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US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

US Foreign Policy · United States

US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling

55% Center coverage: 94 sources

Armed Gang Attacks Kenya Human Rights Commission on Eve of Protests

Africa · Nairobi

Armed Gang Attacks Kenya Human Rights Commission on Eve of Protests

43% Center coverage: 21 sources

An armed gang attacked the headquarters of the Kenyan Human Rights Commission on Sunday as it hosted a press conference calling for an end to state violence, an AFP journalist See the Story

Boko Haram Militants Kill 9 People and Injure 4 in Northeastern Nigeria, Authorities Say

Boko Haram · Nigeria

Boko Haram Militants Kill 9 People and Injure 4 in Northeastern Nigeria, Authorities Say

56% Center coverage: 16 sources

Islamic extremists killed nine people and injured four in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, authorities said Sunday.See the Story

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South Africa Issues First Permit to Vaccinate Against Avian Influenza

South Africa Issues First Permit to Vaccinate Against Avian Influenza

South Africa Issues First Permit to Vaccinate Against Avian Influenza

Civilians in Sudanese City El Fasher 'at Risk of Mass Killings and Starvation'

Egypt's non-oil business conditions deteriorate further in June, PMI shows

50% Center coverage: 10 sources

Egypt Economy · Egypt See the Story

South African president says national dialogue will continue without coalition partner

46% Right coverage: 11 sources

South Africa Politics · South Africa See the Story

JED Condemns Police Brutality on Staff in Benue over Electricity Disconnection

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The Jos Electricity Distribution Plc, JED PLC, has condemned the brutal attack on its staff by members of the Nigerian Mobile Police Force. The incident occurred on Sunday when police officers stormed the company’s Makurdi office and assaulted a security guard. According to a statement by the Head of Corporate Services, Dr.Friday Elijah, the police action was in response to the disconnection of the electricity supply to the Mobile barracks due t…Police Brutality See the Story

Multichoice Nigeria Fined over N766m for Violating NDP Act

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission, NDPC, has imposed a fine of N766,242,500 (seven hundred and sixty-six million, two hundred and forty-two thousand, five hundred naira) on Multichoice Nigeria for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection, NDP Act. In a statement released on Sunday and signed by Babatunde Bamigboye, Head, Legal, Enforcement and Regulations, NDPC stated that the investigation, initiated in the second quarter of 2024, was prompte…Africa · Nigeria See the Story

Eight Die, Many Injured in Lagos-Badagry Highway Crash

60% Left coverage: 5 sources

A tragic road accident in the early hours of Sunday has killed eight people after a commercial 16-seater Mazda bus collided head-on with a DAF truck at the Atura Bus Stop, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The fatal crash, confirmed by the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, involved a Mazda bus with registration number KJA 811 YF and a DAF truck bearing the plate number T1 4636 LA. Acc…Africa · Lagos See the Story

Banyana’s Wafcon Begins: R17.5m Prize, Old SAFA Ghosts, Puzzling Group C and New CAF Trophy

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Banyana Banyana return to Morocco as Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions, aiming to become only the second team after Nigeria to defend the title.Africa · Morocco See the Story

'We will get justice for wedding guests killed in Plateau' - Gov Mutfwang

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, has again assured justice for the families of wedding guests who were killed by a mob in Mangun District of Mangu Local Government Area last month while traveling for a wedding ceremony in Quan Pa’an council of the state. The victims, who were traveling from Zaria, Kaduna State, for the wedding ceremony had missed their way and found themselves in Mangun where they were mistaken for terrorists and at…Justice · Plateau See the Story

WARIF Intensifies Campaign Against GBV in Akwa Ibom, Urges Victims to Speak Up

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Women At Risk International Foundation, (WARIF) has continued to advocate against Gender Based Violence, especially Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) as well as other harmful practices in Akwa Ibom State. It urged victims to speak up and report to relevant authorities in their local communities as there are available laws to give them succor and punish offenders. Recall that WARIF in partnership with UN Women through the UN-Leap Project ha…Africa · Akwa Ibom See the Story

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