Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:13
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Dr Ben Malunga Phiri, has issued an uncompromising warning to corrupt officials and contractors across Malawi's local councils, declaring that his ministry will no longer tolerate the abuse of public development funds.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:12
[Nyasa Times] In a Malawi often dominated by stories of crime and impunity, a shining example of bravery and leadership has emerged, reminding us that courage and accountability still have champions in our public institutions. Inspector General of Police Richard Luhanga has done more than enforce...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:12
[Nyasa Times] The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is being torn apart by a bitter internal war over who truly launched President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika's "Ayimanso Project" -- the controversial campaign to return him to the presidency after his 2020 court-sanctioned defeat.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:11
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has effectively fallen under the control of foreign donors after government failed to put in place a trusted and corruption-free system to manage the K5 billion meant for village development.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:00
- Agribusiness and tech are emerging as prime U.S. investment targets in Africa, with projections showing Rwanda and Nigeria present a high-ROI.
- AfCFTA is turning Rwanda and Nigeria into low-risk gateways and U.S. firms are already securing double-digit returns in Africa’s fastest-...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:00
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- South African actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur Thapelo Mokoena will visit Uganda from 12th to 16th February 2026.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:56
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The Somali National Army (SNA), backed by international partners, killed 17 Al-Shabaab militants in a targeted airstrike in the Middle Shabelle region, the government announced Tuesday.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:55
[Shabelle] Dhobley -- A high-level humanitarian delegation led by the Commissioner of the National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mohamud Moalim Abdulle, arrived in the border town of Dhobley on Monday to assess a deepening drought crisis.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:55
Ten years after his death, the American boxer and activist is being honoured with a commemorative United States postage stamp.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:55
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) condemns with all its might, the recent unprovoked and violent attack on the Hausa community in Ekpoma, Edo Central.
The actions of irresponsible youths, who chased away Hausa traders from the livestock...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:54
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, held high-level bilateral talks via video conference Monday with his South Korean counterpart, Dr. Cho Tae-yul, to strengthen diplomatic ties and regional security cooperation.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:48
By Abdullahi Musa, Kaduna
A controversy has erupted in Zamfara State over the ongoing membership e-registration exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with allegations of exclusion and marginalization of certain factions within the party.
The leader of the Wamban...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:47
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A nine-member delegation from the Liberia Tennis Federation (LTF) has safely arrived in Lomé, Togo, to represent the red, white, and blue in the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) West African Junior Team Championships.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:47
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kaïs Saïed addressed, during a meeting held Monday at Carthage Palace with Finance Minister Michket Slama Khaldi, a number of issues related to the state's financial balances, most notably e-invoicing, as stipulated in the current year's Finance...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:47
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kaïs Saïed met Monday at Carthage Palace Minister of Social Affairs, Issam Lahmar, with whom he reviewed the situation of the social security funds, particularly the National Health Insurance Fund (CNAM).
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:24
Jihadists have been targeting tankers entering Mali, worsening the country’s fuel shortage.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:19
Figure emblématique du mercenariat postcolonial, Bob Denard éclaire l’histoire longue des interventions armées privées en Afrique, de la guerre froide à aujourd’hui.
Christophe Premat, Professor, Canadian and Cultural Studies, Stockholm University
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:13
Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday wrapped up mitigation hearings for media tycoon Jimmy Lai, moving his long running national security case into its final phase ahead of sentencing. The hearings mark the last major step in a trial that has drawn sustained international attention and diplomatic...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:08
The United Nations population agency (UNFPA) says this includes donating their own blood.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:06
LSE-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has started operations at its Johannesburg pilot plant, marking the final phase of process testwork for the Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa. The operation is designed to validate the company’s optimised flowsheet and generate data to support the...
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