN News] Travelling more than 200 kilometres (124 miles) from Yambio, the capital of Western Equatoria State in southwestern South Sudan, a team of justice experts escorted by United Nations peacekeepers moved slowly along rough, dusty roads, determined to reach communities that have waited years for their day in court.

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[RFI] Nairobi's Passion to Share Foundation is empowering young mothers and girls who dropped out of school to build their own futures, teaching them the skills they need to start businesses and support themselves and their families.

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[RFI] The number of people in Somalia experiencing crisis-levels of food insecurity has nearly doubled in the past year to 6.5 million people, UN-backed experts have warned.

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Growing insecurity in the Sahel made 2025 one of the worst years on record for the abduction of foreigners in Africa.

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The Office of the President informs the public that the Government of the Republic of Seychelles is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the Middle