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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, has defended Kenya's human rights record and the integrity of the National Police Service.

[Daily News] Arusha -- For the Maasai tribe, the traditional mace given to someone as a symbol of honour and authority is usually taken back upon death.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The athletics fraternity is once again in mourning after the passing away of Kenyan legend and multiple world record holder Henry Rono.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenyan shilling has significantly strengthened against the American dollar amid an inflow of greenback from global lenders as well as the buyback of the Eurobond by the government.

[ANGOP] Addis Ababa -- Angolan Foreign minister, Tête António, on Wednesday in Ethiopia confirmed that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) already started contributing with contingents to its mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),

[Vanguard] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with governors and some security chiefs at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the current hardships in the country.

Africa Cup of Nations winners Ivory Coast climb 10 places in the Fifa world rankings, while runners-up Nigeria move up to 28th.

These are the nation's first fatalities since a recent deployment to support the Congolese army.

[GroundUp] Pensioners often carry households at the expense of their own needs

[New Era] Endola resident Rosalia Johannes' entire house's roof was blown off and some walls destroyed during a freak wind and rainstorm in the area over the weekend.

[Premium Times] As for other things, such as the cost of petrol and other energy costs, which increased by 216 per cent from N195 per litre after the removal of subsidy last May, I threatened to buy a bicycle to augment my transportation cost.

[Premium Times] Nigeria's Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja.

[UNFPA] Masanga -- "If only we had a community free from gender-based violence, teenage pregnancy, child marriage and female genital mutilation, then all girls would be able to achieve their dreams," Tanzanian teenager Bhoke* told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian government has denied reports of recent extrajudicial killings by state security forces in the town of Merawi, located in the Amhara region.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Boakai's first official trip abroad following his inauguration on January 22 has been marred by controversy after it emerged that his host, Ghanaian President John Akufo Addo may have not been on the ground to meet him.

[Premium Times] In a statement from the Office of President, Mr Akufo-Addo relieved 13 ministers including embattled finance minister Ken Offori-Atta and 10 deputy ministers of their duties as a result of the reshuffle.

[Nyasa Times] Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM) and the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) have piled pressure on the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to respect the authority of the Speaker of the National Assembly, Catherine Gotani Hara, concerning the status of the Leader of Opposition.

[Nyasa Times] Feed the Children, in collaboration with Total Land Care and School for Agriculture for Family Independence (SAFI), supported by United States Aid for International Development (USAID), has highlighted the vital need for collaboration to address both the immediate and underlying causes of malnutrition.

[CPJ] Dakar -- Senegalese authorities must identify and hold accountable police officers who attacked, harassed, and tear gassed or detained at least 25 journalists reporting on protests over the country's delayed poll and allow the press to report the news safely and without fear of intimidation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday.

[CPJ] Dakar -- Senegalese authorities must identify and hold accountable police officers who attacked, harassed, and tear gassed or detained at least 25 journalists reporting on protests over the country's delayed poll and allow the press to report the news safely and without fear of intimidation, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday.