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[allAfrica] Geneva -- The world's youngest nation, South Sudan, is facing a severe and worsening health emergency driven by conflict, displacement, flooding, food insecurity and repeated disease outbreaks, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.

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An Iranian missile struck a residential building in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, early on Wednesday 18 March, killing two people, according to Magen David Adom.

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[Premium Times] Appointed by President Bola Tinubu on 19 June 2023, Mr Egbetokun's roughly 32 months in office were marked by a severe clampdown on the media in Nigeria.

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[Premium Times] In an official press release issued on 17 March, 2026, the Senegalese federation acknowledged receipt of CAF's ruling in case DC23316 but strongly condemned the outcome, describing it as "unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable."

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[RFI] A Brussels court has ordered a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat to stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba.

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[RFI] A Brussels court is to decide Tuesday whether a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat should stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba.

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[New Zimbabwe] Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says he has a "solid plan" to addressing the political crisis gripping Zimbabwe, as tensions mount over the Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3.

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[Premium Times] The agency envisaged localised visibility of less than or equal to 1,000 metres over parts of Katsina, Kano, and Jigawa states.

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An Israeli airstrike destroyed an apartment building in the Bachoura district of Beirut early on Wednesday, killing at least six people, according to Lebanese authorities.

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[Premium Times] The gave the judgement in a suit filed as a public interest litigation by Mr Uwaifo, challenging the legality of police stop-and-search operations conducted without officers displaying name tags or force numbers.

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[Nyasa Times] The state is moving to collapse long-standing corruption cases against former cabinet minister and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) southern region governor Charles Mchacha, in a development that sharpens scrutiny over Malawi's political will to prosecute high-level graft and raises fresh concerns about selective justice.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi's bid to secure Sh280 million for refurbishing his office is facing mounting resistance in Parliament, with lawmakers questioning both the timing and necessity of the expenditure amid growing calls for government austerity.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans have until April 10 to submit their views on draft regulations that will govern how cryptocurrency and digital asset businesses operate in the country.

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[New Zimbabwe] At least 105 human rights violations affecting 3,205 victims were recorded across Zimbabwe in February 2026, with state institutions and ruling ZANU PF members accounting for the bulk of the abuses, a new report has revealed.

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[GroundUp] Judge says the authorities were "appallingly uncaring" towards Qumbu residents who lost their homes in a storm in 2022

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[Premium Times] In a statement released on Tuesday, CAF confirmed that the decision was taken in line with its regulations, overturning the earlier outcome of the controversial final played in Rabat.

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Zhang Kequn was found with the large consignment of ants in his luggage at a Nairobi airport.

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced that its appeals board ruled Senegal had effectively forfeited the match, converting their 1-0 extra-time win into a 3-0 default victory for the host nation.

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The Confederation of African Football said its appeals board ruled that Senegal is “declared to have forfeited the final” and its 1-0 win in extra time becomes a 3-0 default win for host nation Morocco.

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Morocco declared the winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after the Confederation of African Football overturns the result of their final defeat to Senegal.