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    • Africa: Alleged Torture Case Renews Focus on Russian Military Contractors in Central Africa(VOA)
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    • Kenya:Chips Crisis Looms As Kenya Runs Short On Irish Potatoes (Nairobi News)
      Kenya: Chips Crisis Looms As Kenya Runs Short On Irish Potatoes(Nairobi News)
    • Africa: Millions Without Food As Hunger Rises in Africa(CAJ News)
    • Nigeria: '91 Million Nigerians Now Living in Extreme Poverty'(Vanguard)
    • South Africa: Parliament Engages With Sugar Industry(Govt of SA)
    • Nigeria: Why Farmers Should Embrace Organic Fertiliser(Daily Trust)
    • Nigeria: How Soyabean Farmers Can Overcome Low Yield Problem(Daily Trust)
    • Africa: Hunger on the rise in Africa, new UN report reveals(Economic Commission for Africa)
    • Nigeria: Gombe Dry Season Farmers Rejoice Over Nirsal's Inputs(Daily Trust)
    • Nigeria: Farmers Target Production of Sunflower Oil to Tackle Cancer(Guardian)
    • Zimbabwe: John Deere in Talks on U.S.$50 Million Deal(The Herald)
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    • Rwanda:Rwanda Celebrates Heroes' Day (New Times)
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    • South Africa: Time for Us to Take Climate Change Seriously - Ramaphosa(News24Wire)
    • Africa: Love in the Time of Climate Change(Thomson Reuters Foundation)
    • Malawi: Floods Displace 256 People in Salima, Destroy 60 Hectares of Crops in Ntchisi(Nyasa Times)
    • Ethiopia: Climate Change Leads Herders to Retrain As Farmers(Thomson Reuters Foundation)
    • Nigeria: NIMET - Dust Haze to Disrupt Flight Operations(This Day)
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    • Seychelles: Seychelles and Norway Talk About Blue Economy, Climate Change and Renewable Energy(Seychelles News Agency)
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    • South Sudan:New Violence Sends Thousands Fleeing to DR Congo (VOA)
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    • Nigeria: Meet the Four Army Officers Ordered to Truncate 2015 Presidential Election(Premium Times)
    • Zimbabwe: Govt Ratifies Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty(The Herald)
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    • Libya: Al-Qaeda in Libya Hit With US Airstrike(RFI)
    • Somalia: Air Force Marks 59th Anniversary(Shabelle)
    • Zimbabwe: Tsitsi Dangarembga Opens Up About Being Raped(This is Africa)
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    • Ethiopia: Deep Reform Well Underway in Defense Forces, Says General Seare Mekonen(ENA)
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    • South Africa: Parliament to Debate Energy Crisis(SAnews.gov.za)
    • Uganda: Aliguma's Soft Touch Transforms Slum Dwellers in Acholi Quarters(Observer)
    • Nigeria: Govt Commissions N146 Million Torankawa Solar Power for 350 Homes(Daily Trust)
    • Nigeria: Gwarimpa Residents Worry Over Proximity to Polling Units(Daily Trust)
    • South Africa: Police Urge Elderly to Be More Alert and Vigilant(SAPS)
    • South Africa: Load Shedding Snarls Up Joburg and Pretoria Traffic, Rain Adds to the Pain(News24Wire)
    • South Africa: Watch Rising Water Usage - City of Cape Town Urges Residents(News24Wire)
    • Kenya: Fed Up Matiang'i Slaps NTSA With Order On Road Accidents(Nairobi News)
    • Rwanda: Govt to Unveil Halfway Homes for Inmates(New Times)
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    • Uganda:Crane Bank Closure: Sudhir Wants Over U.S.$160 Million from BoU (Monitor)
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    • Kenya: Insurer Now Drops 25 Vehicle Brands Over Spare Part Prices(Nation)
    • Zimbabwe: U.S.$200,000 World Bank Boost for Early Childhood Learning(The Herald)
    • Zimbabwe: Bank Loses Over U.S.$400,000 to Ex-Employee(The Herald)
    • Tanzania: Bot Launches Single Payment System(Citizen)
    • Tanzania: Bot Devises System to Transform Nation Into Cashless Economy(Daily News)
    • Uganda: MPs Query Bou Payments to Mmaks Advocates(Monitor)
    • Nigeria: Banks Urged to Leverage AI(This Day)
    • Uganda: Traders Petition Bank Over Reconstruction of Market(Monitor)
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