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[This Day] Abuja and Felix Omoh-Asun in Benin -- Presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, was reportedly shot at by gunmen in Benin City, Edo State, yesterday.

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[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government on Tuesday filed fresh forgery charge against senior lawyer, Professor Mike Ozekhome, SAN.

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[Nyasa Times] The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has delivered a bold ultimatum to two of Malawi's top legal officials, demanding the resignation of Chief Justice Rezine Mzikamanda and Attorney General Frank Mbeta within seven days.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, at the presidential palace in Mogadishu, in a meeting focused on strengthening ties between the two countries.

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The driver of the car involved in a fatal crash involving British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has appeared in court in Nigeria.

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[Leadership] About eight deputy inspectors-general of police and some senior assistant inspectors-general of police are set to retire after the appointment of Tunji Disu as the acting inspector-general of police.

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[Premium Times] "The struggle for Cuba's sovereignty is the world's struggle for justice."

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), working with international partners, has killed more than 23 Al-Shabaab fighters in a series of planned operations carried out this week in central regions, officials said.

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Conflict, drought and international funding cuts have left 6.5 million people in Somalia in desperate need of food, according to a new report by UN-backed experts.

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[Scrolla] Darrel Brown told CBS 60 Minutes that the Newcastle crosses stood for less than 48 hours to honour killed commercial farmers. Black farmer Nhlanhla Zuma said he quit farming for safety after people visited his farm several times trying to kill him.

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[Daily Maverick] The Health Promotion Levy has not increased since 2022. Civil society groups want the finance minister to announce a shift from 11% to 20%.

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[UN News] Concerns have been raised about the "coercive" repatriation from Tanzania of Burundian refugees, many of whom do not want to return to their home country.

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Uganda has some of the strictest anti-homosexual laws in the world.

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[Premium Times] The Nigerian government declared that the country does not have a "state policy of religious persecution."

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[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] IMF thinks the money pot is empty and collapse is nigh, but Frelimo is 'cautiously optimistic'

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Turkey witnessed an unusual scene during an amateur playoff in Istanbul when a seagull was hit by a clearance kick.

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Egypt on Tuesday urged the international community to better support Lebanon's armed forces as the country moves forward with a plan to disarm the militant group Hezbollah and bring all weapons under state control.

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This convergence of infrastructure decay, governance failures and unsustainable consumption has pushed water security to the top of the national agenda.

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Brazil is facing deadly floods in Minas Gerais after record rain hit Juiz de Fora and Uba.

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Crowds in Warsaw marked four years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, demanding continued Western support and affirming that Crimea is Ukraine.

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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Africa have entered  into a new strategic partnership to advance sustainable forest