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1. Kenya: Govt Issues Urgent Flood Warning to Tana River Residents

   [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has issued an urgent flood warning to residents living along the Lower Tana River following rising water levels in the Seven Forks dams due to heavy rainfall upstream.

2. South Africa: No, Cape Town Not 'Officially' a US Province. Old Fabricated Audio Strikes Again

   [Africa Check] IN SHORT: A video claiming that Cape Town is officially a province of the US, after South Africa's Democratic Alliance party secured a loan from the "Bezos Foundation", is circulating online. But this claim is false, and the audio shared as evidence has been fabricated.

3. Namibia: Police Chief Defends 'Strategic' Shake-Up

   [New Era] Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Joseph Shikongo, has clarified that the recent reshuffle of senior officers is a planned, strategic move to strengthen the police force and improve service delivery nationwide.

4. Rwanda: Rwanda Considers Restricting Social Media Use for Children Under 16

   [New Times] The government is considering introducing a law that would restrict children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms, in an effort to strengthen child protection in the digital space.

5. Zimbabwe: Chatunga Mugabe Deported

   [263Chat] Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe is set to be deported today after a South African court ordered him to pay fines totalling R600 000 or face jail time for firearm-related and immigration offences.