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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- What was meant to be a carefully choreographed government announcement on the fuel crisis descended into an awkward public fallout Monday night after a matatu sector representative bluntly contradicted Cabinet Secretaries Opiyo Wandayi and Davis Chirchir live on camera, declaring: "With all due respect... there's no deal."

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Hundreds of cases are suspected in central Africa but experts fear the actual number may be much higher.

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South Sudan launched on Monday a national air management system built by China, hailing the inauguration of the facility as a step towards full control of its skies.

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A rare Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC's Ituri province has spread to Uganda. With no approved vaccine or treatment, health officials are monitoring the cross-border spread of this only third recorded Bundibugyo outbreak."

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[Nile Post] The Ministry of Health has announced a temporary ban on handshakes and other forms of physical greeting following the confirmation of two Ebola cases from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that crossed into Uganda.

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[Nile Post] The United States Embassy Kampala has announced a temporary suspension of all visa operations in Uganda, citing concerns related to the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

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The country's Health workers have already begun checking people's temperatures while also helping them wash their hands near Bundibugyo in western Uganda.

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[SNA] Baku, May 18, 2026 (SUNA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ambassador Mohi-Eddin Salim on Monday participated, on behalf of the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, in the opening session of the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku.

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[Leadership] Lagos State Safety Commission has intensified enforcement operations across the state, sealing unsafe facilities and enforcing compliance at more than 2,800 construction sites and businesses between 2025 and 2026.

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[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Peace Project says the country's human rights environment remains under pressure after recording 145 violations affecting 3,675 people in April, with activists affiliated to Zanu PF accounting for over half of perpetrators.

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[Premium Times] Although Nigeria has recorded no confirmed case of Ebola, NCDC emphasised that it is maintaining heightened vigilance due to increasing regional mobility and the risk of cross-border transmission.

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[Premium Times] NDC's decision to zone its presidency to the South appears designed to prevent President Tinubu from monopolising southern political sentiment.

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[Vanguard] The Federal Government, in a bid to improve livestock healthcare delivery, has completed and handed over new Veterinary Primary Health Centres in Lagos and Ogun states.

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[New Zimbabwe] Sonja Louise Madzikanda, the estranged wife of Wicknell Chivayo, says she was arrested and detained at Highlands Police Station on allegations of denying the controversial businessman access to their children and stealing one of his electronic devices.

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French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin travelled to Algeria on Monday as Paris and Algiers attempt to rebuild diplomatic and judicial ties following months of tensions linked to Western Sahara and several high-profile legal cases.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, May 18-Commuters face another day of disruption after talks between the government and matatu operators failed to produce a breakthrough Monday, prolonging a nationwide transport paralysis that has hit businesses, schools and workers.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Commuters across most parts of Kenya faced a second consecutive day of transport paralysis on Tuesday after matatu operators maintained a nationwide suspension of services over soaring fuel prices.

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The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo an international health emergency after more than 90 suspected deaths and hundreds of possible infections linked to the highly contagious virus.

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[HRW] Judiciary Should Uphold Rule of Law, Protect Civic Space