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[GroundUp] Postbank will resume the rollout of its black cards from mid-April, continuing efforts to replace South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gold cards.

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[Premium Times] The government also asked all federal civil servants working at the federal secretariat complex to work from home on Friday.

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Nigeria's Lagos state has taken out a $7.5 million flood insurance policy to cover millions of people, the Insurance Development Forum said Thursday, as the country's economic capital faces rising sea levels and floods linked to climate change.

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A senior member of the Moroccan government says the country was “ready to host” the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations this month despite the decision to delay it until July.

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Sol Plaatje University is set to host landmark investiture of Thebe Ikalafeng rooted in African tradition, heritage and the values of Solomon Tshekisho

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The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo warned on Thursday that hostilities between the government and the AFC/M23 are spreading beyond the traditional epicenter of North and South Kivu into Tshopo Province, far from the front lines.

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[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has urged striking nurses to press ahead with their demands for salary increments until the government addresses their grievances.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberian People's Party political leader and former Solicitor General, Tiawan Saye Gongloe, has warned that he will launch a campaign to impeach President Joseph Boakai if the government fails to investigate allegations of illegal mining along the Liberia-Guinea border.

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[FrontPageAfrica] It was Kayla's birthday. She was putting her baby son into his car seat, her daughter climbing into the back, her fiancé Eriah Nahnie behind the wheel. It was just after 8 in the morning -- a routine school run on a cold winter's day in United States state of Massachusetts, on what should have been a day of celebration.

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[Vanguard] United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has reiterated his call for decentralisation of Nigeria's police force to allow state governments to take more responsibility for local security.

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[Vanguard] The world's online population rose by more than 240 million people in 2025, bringing the total number of Internet users to six billion, according to the latest Facts and Figures 2025 report released by the International Telecommunication Union, ITU.

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[Liberian Observer] A new report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirms that thousands of people have died, millions more have been impacted, and billions in losses have been incurred due to extreme weather fueled by climate change. Record-high greenhouse gas levels have pushed the Earth's climate into an unprecedented state of flux. While these atmospheric shifts and ice losses are occurring rapidly, they have set in motion environmental damage that will persist for generations.

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[Shabelle] Nairobi -- Israel has said that Iran possesses missile capabilities that could reach parts of East Africa, including the cities of Mogadishu, Addis Ababa, Nairobi and Juba, according to a statement by Israel's embassy in Kenya.

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By Martin Wiest, CEO of Tourvest Destination Management Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

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France on Thursday denied accusations it caved into US pressure and withdrew an alleged invitation for South Africa to attend a G7 summit later this year.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- A senior Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) official testified before Criminal Court "C" that former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah could not unilaterally authorize transactions from the government's consolidated account, challenging a key element of the prosecution's case.

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[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate rose slightly to 4.4% in March 2026, driven largely by global fuel price increases linked to escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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In the Ladan displacement camp in southern Somalia, the sound of a crying child is a sign of hope—the most malnourished are too weak to even make a sound.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Following escalating tensions along the Guinea-Liberia border, the Government of Liberia has been engaging leaders within the Mano River Union, including the Presidents of Guinea, Mamady Doumbouya, and Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio.

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[Vanguard] The Nigerian Army on Thursday pulled out 18 senior officers of the Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport (NACST) following their retirement after 35 years of meritorious service.

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[Premium Times] Danjuma Goje has held the Gombe Central Senatorial District seat since he stepped down as governor in 2011.