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Lesotho: Lesotho Village With Solar Farm Has No Power
[GroundUp] Villagers say they gave up grazing land for solar panels in 2022, but they have not seen any reward
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Nigeria: Anti-Tinubu Post - FG Amends Charges Against Sowore, Delists Facebook, X
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has amended the cybercrime charges it filed against activist and former presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, for calling President Bola Tinubu a "criminal" in a publication he made on social media platforms.
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Nigeria: Ministry Dismisses Northern Elders' Claim On Lagos Gold Refinery
[Leadership] The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development (MSMD) has dismissed claims by the Northern Elders' Forum (NEF) that the federal government sited a gold refinery in Lagos in violation of the principle of federal character, describing the allegation as false and misleading.
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Nigeria: Cybercrime Against Tinubu - Sowore, Re-Arraigned, Trial for Jan 22
[Daily Trust] A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 22 for the definite trial of activist, Omoyele Sowore, in the amended Cyberbullying charges brought against him by the Department of State Service (DSS) for allegedly calling President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a 'criminal'.
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Liberia: Boakai's Inner Circle Splits Over Re-Enacted Ports Regulatory Act
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Intense, high-level deliberations are underway at the Executive Mansion as President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. weighs whether to veto--again--the re-enacted Liberia Sea and Inland Ports Regulatory Act, exposing a sharp divide within his inner circle and placing the administration in a state of political and legal ambivalence.
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Nigeria: Why Lagos Health Workers Remain On Strike After Two Months - Johesu
[Premium Times] The industrial action stems from unresolved issues bordering on salary structures, professional recognition and welfare concerns.
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Somalia: Telcom Giant Hormuud Accuses Kenyan Forces of Destroying Telecom Infrastructure in Southern Somalia
[Shabelle] Somalia's largest telecommunications company, Hormuud Telecom, has accused Kenyan government forces of deliberately destroying its telecommunications equipment and facilities in the Dhuyac-garoon area of the Lower Juba region, an incident the company says has severely disrupted civilian communications and mobile money services.
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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Women and Safety - Why Some Switch Their Ethnic Identity When They Start Working
[The Conversation Africa] For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn't just change their income; it can change how they describe who they are in everyday public interactions.
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Malawi: Malawians Wake to Fuel Price Shock As Petrol, Diesel Jump Over 41 Percent Overnight
[Nyasa Times] Malawians woke up on Tuesday to a brutal cost-of-living shock after fuel prices were hiked by more than 41 percent, a drastic increase that is set to send prices of food, transport, and basic goods sharply higher in an economy already on its knees.
Africa
Senegal: Senegal Chose Standards. Liberia Chose Oranto
[Liberian Investigator] When Senegal revoked Oranto Petroleum's offshore license after years of inertia and unmet financial guarantees, it was not merely canceling a contract. Dakar was making a statement: petroleum rights are earned through performance, not preserved by paperwork. Liberia, facing the same company and many of the
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Kenya: CS Mbadi Opens Kenya Pipeline Company IPO At NSE to Boost Capital Markets
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has officially launched the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Initial Public Offering (IPO) at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), marking a major milestone in the government's push to deepen Kenya's capital markets and expand public ownership of strategic
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Nigeria: FCTA Workers Begin Strike, Shut Down Offices
[Vanguard] Activities at the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA secretariat were grounded on Monday morning as workers under the FCTA shut down the main secretariat to protest unresolved labour and welfare issues.