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Burkina Faso's Capt Ibrahim Traore had a holstered pistol in what some saw a security breach.

[allAfrica] Mozambique's opposition leader Venancio Mondlane has returned to the country ahead of the scheduled inauguration of the ruling party candidate Danial Chapo, who was declared winner of the October 9, 2024 presidential election, according to the BBC. The opposition politician fled the country following the election and claimed the poll was rigged. He has been using social media to call for protests.

[The Point] Since the end of December, the Sangomar Oil Field has been operating at full capacity.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The House of Peoples' Representatives today approved the asset recovery bill.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Command Post in the Afar Region has reported that more than 58,000 people, including 4,000 Kesem Sugar Factory workers, have entered temporary shelters and are receiving humanitarian assistance after being displaced by repeated earthquakes in Dulesa and Awash Fentale districts of Gabi Rasu Zone.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Tigray region is currently mired in political turmoil, driven by a deepening rift within the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) between the faction led by veteran leader Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD) and Tigray Interim Administration President Getachew Reda. This political impasse has sidelined the repatriation of nearly one million internally displaced persons (IDPs), further exacerbating the suffering of displaced households.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan entrepreneurs are increasingly leveraging Dubai's strategic location, business-friendly environment, and extensive global networks to scale their businesses internationally.

[Ghanaian Times] Takoradi -- A cross-section of the public has expressed the need for the new government, led by President John Dramani Mahama, to formulate and implement policies to address the myriad of challenges facing the country.

[Ghanaian Times] Cocoa purchases in Ghana slumped in December due to election-related payment delays from the state marketing board and squeezed exporter financing, farmers and buyers, told Reuters.

[Ghanaian Times] The Global Volunteers Corps (GVC), an international non-governmental organisation focused on volunteerism and sustainable development, has congratulated Mr John Dramani Mahama on his victory and swearing-in as fifth President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto now says that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will set up permanent camps in Kerio valley to address insecurity challenges in the region.

[New Era] Forty-year-old Wenzel Maasdorp, who allegedly killed Delia Weimers-Maasdorp, pleaded not guilty to charges against him before Magistrate Monica Andjaba yesterday.

[New Era] Onandjokwe -- Expectant mothers at the Onandjokwe District Hospital have expressed frustration during the rainy season.

[New Era] More rain has been predicted to fall over most parts of the country over the next few days.

[FrontPageAfrica] LIBERIA'S DEPUTY FINANCE Minister, Bill McGill Jones, has dragged the Boakai administration into a disgraceful scandal, one that now threatens Liberia's fragile relationship with a key international partner, the United States.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has issued a strong condemnation of what it describes as "clandestine, war-time methods" employed by the Unity Party-led government under President Joseph Boakai to suppress political opposition and free speech in Liberia.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- In the aftermath of a fire outbreak at the Capitol Building early Wednesday morning, December 18, 2024, President Joseph Boakai visited the scene to assess the damage. Following the tour, President Boakai condemned the incident, labeling it an act of "banditry and gangsterism."

[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah has dismissed Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya's threats of legal action, asserting that the former Regional Commissioer has a "fragile ego" and a reputation that cannot be defamed.

[Nile Post] The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has dismissed reports that Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya is dead.

[Nile Post] A group of activists marched to the Supreme Court on Thursday to protest the continued trial of civilians in military courts, decrying what they called widespread human rights violations.