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In a major move aligning corporate expansion with national strategy, three subsidiaries of the Dangote Group have secured enhanced gas supply agreements with NNPC units.

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Milan is ready for the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Coloured lights are being projected onto historic buildings and light installations are decorating the streets. Meanwhile, the Italian city has also been shaken by protests against the presence of ICE agents at the games.

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The US president labels Noah a "total loser" over a joke he told on stage during the awards ceremony.

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The first group of Palestinians expected to return to Gaza from Egypt arrived at the Rafah crossing on Monday, as the border partially reopened for the first time in months. Footage showed ambulances and microbuses lined up on the Egyptian side, waiting to cross.

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[ISS] Sustained pressure and cross-border operations, not sporadic airstrikes, are needed to halt the group's rapid transnational expansion.

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[Health-e] Residents of Mahlathi, a village outside Giyani, say they have been forced to use contaminated water for daily needs because of the recent floods in the area.

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[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa is currently under "no immediate risk" of the Nipah Virus (NiV) outbreak reported in India.

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[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for renewed political commitment, stronger institutional support and sustainable financing to fast-track Africa's infrastructure development.

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In a display of cultural solidarity, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have joined forces to produce a musical comedy titled A Sahel Vigil, using art as a space for dialogue, memory, and reflection on the region's pressing security challenges.

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[African Union] The Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. @ymahmoudali, this morning hosted the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Rt Hon Yvette Cooper @YvetteCooperMP at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa.

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[Premium Times] I could barely breathe. My eyes burned. I gasped for air and repeatedly told the officers, "I cannot breathe. I am a journalist." It did not matter.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rideence Africa Limited will invest Sh320 million to begin local assembly of electric vehicles at the Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA) plant in Mombasa.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Oburu Oginga has urged party supporters to be patient and strategic while he engages President William Ruto in coalition talks as the journey through Canaan must pass through Singapore.

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[New Times] Every year on February 1, the nation pauses to honour men and women whose courage, sacrifice and selflessness shaped our history at its most defining moments. Many of the National Heroes stood up when the country's very existence was under threat. They paid the ultimate price so that Rwandans could live.

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[Premium Times] Mr Onanuga was reacting to a social media post by an X user, @salawueedris1 who accused vandals of cutting and removing starter bars and shoulder rods from the ongoing road project.

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[Premium Times] The CPPE has warned that the recent sharp drop in food prices, while easing consumer pressure, is inflicting heavy losses on farmers and could undermine Nigeria's food security.

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[Daily Maverick] Not only did Zorro Ranch isolate his victims, it also hosted scientists and celebrities flown in to listen to his warped and grandiose ambitions. Now state senators are calling for a truth commission.

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They were among 177 people seized last month from three churches in northern Kaduna state.

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The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened on 2 February 2026, after nearly two years, allowing limited humanitarian aid and enabling Palestinians to return.

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[Ghanaian Times] THE Ho West District Police in the Volta Region have arrested a taxi driver who allegedly attempted to offer a GH¢5,000 bribe to officers during an operation that led to the seizure of suspected narcotics on January 31.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) said it carried out a planned operation in the Maxaa Saciid area of the Middle Shabelle region, killing 13 members of the Islamist group Al-Shabaab, including five senior leaders.