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A fervent Catholic, Évariste Ndayishimiye says homosexuals "should be stoned" and not granted rights.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Faith Kipyegon, the world record holder, headlines Kenya's top 40 under 40 list.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A recent survey conducted by TIFA Research between November 25 and December 9 has revealed that a significant number of Kenyans feel that employment opportunities in 2023 declined compared to the previous year. The survey showed that 65% of Kenyans perceived a deterioration in employment prospects in 2023, while only 16% thought the situation had improved. Additionally, 2% of respondents were unsure about the employment outlook.

[Daily News] RUANGWA, Lindi: The Tanzanian Ministry of Mining has threatened to cancel all mining licenses of individuals that have either stopped or haven't started operations in what it (the Ministry) called an attempt to strengthen the sector's performance.

[Centro de Integridade Publica] The General Commander of the Mozambique Republic Police (PRM), Bernardino Rafael, publicly confessed yesterday (Thursday 28 December) that, during the demonstrations protesting at the election results, the police killed citizens accidentally. First, he pointed to one death by police bullets, but later recognized ''various incidents''.

Hugues Fabrice Zango, Burkina Faso's first athletics world champion, wants to inspire a nation in both sport and academia.

[RFI] This 29 December marks the 100th birthday of one of the most influential African scholars of the 20th century: Cheikh Anta Diop, who pioneered a new understanding of the continent's place in history and left an enduring legacy in his native Senegal and beyond.

The measures being taken to keep holiday-makers apart from great white sharks in Cape Town.

[The Herald] In most suburbs, garbage has gone uncollected throughout the city during the festive season causing a health time bomb.

[The Conversation Africa] Pivotal decisions loom large for high school graduates and those with responsibility over them. The trajectory has been a fairly straightforward line until now - learning and more learning. Having completed high school, will the journey now lead directly to university? If so, what field of study? Will it be the technical training route? Or will it be perhaps a direct leap into a "dream" job?

[UN News] The UN human rights office on Thursday urged the Ethiopian Government to ensure that ongoing efforts addressing a legacy of rights abuses, rooted in years of violence and ethnic unrest, prioritize the rights and needs of victims and their families.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A year-end survey conducted by the polling firm TIFA has revealed that 7 out of 10 Kenyans believe that 2023 presented more challenges than the previous year.

Foreign students whose degrees were cut short by Russia's invasion are able to complete their studies.

[Daily News] Bukoba -- KAGERA: ON May 25th of this year, an event was held in Isingiro District on the Ugandan side, where President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan joined her Ugandan counterpart, President Yoweri Museveni, to launch the Kikagati-Murongo Hydroelectric Power Project.

[Premium Times] Only India has more children out of school than Nigeria, according to the UN agency.

[allAfrica]