Nigeria: Oba Lurge, Fast-Rising Nigerian Singer, Set to Release First International Collaboration

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Malawi: 'Long-Ball' Bullets Snatch Point Against Ntopwa

[Nyasa Times] Hassan Kajoke's second half equaliser equaliser earned the champions Nyasa Big Bullets a point when they drew 1-1 against Ntopwa FC in the TNM Super League on Saturday.

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Nigeria: Disregard Misinformation On Lockdown, Govt Advises Nigerians

[Vanguard] The Federal Government on Thursday urged Nigerians to disregard the news circulating on the social media that it was contemplating another lockdown.

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Namibia: Fisheries Ministry Denies New Rights Holders' List

[Namibian] THE Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources on Thursday denied that a list of new entrants to the fishing industry has been released.

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Nigeria: FG Begins N20,000 Cash Grant for Ogun Women - Official

[Premium Times] The official said the grant was designed "to give a lifting hand to some of the poorest and most vulnerable citizens".

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Rwanda: Over 79,000 Kigali City Households Get Food Relief

[New Times] A second group made of 79,000 households in Kigali, who currently have no source of income due to the latest Covid-19 lockdown celebrated Heroes Day with food relief, on February 1.

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South Africa: Eskom Implements Loadshedding

[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom has announced it will implement Stage 2 loadshedding from Thursday midday until Sunday evening.

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Somalia: Govt Starts Issuing Aircraft Registrations And Aviation Licenses After 30yrs

[Dalsan Radio] The Somali government has Friday begun issuing certificates for commercial airlines for the first time in over 30 years.

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Uganda: List of MPs Who Have Been Declared Winners So Far

[Monitor] As the vote counting exercise is still ongoing at various tally centres across the country, some candidates for the parliamentary seats have already been declared winners.

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Kenya: Cane Growers Raise Alarm Over Impending Sugar Importation

[Nation] Cane growers have raised alarm over an impending importation of 57,473 metric tonnes of sugar aimed to cover the deficit of the sweetener under Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) safeguard for 2020.

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South Africa: All That Glitters - a Look Into Illicit Gold Networks

[Daily Maverick] The Midas touch connecting South Africa to global smugglers, terrorists and Dubai's dubious gold industry.

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Kenya: Prefects, Teachers on Duty to Answer for School Fires - Magoha

[Nation] Prefects and teachers on duty will now be held accountable for fires reported in schools, Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has said.

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Rwanda: Afrobasket Qualifiers - We Are Hungry to Put Up a Strong Showing, Says Gasana

[New Times] Veteran shooting guard Kenneth Gasana has insisted that the players are optimistic about staging a better showing in Widow 2 of the African Basketball Championship (Afrobasket) qualifiers as the national team departs for Tunisia.

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Kenyatta Warns Headteachers Not to Send Learners Home for Fees

[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta has cautioned headteachers in day primary and secondary schools across the country against sending learners away for fees.

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Somalia: President Farmaajo Meets Regional State Leaders Ahead Dhusamareb Summit

[Dalsan Radio] Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has held preliminary talks with three regional state leader in Dhusamareb on Monday night.

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Angola: Firms Banned From Submitting Data to INSS Via Hand

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan companies have been ordered to stop submitting the employees' data to the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) through hand, as from April this year.

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Central African Republic - 200,000 Displaced in Less Than Two Months

[UN News] Violence and insecurity related to the recent elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 200,000 people to flee their homes in less than two months, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, warning tens of thousands are facing dire living conditions.

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Liberia: Independent Candidate Geevon Smith Gets Narrow Win in Rivercess Election

[LINA] Cestos, Riverces -- After a recount, candidate Wellington Geevon Smith narrowly won Rivercess County Senatorial Election over Steve Tequah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC).

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Kenya: Anne Kananu Spills the Beans on Sonko in Nomination Fiasco

[Nairobi News] Nairobi County deputy governor nominee Anne Kananu Mwenda has spilled the beans on how her former boss Mike Sonko planned to thwart her vetting as Nairobi deputy governor.

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Zimbabwe: Over 11 000 Houses Face Demolition

[The Herald] Municipal Reporter

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Morocco, Japan Discuss Means to Develop Museum Cooperation

[MAP] Rabat -- The president of the National Museum Foundation (FNM), Mehdi Qotbi, held talks with the Japanese ambassador to Morocco, Shinozuka Takashi, which focused on the means to develop museum cooperation between Japan and the Kingdom.

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Rwanda: Mukura VC Looking for New Head Coach

[New Times] The management of Mukura Victory Sport are looking for a new head coach who will take over the club for the next two seasons, Times Sport can confirm.

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Chad - President Idriss Deby's Bid for Sixth Term Provokes Angry Protests

[RFI] Police in Chad fired tear gas and made several arrests as hundreds protested against President Idriss Deby's nomination on Saturday to run for a sixth term in April after 30 years in power.

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Namibia: Curfew Cripples Service Stations

[Namibian] The restriction on service stations to operate for 17 hours a day only has wiped out around 50% of their business, operators say.

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Fiercely divided House kicks Greene off both her committees - Black News Channel

By ALAN FRAM and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A fiercely divided House has tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she'd earned by spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories. Underscoring the political

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Africa: FIFA President Infantino Arrives in Cameroon for CHAN Opener

[CAF] FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrived in Yaounde on Friday morning ahead of start of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN), Cameroon 2020.

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Rwanda: Budget - Rwf29 Billion for Public Transport Subsidies

[New Times] The government has unveiled a revised budget for the 2020/21 financial year in which it has allocated Rwf29.3 billion to subsidize public transport to offset the losses incurred by transport operators.

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Uganda: Nup Parliamentary Candidate Arrested for Burning Museveni Posters

[Monitor] The National Unity Platform (NUP) aspirant for Masindi Municipality Parliamentary seat is in police custody hours to election on allegations of burning President Museveni's campaign posters.

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Somalia: Alshabaab Stage Complex Attack On Mogadishu's Afrik Hotel

[Dalsan Radio] Al-Shabaab militants have stormed Afrik hotel near the heavily fortified Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu on Sunday.

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Nigeria: Ben Bruce, Other Nigerians React As CBN Bans Crypto Trading

[Daily Trust] The former senator representing Bayelsa east, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and other Nigerians have reacted to the purported ban of cryptocurrency trading by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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