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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Since taking office, the Joseph Boakai administration has pointed to efforts to restore fiscal discipline, strengthen domestic revenue collection, and reduce waste in public spending. Government officials cite renewed engagement with international financial institutions and development partners, as well as measures aimed at stabilizing the Liberian dollar.

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[Nile Post] Telecom giants, Airtel Uganda have announced fully restoring their internet services across the country.

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Immediately following surprise US strikes targeting militants in Nigeria, it remained unclear who or what was actually hit as Washington and Abuja told slightly different stories.

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia plans to double the capacity of its Air Force and transition to fifth-generation combat capabilities by 2030, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced, issuing a stern warning to regional and global actors against challenging the country's sovereignty and strategic interests.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Yoweri Museveni has set out his priorities for a new term in office, pledging to safeguard peace and security, eradicate household poverty, strengthen national unity, enforce discipline in governance, and support wealth creators to accelerate economic growth.

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Barbara Kyagulanyi, married to the opposition leader, says she refused to reveal her husband's whereabouts.

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[New Dawn] Tubmanburg City, Bomi County, January 26, 2026: Over one thousand school-going children's futures are currently uncertain following the immediate closure and transfer of the Bomi Junior High School to the C.H Dewey auditorium due to the dilapidated and deplorable condition of the school facility.

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[RFI] A week after Senegal lifted the Africa Cup of Nations cup with a 1-0 victory over Morocco, Senegal football chief Abdoulaye Fall hit out at what he claimed was Morocco's undue influence over the continental game.

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Minnesotans expressed their grief and anger on Sunday as hundreds braved the cold to protest the state's second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents.

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[Nile Post] The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has said government will fully restore access to social media today, Monday, January 26, following weeks of restrictions linked to the recently concluded elections.

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[Nile Post] President Museveni has awarded six outstanding entrepreneurs and industrialists for their contribution to Uganda's economic transformation at the Mustard Seed Awards 2025, held at Africa Coffee Park in Rwashameire, Ntungamo District.

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[Nile Post] Singer Micheal Mukwaya, also known as Mikie Wine and younger brother of National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, has raised concerns about what he says are drones filming over his home.

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[Namibian] Animal rights activist Margaret Jacobsohn has expressed support for the killing of three baboons in Windhoek's Goreangab area last week.

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[Liberian Observer] The Monrovia City Magisterial Court has dismissed all criminal charges filed against Allen R. Brown, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Urban Marketing Group Inc., citing prolonged prosecutorial inaction and failure to proceed in accordance with the law. He is also a former presidential candidate in 2023 on the Liberia Restoration Party ticket.

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[Liberian Observer] When President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. mounts the podium to deliver his third Annual Message to the 55th Legislature today, the moment will carry far more weight than constitutional routine. Two years into a six-year mandate, the Unity Party-led administration stands at a crossroads -- judged no longer by promises made on the campaign trail, but by outcomes delivered -- or deferred.

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[Namibian] The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has denied claims that it plans to conduct re-interviews for the position of director general.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Exiled former Ugandan Supreme Court Justice Esther Kisaakye has condemned a violent post-election crackdown in Uganda amid killings, abductions, and raids targeting supporters of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) Party.

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[Premium Times] The attack occurred about a week after gunmen killed another police officer in Oyo State.

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[Daily Trust] Members of the Opposition Caucus in the House of Representatives have raised concerns over the alleged non-implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act, warning that key finance officials may be held accountable for what they described as failed commitments to the legislature.

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A regional emergency team has arrived in Mozambique to help deal with the aftermath of severe flooding.