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[This Day] The African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA), has said that the continent's crude oil consumption will surge from about 1.8 million barrels per day in 2024 to as much as 4.5 million barrels per day by 2050, positioning the continent's downstream energy sector as one of the world's most significant untapped investment frontiers.

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[This Day] Abuja -- Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Mohammad Pate has said that President Bola Tinubu is treating the country's healthcare system as a national development priority anchored on improved outcomes, stronger systems, and a renewed focus on prevention.

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[This Day] President Bola Tinubu has assured that he will not assent to the Central Gaming Bill newly passed by the National Assembly.

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[This Day] State forces, coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), have successfully secured the release of the remaining students and teachers abducted from St. Mary's Catholic School, Papiri, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, sources familiar with the operation, have said.

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[New Times] The Government of Rwanda is seeking investors to develop a four- to five-star hotel worth up to $30 million along the shores of Lake Kivu in Karongi District, The New Times has learnt.

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[Capital FM] Dec 21 - For many Kenyan households, this year's Christmas is less about travel and lavish feasts and more about making do, staying close to home and keeping costs down.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Newly appointed Senior Counsel Prof. Kivutha Kibwana has sparked debate online after arguing that disqualifying Kenyans from joining the defence forces over tattoos amounts to unconstitutional discrimination.

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[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican publicly owned electricity company, EDM, in the central province of Zambezia, suffered losses of 3.8 million meticais (60,000 US dollars) during this year, due to theft and sabotage.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has raised serious concern over a sharp surge in cholera cases across the continent, with reported infections more than doubling to over 310,000 cases in 2025.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- At least 1,800 people have been displaced and more than 250 households destroyed following renewed tribal clashes in Angata Barikkoi, Trans Mara South, Narok County.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Transmara West and Transmara South sub-counties following renewed tribal clashes that have left one person dead and displaced more than 1,800 residents.

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[New Times] Childcare and child protection experts from SOS Children's Villages in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America gathered in Rwanda from December 17 to 19 for a workshop on childcare reform.

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[GroundUp] Poles and electricity boxes were installed in 2023 in Nyamankulu near Cofimvaba, but Eskom and Intsika Yethu Municipality say there are outstanding issues

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[New Times] Renovation works at Huye Stadium are expected to be completed in early February 2026, Times Sport has learnt.

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[GroundUp] Municipal swimming pools have fallen into disrepair

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[Ghanaian Times] For the third consecutive year, developing economies paid more in debt service than they received in new financing, reaching a 50-year high in debt outflows during 2022-2024, according to the World Bank's 2025 Year in Review.

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[Liberian Investigator] The ST Nagbe United Methodist Church has been at the heart of the crisis in the Liberia Annual Conference with a series of protests that has interrupted its regular Sunday worship.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- The Liberia Football Association's Executive Committee has approved a slate of football development projects ranging from stadium lighting to club transportation and new artificial pitches, even as critics question the legality and timing of the decisions ahead of the association's 2026 elections.

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[Leadership] The city of Oyo in Oyo State was agog on Sunday afternoon with the influx of political office-holders, supporters and traditional rulers for the installation of new traditional chiefs by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade I.

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[This Day] Ghana has formally escalated the protracted River Park Estate dispute in Abuja to the ECOWAS Court, marking a significant diplomatic and legal turn in a controversy that now threatens to strain bilateral relations between Accra and Abuja.

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[This Day] The United States has ruled out deploying troops to Nigeria, saying its decision to designate the country as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) is intended to encourage reforms through diplomatic pressure and partnership rather than military intervention.