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[Nile Post] Cameroon President Paul Biya has appointed his son, Franck Emmanuel Biya, to three of the country's most powerful positions, naming him Vice President of the Republic, Head of the Armed Forces, and Minister Delegate at the Ministry of Defence in a sweeping consolidation of executive and military authority.

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[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 29 people have died following heavy rains in Angola's provinces of Luanda and Benguela, a report from the Civil Protection and Firefighters (SPCB) said on Monday.

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[Leadership] Nigeria's labour market continues to disadvantage women in formal employment, with just 10.5 per cent of employed women holding wage or salaried positions in 2025, per the World Bank's latest gender data report.

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[This Day] There was a sense of relief in Nigeria's oil and gas sector at the weekend after senior workers at one of Nigeria's most prolific energy companies, Seplat, called off a strike action that would have negatively impacted Nigeria's efforts to raise oil production.

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[This Day] Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conclude its prosecution within three months in the long-running N1.4 billion oil subsidy fraud case against Nadabo Energy Limited and its Managing Director, Abubakar Ali Peters.

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[This Day] Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 43 inmates from correctional centres across the State, as part of ongoing efforts to decongest custodial facilities and strengthen the criminal justice system. This follows the December 2025 release of 91 inmates, under similar measures.

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[This Day] Abuja -- The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) have once again adjusted crude oil output among key producers, excluding Nigeria from the latest production increase as the group moves to stabilise the global oil market.

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[This Day] Abuja -- The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), in partnership with African Development Bank (AfDB), has commenced the implementation of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), including acquisition and clearing of Right of Way (RoW) for the proposed reconstruction and upgrade of the 138km Alaoji-Onitsha 330kV transmission line.

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[New Times] On April 7, 1994, years of genocidal ideology, hate speech, and systemic discrimination erupted into the Genocide against the Tutsi, claiming over one million lives in just 100 days.

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[This Day] Abuja -- The federal, state and local governments recorded a 14.2 per cent increase in revenue from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in the first two months of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, even as poverty indicators continue to point to worsening economic conditions for households across the country.

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[New Times] President Kagame will light the Flame of Hope, a symbolic torch that will burn for 100 days, reflecting the duration of the Genocide.

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Tui is investigating the claims and says it is "not in a position to provide a statement at this stage".

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[Dabanga] Khartoum / Port Sudan -- Sudanese political parties and civil forces have marked the seventh anniversary of the April 6 sit-in outside the General Command in Khartoum with renewed calls for an immediate end to the war and a return to civilian rule.

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[Dabanga] The ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran is reverberating far beyond the Middle East, shaping political debates even within Sudan. Regardless of one's position vis-a-vis Iran's political system, a fundamental principle remains: when a foreign power launches a military attack against a sovereign state, this constitutes a violation of core norms of the international order--state sovereignty and the prohibition on the use of force.

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[RFI] The Democratic Republic of Congo will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in Kinshasa said in a statement on Sunday.

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[RFI] Since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, disrupted trade routes have caused delays to the delivery of medicines and other humanitarian aid to crisis zones such as Sudan and Mali.

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[Maka] Angola's constitutional order is not merely dysfunctional but economically distortionary. Since taking office in 2017, President João Lourenço has authorized an estimated $61.5 billion in public spending by presidential decree, without open tender or transparent contracting, frequently benefiting private interests linked to his inner circle. This is not an aberration. It is the predictable outcome of a constitutional design that concentrates executive power while neutralizing oversight.

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[The Conversation Africa] Fences are among conservation's most controversial interventions.

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[The Conversation Africa] Imagine a creature nearly twice the size of a modern African elephant (which can weigh up to 6,000kg. This was Elephas (Paleoxodon) recki, a prehistoric titan that roamed the landscape of what is now Tanzania nearly two million years ago. Now, imagine a group of our ancestors standing over its carcass, then butchering it and eating it.

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[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria imports at least 70% of its medicines. This is striking for a country of over 230 million people and at least 120 active pharmaceutical manufacturers.

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[The Conversation Africa] Kenya devolved power and public spending to 47 counties in 2013. This was in line with a global trend in which governments were pushing power and resources down to local levels in the hope that decisions made closer to people would lead to better outcomes.