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A new documentary about Maurice Pellosh has enabled former clients of the Congolese photographer to rediscover their portraits that were taken decades ago.

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Each spring, Georgia’s village of Didi Chailuri revives Berikaoba, a pagan rite with masked berikas, music and wrestling, hoping for fertility and good harvest.

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In Gabon, the High Authority for Communication has requested the suspension of social media until further notice. This decision has sparked controversy. We discuss this with Marie Noëlle Ada Meyo, Special Advisor and Deputy Spokesperson for President Oligui Nguema.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched investigations into a deadly mob justice incident during a political rally in Vihiga County that left a boda boda rider dead, raising fresh concerns over security and the arming of supporters at political gatherings.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission (CCPC) has opened an investigation into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited over alleged abuse of dominance, raising fresh concerns about competition in the region's fast-growing digital services sector.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A 10-month-old baby has died in a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning after a charcoal stove was left burning inside a house in Kahiga Centre, Subukia Sub-County, police said.

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[This Day] In a powerful cinematic tribute, Emmy-winning filmmaker Joel 'Kachi' Benson and award-winning actor and producer Joke Silva are bringing the untold story of the Mothers of Chibok to cinemas nationwide. The unbreakable mothers of Chibok turned their pain into purpose and their grief into strength.

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[Premium Times] The initiative, approved by the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun, was announced in a communiqué issued after a series of consultative meetings

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[Premium Times] Mr Abiodun described APC's strong performance as an endorsement of President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda.

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[Premium Times] The US official will meet with both government officials and private sector stakeholders.

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[Premium Times] In a strongly worded statement, the club said they were "disgusted by numerous instances of racist abuse, from multiple perpetrators," aimed at the Nigerian forward on social media

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[Premium Times] EFCC said the suspects were arrested during the FCT area council elections held on Saturday for vote buying, among other electoral offences.

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[Premium Times] The APC won five of the six chairmanship seats contested in Saturday's elections.

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[Premium Times] Mr Bamidele said there was no reason for the president to delay assent to the bill, which, according to him, incorporated inputs from key institutions, including the executive arm of government.

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Chad has shut it’s border with neighbouring Sudan, following clashes linked to the conflict in Sudan that claimed the lives of five Chadian soldiers.

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[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwean community in South Africa has expressed concern following the arrest and pending prosecution of Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe.

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[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday said that his country is no longer satisfied with being a supplier of raw minerals and is seeking to boost local beneficiation and processing to accelerate industrialization and economic growth.

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[New Zimbabwe] For much of his young adult life, Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe has projected an image of privilege, wealth, and access.

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[Daily Trust] Last week there were reports that the United States had imposed sanctions on eight Nigerians over alleged ties to terrorist organisations like Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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[Daily Trust] Last weekend, we were inundated with the news of the American soldiers who arrived in Maiduguri to help our soldiers fight the Boko Haram insurgents in the Northeast. More of the groups' troops were said to have encamped in the North West and North Central to help deal with the menace of bandits rampaging there. In a video going the rounds in the media space, I learnt that, as a prelude, six cargo planes were said to have earlier left US soil for Nigeria.

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[Daily Trust] Twelve people have been killed in separate attacks in communities in Barkin Ladi and Riyom local government areas of Plateau State.