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Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:23:18 GMT
Sudan: Hunger Deepens for Displaced Families in Sudan's El Obeid
[UN News] UN humanitarians working in war-torn Sudan on Friday highlighted rapidly growing needs among the more than 100,000 displaced people now sheltering in camps in the city of El Obeid.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:45:32 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: In Eastern DR Congo, Journalists Face Death, Arson Threats for Reporting On War
[CPJ] Government allied Wazalendo militiamen have threatened to kill or capture one reporter and to burn down another's radio station because of unfavorable coverage, as frontlines shift under diplomatic pressure for peace in eastern Democratic Repub...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:33:48 GMT
Uganda: Govt Officials, Police Hold Crisis Meeting Over Rising School Tour Accidents
[Nile Post] Officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Works and Transport, and Uganda Police Force have held a crisis meeting to address the growing number of road accidents involving schools travelling for study tours.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:12:18 GMT
South Africa: Sassa Dismisses Four Officials Over R33 Million Social Grants Fraud
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has dismissed four officials from its Nebo Local Office in Sekhukhune after they were found guilty of involvement in a R33 million social grants fraud scheme.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:14:16 GMT
Ghana: GACC Trains 140 Stakeholders to Boost Accountability
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) has called for stronger collective action to tackle corruption in the country, warning that the menace continues to undermine national development.

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Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:45:32 GMT
Congo-Kinshasa: In Eastern DR Congo, Journalists Face Death, Arson Threats for Reporting On War
[CPJ] Government allied Wazalendo militiamen have threatened to kill or capture one reporter and to burn down another's radio station because of unfavorable coverage, as frontlines shift under diplomatic pressure for peace in eastern Democratic Repub...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:28:33 GMT
Central Africa: Gabon's Public Debt Rises 23 Percent As Government Turns to Regional Markets
[Daba Finance] Gabon's outstanding public debt rose 23% year-on-year to 8,780.3 billion FCFA at the end of December 2025, driven by a sharp increase in domestic borrowing as the government shifted away from traditional external financing.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:24:19 GMT
Rwanda: Unemployment Stood At 13.4 Percent in May
[New Times] Rwanda's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 13.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, but the number of people facing some form of labour market challenge increased, according to the latest Labour Force Survey by the National Inst...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:24:04 GMT
Rwanda: 'Don't Diminish Yourselves' - Kagame Urges Rwandans to Reject Aid Dependency
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has challenged Rwandans to rethink how the country engages with the rest of the world, urging a shift from aid-dependency to building partnerships based on mutual contribution.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:02:32 GMT
Central Africa: Central Africa's Shifting Alliances Between Armies and Armed Groups
[ISS] State security forces, militias and vigilante groups increasingly overlap, making insecurity more profitable and conflict harder to resolve.

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