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Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says organised crime is growing more complex, requiring new strategies.

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Greece woke up to severe weather on Wednesday as heavy rain and strong winds swept across much of the country.

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New Zealand was shaken by a landslide at Mount Maunganui, burying parts of a seaside campground. Rescuers heard voices but found no signs of life. Heavy rain preceded the slide.

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[Nile Post] The Masaka Chief Magistrate's Court has ordered a recount of votes cast in the Kalungu West parliamentary election following a petition challenging the results announced by the Electoral Commission (EC).

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[Nile Post] Several parliamentary candidates in Uganda's 2026 general elections are preparing to petition the Electoral Commission and courts to challenge results in their constituencies, citing alleged irregularities during the polls.

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American YouTuber IShowSpeed was in Lagos on Wednesday, where he celebrated his 21st birthday by hitting 50 million subscribers.

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[HRW] Junta's Sanctions on Fuel Transport Operators Raise Rights Concerns

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Somalia has ratified the revised Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Treaty, a landmark decision that brings the regional bloc to the required two-thirds threshold needed to operationalise the new legal framework and deepen cooperation across the Horn of Africa.

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[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malian authorities to reverse their ban on the distribution, circulation, and sale of the privately owned French news magazine Jeune Afrique, the latest outlet to be prohibited by the allied military governments of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Metropolitan Hospital in Nairobi, in collaboration with India's Marengo Asia Hospital, has carried out the first robotic-assisted knee replacement surgeries in East and Central Africa.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- A research team led by Zeresenay Alemseged, a researcher at the University of Chicago in the United States, discovered 2.6 million-year-old hominin species fossil remains in Ethiopia's Afar region for the first time.

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[Namibian] They took my macaroni last week - resident

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[Daily Maverick] Countering violent extremism must be reframed as a governance renewal project -- investing in accountable institutions, empowering civil society as an early warning system, institutionalising interfaith and intercultural dialogue, protecting media freedom and addressing structural exclusion.

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[Daily Maverick] The 350 basis point gap between the repo or monetary policy rate and the prime rate has been fixed since 2001. Lenders use it as a baseline depending on the risks and the credit record of borrowers.

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[Daily Maverick] Lesedi Mabiletja, appointed as chief of staff to the minister of social development at the age of 22 and without the necessary qualifications, has resigned.

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[Nile Post] Kampala Metropolitan Police have urged voters to remain peaceful as the city goes to the polls to elect the Kampala Lord Mayor and councillors, saying the capital remains calm with security fully in place.

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[New Times] The Government of Mozambique has said heavy rains and floods have displaced more than 150,000 people and caused widespread damage to infrastructure.

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[SNA] Wadi Halfa -- River navigation between Sudan and Egypt resumed on Tuesday after a six-year suspension, the Nile Valley River Navigation Authority announced.

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[GroundUp] Mayor says their electricity meters will be blocked until they settle their debt

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[GroundUp] Education department rejects claims that immigrants are given preference

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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says recent incidents of police violence reported in several parts of the country had prompted renewed engagement with police commanders to curb misconduct and restore public confidence in law enforcement.