[Premium Times] Mr Dangote said small groups profited from local product allocations under the subsidy regime and that subsidy payments alone reached nearly $10 billion annually.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A wave of resignations is expected at the Office of the Deputy President as senior officials warn that dozens of staff members are preparing to leave public service ahead of the 2027 General Election, prompting an additional Sh95.4 million allocation for gratuity payments.

[Nile Post] President Museveni is expected to constitute a new cabinet in coming hours as he begins his latest term, setting the stage for a reshuffle shaped by performance records, political balance, and strategic appointments across government.

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[allAfrica] The central African nation of Chad has entered a phase of acute structural vulnerability that puts it and the wider on a collision path with state collapse. Too long ignored by regional actors and the international community, who have wrongly interpreted prowess on the battlefield with internal stability, the question is no longer simply whether the government of President Mahamat Deby Itno is authoritarian. It is. It is whether he can hold the country together at all.

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[ISS] Somalia faces more than spillover effects - these shocks are pushing the country's long-term recovery further out of reach.

[Daily Maverick] Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has been appointed acting minister pending a full-time appointment, says the President.

[Namibian] National Council members this week criticised the government's water supply budget, saying many rural communities continue to face severe shortages despite repeated promises and funding allocations.

[263Chat] United Nations human rights experts have warned that Zimbabwe's proposed constitutional reforms to dissolve the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) could weaken efforts to fight discrimination against women and girls.

[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Tunisia as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. This is a major milestone in the country's public health journey, coming after decades of sustained national effort.

[GroundUp] 92% of clothing manufacturers in Newcastle do not comply with Bargaining Council rules, says the council's lawyer

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[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron says he is proud of how France's relationships with countries in Africa have evolved under his leadership. Speaking to RFI at the close of the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, Kenya, he hailed progress towards a «partnership of equals».

[Dabanga] Nairobi -- French President Emmanuel Macron has described the situation in Sudan as «mass crimes, war crimes, and a catastrophic humanitarian situation,» while avoiding the term «genocide,» considering that to be a matter for historians and judges. Macron called the belligerents «warlords dividing the country.»

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Lawyers representing the National Assembly have defended the impeachment process against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, dismissing claims that he was denied an opportunity to defend himself.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- High-level talks between opposition leaders and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud ended without agreement on Wednesday, with negotiators reportedly failing to bridge key differences over the country's disputed electoral framework, sources familiar with the discussions said.

[GroundUp] Immigrant community leaders say the ruling that bars rejected asylum seekers from reapplying, may see people deported back to countries where they face danger

[SAnews.gov.za] The launch of Lenacapavir - a groundbreaking HIV drug - will be held on June 5 in Mpumalanga.

[263Chat] The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) has called on the government to urgently reinstate free education warning that rising school fees and worsening learning conditions are forcing thousands of children out of school.

[Premium Times] In a rare show of toughness against a corrupt official, the judge ordered that the sentences attracted by each of the 12 counts run consecutively, not concurrently.

[Nile Post] Electricity consumers in Kampala and surrounding areas are set to experience scheduled daytime power outages for nearly three weeks as the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) undertakes major maintenance works on a key transmission line.

[allAfrica] Ethiopian long-distance runner Yebrgual Melese has died at the age of 36 after falling ill during a routine training session.

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[Daily Trust] A military airstrike on Tumfa market in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State has reportedly killed at least 117 people and injured several others. Residents said the casualties included both bandits and civilians.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Assembly Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has launched investigations into the handling and whereabouts of more than 27,000 metric tonnes of imported sugar deemed unfit for human consumption.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Court of Appeal has temporarily suspended High Court conservatory orders that had blocked the implementation of a Kenya-US health cooperation framework, allowing the government to proceed with the programme pending determination of an ongoing appeal.

[allAfrica] When COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye, this November, you'll recognize the choreography immediately. I saw it all play out at COP29 in Baku: African ministers arrive with speeches about ambition, negotiators disappear into rooms with marked-up drafts, banners line the walkways outside, and climate slogans sound urgent. Ten days later, the summit ends and the final communiqué again calls for solidarity and a renewed pledge to keep 1.5°C alive.

[Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman / El Obeid / El Goz Locality / -- Sudan's worsening humanitarian crisis deepened sharply on Tuesday as the United Nations warned that drone warfare, artillery shelling, fires in displacement camps, and intercommunal violence are driving the country towards an even bloodier phase of conflict.

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[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- As we're all being painfully reminded, cutting off for any length of time the fifth of the world's oil supply that passes through the Strait of Hormuz has an extraordinarily negative impact on commerce and lives here and everywhere.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- French Emmanuel Macron briefly interrupted proceedings at a youth forum hosted at the University of Nairobi on Monday after calling out sections of the audience for disrupting a speaker during discussions at the Africa Forward Summit.