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[SNA] Khartoum, Feb. 1, 2026 (SUNA) - The Khartoum State Ministry of Health announced the full operation of 41 hospitals and 243 health centres across the state's seven localities and issued urgent directives to reactivate specialized hospitals as part of its 2026 health plan.

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[Premium Times] His children, Yeni, Kunle, Shalewa and Femi Kuti accepted the award on their father's behalf at the ceremony.

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[Premium Times] President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti following his posthumous recognition with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The Somali government has ordered aircraft carrying security personnel for the presidents of Puntland and Jubaland to return to their home cities, escalating tensions ahead of national consultations on elections and constitutional reform.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has delivered essential supplies to individuals and communities affected by the recent floods across Limpopo.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's House of the People and Upper House have suspended two lawmakers from attending joint parliamentary sessions after they were accused of disrupting a combined sitting held at the House of the People headquarters (Villa Hargaisa) on January 28, 2026.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Higher Education and Training is in the process of conducting a sector-wide workshop on international relations, which is aimed at strengthening coherence and strategic alignment across the higher education and training sector.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Social Development has urgently deployed Deputy Minister Ganief Hendricks to Mpumalanga to assist an elderly woman heading a household of five, including two grandchildren, following the recent floods.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation, Ali Hoosh, a member of the federal government's dialogue committee, met with representatives from the Somalia Future Council and a wide range of community stakeholders.

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[Shabelle] Cairo -- The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Egypt has officially dismissed circulating reports on social media claiming that Egyptian entry visas for Somali citizens have been suspended.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somali National Army (SNA) forces carried out a meticulously planned operation on Sunday in Aboorey, Hiiraan region, targeting Al-Shabaab militants who had been conducting attacks and plotting explosive devices in the area.

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[Shabelle] New Delhi -- Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Cabdisalam Cali, attended the closing session of the India-Arab Summit, a two-day event attended by foreign ministers from Arab League member states.

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[Premium Times] According to the minister, before 29 May 2023, about 27 states in the country could not pay salaries to their workers.

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[Premium Times] The suspects include senior military officers across the armed forces, a police officer, and civilians allegedly involved in reconnaissance, funding, and propaganda operations.

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[Leadership] The Village Head of Kurmin Wali, Ishaku Dan'azumi, has confirmed that at least 80 worshippers who escaped abduction during a bandit attack on the community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State have returned to their homes after spending about two weeks in neighbouring villages.

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[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has described Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti as more than a musician, following the posthumous conferment of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on the late icon.

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[Nile Post] Stakeholders in the criminal justice sector have called for faster implementation of planned activities aimed at addressing systemic barriers caused by HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria within justice institutions.

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[Nigeria Health Watch] On 14 July 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidelines recommending twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir as an additional pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for HIV prevention. In large trials, twice-yearly lenacapavir delivered near-complete protection against HIV, including zero infections in one major study and very few in another. The guidance brings new momentum to a prevention response that has slowed, but it also raises hard questions about access, equity, and delivery

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[Nyasa Times] A frightening dry spell is tightening its grip on southern Malawi, raising serious fears of a food security and economic crisis that could affect millions of people.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has urged political leaders to keep politics out of places of worship following the disruption of a church service in Othaya, Nyeri County, an incident that has sparked public outrage and renewed political tensions.

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[Daily Trust] Fresh details have emerged on the death of Abuja-based singer, Ifunanya Nwagene, popularly known as Nanyah, who died on Saturday after suffering complications from a snake bite.