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[Nyasa Times] A smear campaign targeting Lindian Resources, developer of Malawi's Kangankunde rare earths project, is being dismissed as such, with officials saying there is no evidence of irregular dealings with the Mining and Minerals Regulatory Authority.

[Premium Times] The lawmakers were engaged in a rowdy debate over whether President Bola Tinubu should be invited to address concerns about inadequate funding of government agencies and delays in implementing the 2025 budget.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Thousands of participants from across Ethiopia and the diaspora have begun arriving in Addis Ababa ahead of the country's main National Dialogue forum.

[Premium Times] Mr Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, disclosed this in a podcast interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, which was posted on Facebook on Wednesday.

[RFI] The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for an investigation into the attempted kidnapping of a senior journalist in Kenya, which followed angry criticism of his newspaper by President William Ruto.

[Namibian] Namibia is expected to be removed from the European Union's (EU) list of high-risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorist financing by the end of this year.

[Independent (Kampala)] The Ugandan government has begun digitally monitoring public projects worth approximately Shs1.2 trillion ($320 million) as authorities step up reforms aimed at improving spending efficiency, strengthening contract oversight and reducing procurement-related losses.

[Nyasa Times] Minister of Health and Sanitation Madalitso Baloyi says government is rolling out measures to fix long-standing gaps in healthcare access, from ambulance shortages to stalled clinic construction and a lack of specialised medical services.

[UCT] Some children's products sold in South Africa may contain traces of toxic chemicals that were banned globally years ago, a University of Cape Town (UCT) study found. The study, titled "Legacy brominated flame retardants in children's products in South Africa: Evidence of toxic recycling in a global circular economy", has been published in the Heliyon journal.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda's efforts to improve its global corruption ranking are facing renewed scrutiny after anti- corruption agencies and stakeholders warned that the country's stagnating performance on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reflects deeper institutional and societal challenges.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Bong County Senator Prince Moye, a ranking member of the ruling Unity Party, has criticized some government officials for what he described as attacks against lawmakers who are demanding answers from security institutions regarding the ongoing investigation into the reported US$19 million cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport.

[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) on Tuesday granted a general presidential pardon to 609 prisoners convicted of minor offences, exercising his constitutional authority to extend clemency to eligible inmates.

[New Dawn] The Government of Liberia on Tuesday produced its first witness in the preliminary examination of Paul King, operations manager of Global Logistics Service, in connection with a US$19.2 million drug seizure at Roberts International Airport.