[This Day] The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), yesterday called for the release of journalists who are still in detention across the country, urging media owners, the private sector and the government, to provide special protection for journalists, as most of them are often neglected and exposed to...

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[This Day] Kaduna, Makurdi -- Bandits who abducted some students of Greenfield University in Kaduna have threatened to kill the remaining ones still in captivity if their demand for ransom is not met by today...

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[The Herald] Former Harare Mayor Herbert Gomba is today expected to appear at the Harare Magistrates' Court on criminal abuse of office charges...

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[VOA] Nairobi -- Human rights groups in Kenya are urging authorities to reconsider plans to close two camps that are home to over 400,000 refugees and asylum-seekers...

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[New Times] Rwandan cyclist Didier Munyaneza, who rides for Ignite Benediction, has crashed out of Tour du Rwanda 2021 after suffering an accident in Nkoto, Kamonyi District, during Stage 3 on Tuesday...

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[East African] Zimbabwe continued to record a steady influx of refugees from across Africa despite the closure of borders for the past one year due to the outbreak of Covid-19, according to new figures from the UN Refugee Agency...

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[The Herald] Former Harare mayor Herbert Gomba, who was yesterday granted $20 000 bail on fresh criminal abuse of office charges, has notified the State that he will apply for refusal of further remand if police fail to complete investigations within the next two weeks...

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[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- Gambia has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, offering hope to other African countries trying to eradicate the painful eye disease...

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[Nation] Kenya would be thrown into a constitutional crisis should President Uhuru Kenyatta dissolve Parliament as advised by retired Chief Justice David Maraga, the electoral agency has told the High Court...

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[Namibian] A GROUP of Swapo connected youth and sport individuals are among the main beneficiaries of N$11,2 million paid from a fishing consortium co-owned by the state-owned National Youth Council and "Struggle Kids...

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[African Arguments] Rwanda joined in 2009 despite its poor human rights record. At the CHOGM summit this June, the Commonwealth must stand up for its values...

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[VOA] New York -- The United Nations is disbursing $65 million for humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, $40 million of which will go to the aid operation in the northern Tigray region...

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[allAfrica] As of May 7, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 4,607,326 while over13,120,378 vaccinations have been administered across the continent...

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[Seychelles News Agency] Diversifying the economy with an emphasis on the agricultural sector remains a priority of Seychelles' government, the head of state said in a live presidential press conference held over the conferencing platform Zoom on Thursday...

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[WHO] Geneva -- Initial 11 members are distinguished experts in economics, health, government, finance and development from around the world. Council's focus is on new strategies to shape economies and financial systems with the objective of building healthy societies that are just, inclusive, ...

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[Namibian] The United Nations fifth Sustainable Development Goals call for gender equality and empowering women and girls, however, little has been said on how this can be done and with the new norms, the proposed solutions could be outdated...

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[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi participated Friday evening in a virtual summit on online terrorism bringing together leaders who signed the "Christchurch Call" against terrorist and extremist content online...

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[New Zimbabwe] The Bulawayo City Council has invited angry protests from a residents' group after reinstating two of its employees who had been summarily dismissed by management for stealing a Jojo tank...

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[Leadership] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to hold an emergency meeting with all Resident Electoral Commissioners across the states over attacks on its offices in some parts of the country...

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[Leadership] Abuja -- The Nigerian naira fell to a record low on the official market yesterday, with lenders quoting it 7.7% weaker against the dollar, following a currency devaluation aimed at unifying multiple exchange rates...

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[Premium Times] About 43,000 barrels of oil were lost in 881 cases of oil spillage in Nigeria from 2019 to May 1 this year, data from NOSDRA shows...

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[The Herald] THE Premier Soccer League family converge in Harare today, for their annual indaba, expected to complete the formalities of how domestic football will return...

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[The Herald] The trial of MDC-Alliance vice chairman, Job Sikhala, on allegations of inciting public violence sometime last year, has been set for June 30 at the Harare Magistrates Court...

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[Namibian] THE police over the weekend arrested a former Air Namibia employee who is suspected to have lived in Namibia for 18 years with a questionable citizenship status...

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[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry phoned on Saturday 15/05/2021 Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri to review efforts exerted to form a new government to get Lebanon out of the critical economic situation...

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[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman George Charamba has vowed ousted Chief Justice Luke Malaba will soon be back to his job...

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