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Fear and uncertainty linger for Somali migrants in Minnesota despite a legal reprieve.

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More than 30 people have been killed in two attacks in central Mali, according to local, security and administrative sources.

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The Nigerian army said on Thursday that its troops had freed seven children and two adults who had remained in captivity following a kidnapping from an orphanage last month.

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Kenya's foreign minister said on Thursday 19 citizens had died fighting on the Ukrainian frontline and 32 others were missing, as criticism mounts over reports of the forced enlistment of Kenyans into the Russian army.

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The former university lecturer was a vocal critic of the government and ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front party.

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It is due to dock in the Granadilla de Abona municipality in the southern part of Spain’s Tenerife island in a few days' time.

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Their name is Dafra Circus but their performance is not what you might expect. Made up of four young acrobats from Burkina Faso, the troupe’s latest show “Souffle” - or “Breath” - tackles the jihadist conflict in their country that has ruined countless childhoods.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The East Africa Law Society (EALS) has raised concern over remarks made during the Tanzania-Kenya Business Summit held in Dar es Salaam on May 4, 2026, warning that they may signal coordinated cross-border enforcement actions targeting civic actors across the East African Community.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned Kenyans to prepare for days of heavy rainfall expected to hit several parts of the country from Thursday evening through next week.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested an employee of Kenya Power following allegations of bribery linked to an electricity maintenance dispute in Vihiga County.

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[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- The images coming out of South Africa are hard to ignore: Black immigrants, many of them Nigerians, harassed, displaced and, in some cases, violently driven from their communities. The scenes demand condemnation. But they also demand something more difficult and far more consequential: leadership, and specifically, demand regional responsibility.

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[CPJ] New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan to immediately release journalist Adam Issac Minan, who was kidnapped by the paramilitary group on April 5, 2026, in the city of Kutum in North Darfur state, according to two local journalists, who spoke with CPJ on condition of anonymity, citing fear of reprisal .

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[Capital FM] PRETORIA -- The government of South Africa has strongly condemned the circulation of what it termed "fake videos and images" allegedly portraying attacks on foreign nationals, as diplomatic tensions rise across several African states over concerns of xenophobic violence.

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[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- As Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu marks his 63rd birthday, his life's journey stands as a compelling story of intellect, discipline, and transformative leadership. From the corridors of the United Nations to the boardrooms of global finance and the policy rooms of Nigeria's Central Bank, Moghalu has built a reputation as one of Africa's most influential voices on governance, economic reform, and institutional development. A former diplomat, lawyer, academic, and public policy strategist, he has

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[Premium Times] The Hisbah Command in Katagum Zone of Bauchi State has arrested seven men allegedly linked to a group identified as the Wuddadu group in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area.

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[Liberian Observer] The National Investment Commission (NIC) of Liberia and the Beijing West Asia and North Africa Investment Co., Ltd. (BWANA) have signed a transformative Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to catalyze large-scale economic development in Liberia.

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The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures.

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As the drought intensifies, and the malnutrition rate soars, the race is on to stop another hunger catastrophe.

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Nigerias political earthquake new: In a move that could redraw Nigeria’s political map for a generation, a powerful new coalition of opposition parties,

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More changes at the top of South Sudan’s government on Wednesday as President Salva Kiir fired the country’s army chief and a finance minister who’d been in office for less than three months.

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According to the IMF's report, regional growth is expected to decline by 0.3 percentage points, and some 20 million people in Africa now face the risk of food insecurity as the Iran war raises energy and food prices.