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[GroundUp] 350,000 hoppers were released last year. Scientists say the impact is visible

[Nile Post] President Museveni has announced that Uganda is set to launch two new satellites into space as part of efforts to strengthen security, environmental monitoring, and communications.

[Liberian Observer] The high-profile US$6.2 million corruption trial involving former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. and four other ex-officials reached a tense new phase on Wednesday, as the defense's cross-examination of Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) Program Manager Baba Mohammed Boika exposed sharp disputes over investigative standards and evidence.

[The Point] The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Hon. Dawda A. Jallow, on Wednesday announced the appointment of a British barrister, Martin Hackett, as the special prosecutor for the prosecution of perpetrators of crimes against humanity allegedly committed under former President Yahya Jammeh's regime from July 1994 to January 2017.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia's Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force has indicted seven individuals, including a former minister of commerce, on charges of theft, economic sabotage and criminal conspiracy in connection with the alleged diversion of nearly $1.82 million appropriated to support rural women entrepreneurs, the task force announced Thursday.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The UNICEF Representative to Uganda, Dr. Robin Nandy, has condemned the violent attacks targeting children across the country.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have urged the government to slash some levies on fuel imports as part of measures to control the rising fuel prices, exacerbated by the ongoing Middle East crisis.

[Daily News] Arusha -- TANZANIA is now officially home to the world's largest volcanic debris avalanche deposits recorded at the foot of the country's second-highest peak, Mount Meru.

[SNA] Khartoum -- Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris reaffirmed the Government of Hope's commitment to strengthening the protection of civilians.

[GroundUp] Clientèle Life, Sanlam and their subsidiaries collect R143-million every month for funeral policies directly from SASSA pension and disability grants

[Premium Times] The data shows that DisCos received electricity worth ₦336.43 billion, billed ₦268.20 billion, and collected only ₦204.74 billion.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Police Service (NPS) has issued a traffic advisory warning of temporary disruptions within Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) ahead of President William Ruto's inaugural address at City Hall.