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1. Youngest son of DR Congo's independence hero passes away in Kinshasa

   Roland-Gilbert Okito Lumumba's father Patrice was the country's first post-independence prime minister.

2. TotalEnergies relaunches $20 billion Mozambique gas project 5 years after jihadist attack

   French energy giant TotalEnergies officially relaunched Thursday a massive gas project in northern Mozambique after a five-year pause imposed following a jihadist attack that claimed hundreds of lives.

3. ‘Patience pays off’: Doechii reflects on breakthrough Grammy win

   With the Grammy Awards just days away, one of 2025's big winners - rapper Doechii - has been looking back at her big night last February.

4. Uganda says it plans to cut external budget support by 84 per cent

   The announcement comes as the country is poised to start pumping crude oil which the IMF says could accelerate economic growth.

5. Minneapolis mourns nurse Alex Pretti fatally shot by federal immigration officers

   Holding candles and flowers, hundreds of people in Minneapolis came out to grieve Alex Pretti on Wednesday at the spot where he died. The intensive care nurse fatally shot by federal agents last weekend.