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[Vanguard] U.S. President Donald Trump has called Somalia "barely a country" and described Somali immigrants as "garbage," saying he did not want them in the United States.

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A two-year investigation details disturbing accounts of rape, sexual violence, murders and environmental destruction.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Motorists will have to fork out more for fuel this festive season as the price of all grades of petrol have gone up this December.

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[Scrolla] Nelson Mandela Bay's Flying Squad, Anti-Gang Unit and K9 Unit are close to collapse, with almost no working vehicles and officers forced to work in unsafe conditions. Parliament told the South African Police Service to rebuild these units after more than 1,000 gang murders since 2019, but Ian Cameron says nothing has changed.

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The Dangote refinery said Monda it was ready to demonstrate its ability to deliver 1.5 billion litres of petrol a month, following questions by the sector regulator about its capacity

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Investigators see Pascal Ogowé Siffon as a serious flight risk after he was detained while attempting to leave the capital.

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[Leadership] Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has commended President Bola Tinubu over the appointment of the immediate-past Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, as minister of Defence.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Johannesburg, S. Africa -- With cross-border payments still facing obstacles in sub-Saharan Africa, experts and industry practitioners have voiced hope that the attention the issue received at the G20 summit in South Africa will translate into practical reforms.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Minister for the Interior, Alhaji Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has renewed calls for people in possession of illicit arms to voluntarily hand them over without fear of arrest and prosecution.

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Wrapping up his first international trip as pope, Leo XIV says he hopes to visit Africa in 2026.

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[Liberian Investigator] Reports circulating in Bomi County suggest that a quiet political operation may be taking shape against the Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA), Sekou A.M. Dukuly, amid growing speculation about his rumored senatorial ambition ahead of 2029.

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Mali has recovered more than a billion dollars in arrears from mining companies after a sweeping audit, its finance minister said on Tuesday.

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Accommodation facilities are undergoing upgrades and improvements to meet standards, ensuring comfort, security, and a high-quality experience for all visitors

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[Independent (Kampala)] Entebbe, Uganda -- When policymakers, economists and civil society leaders from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) converged recently in Uganda's lakeside town of Entebbe for a regional symposium on domestic resource mobilisation, the mood was one of introspection.

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[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Posts circulating online claim that South Africa has introduced new driving licence renewal rules for seniors, including compulsory medical tests and automatic licence suspension if not renewed by 30 November 2025. This is false.

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[Africa Check] Vacancies exist at South Africa's defence force, but Facebook posts mislead about how to apply

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[Africa Check] IN SHORT: A video appearing to show former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta hinting at the possibility of contesting the 2027 presidential elections is getting attention on social media. But it's been manipulated and the audio is fake.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Tuesday. The meeting is part of a new push by the Trump Administration to broker a peace deal in the four-year Ukraine war.

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Close to 100,000 people in northern Mozambique have been forced to flee after armed groups stormed their villages, burning homes and attacking civilians.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's national disaster agency has warned that a deepening drought across the country could escalate sharply after expected seasonal rains failed to materialise, forcing families to flee hard-hit rural areas in search of water and food.

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[Shabelle] Washington -- Comments by U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he used derogatory language to describe Somali immigrants in Minnesota, have stirred widespread anger and concern among Somali-American communities and their supporters.