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1. Road collision involving fuel tanker causes huge fire in Nairobi

   Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from the scene as firefighters worked to contain the blaze

2. Singing contest in Rio prison offers creative outlet for women behind bars

   Within a vast, echoing multipurpose hall, the fifteen candidates took turns to sing their hearts out on a purple-themed stage in front of an audience made up of prison officials, volunteers and fellow detainees, who clapped and sang along with them

3. Ivory Coast's Ouattara makes brother deputy PM in reshuffle

   Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced a government reshuffle Friday in which most ministers retained their posts and his brother, the current defence minister, also became deputy premier

4. YouTuber IShowSpeed rallies Benin on Africa tour

   Rolling Stone magazine has named IShowSpeed the Most Influential Creator of 2025 while Forbes estimates his net worth at $20 million

5. Haiti's crisis deepens after transitional council votes to oust prime minister

   Haiti’s long-running political crisis deepened Friday when the country’s transitional presidential council announced it had voted to fire Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, just two weeks before the panel is supposed to step down