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Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from the scene as firefighters worked to contain the blaze

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Within a vast, echoing multipurpose hall, the fifteen candidates took turns to sing their hearts out on a purple-themed stage in front of an audience made up of prison officials, volunteers and fellow detainees, who clapped and sang along with them

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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced a government reshuffle Friday in which most ministers retained their posts and his brother, the current defence minister, also became deputy premier

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Rolling Stone magazine has named IShowSpeed the Most Influential Creator of 2025 while Forbes estimates his net worth at $20 million

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Haiti’s long-running political crisis deepened Friday when the country’s transitional presidential council announced it had voted to fire Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, just two weeks before the panel is supposed to step down

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A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected in Libreville next month, as the central African country seeks the multilateral lender's help to implement a reform program

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[United States Senate] Washington, DC -- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on Uganda's recent elections.

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Twins whose classmates were killed by shelling say their deaths have made them determined to finish their studies.

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[United States Senate] Washington, DC -- Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, released the following statement after the elections held in Uganda on January 15, 2026.

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[State Department] The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott:

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The French navy has intercepted a Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker and is escorting the vessel for further checks. Moscow uses 'shadow fleet' vessels to evade sanctions over its war in Ukraine.

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Heavy rains have battered parts of southern Africa in recent weeks, and amid the resulting floods, crocodiles have started to appear in towns across the country. The animals have claimed three lives.

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[RFI] A week after Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected for a seventh term, opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has evidence the polls were rigged. In an interview with RFI, he calls for peaceful protests - and a firmer stance from the international community.

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Malawi has launched a vaccine rollout against cholera, a disease that claims tens of thousands of lives each year. It comes after more than 300,000 cases of the disease were reported in Africa last year.

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[IPS] Chongwe, Zambia -- In a quiet village known as Nkhondola, in Chongwe District, Eastern Zambia, Royd Michelo and his wife, Adasila Kanyanga, have transformed their five-acre piece of land into a self-sustaining agroecological landscape. With healthy soils built over time, the farm teems with diverse food crops, fruit trees, livestock and birds, nourishing their family and the surrounding community.

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[IPS] Abuja, Nigeria -- For the last decade, many in the foreign aid sector have emphasised the need for localisation, and in the last 5 years, the calls have been louder than ever. I am one of such voices.

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He also met his counterpart from Israel which has recognised the independence of the breakaway region.

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In a remote northwestern Nigerian community, families are pleading for the release of over 150 worshippers abducted from churches last Sunday, even as the government announces a breakthrough in securing delayed U.S. military aid to combat the nation’s spiraling violence.

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Public health experts have criticised the move saying it will disadvantage the US when it comes to responding to health crises.

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With little progress being made in peace efforts and nowhere to go, people are carrying on with their lives as best they can.

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[New Times] Finding your next show or movie can be tricky without a friend's recommendation.