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Killings of civilians in Sudan's war more than doubled in 2025 compared with the previous year, the United Nations rights chief said Thursday, warning that thousands more dead are unidentified or remain missing.

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[Nile Post] The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a $1.2 billion, five-year health partnership with the United States, joining Uganda in embracing Washington's new bilateral financing model, even as Zambia and Zimbabwe have rejected similar agreements over concerns about health data sovereignty and the terms attached to the funding.

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[GroundUp] Government expects to earn more, borrow less, and spend less on debt repayments

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's annual inflation rate slowed to 4.3 per cent in February from 4.4 per cent in January, according to the latest figures released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

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[Liberian Observer] In a renewed push to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Liberia, Medica Liberia, Community Healthcare Initiatives (CHI), and the National Coalition Against Harmful Practices (NCAHP) have launched a nationwide awareness drive under the banner: "Born Perfect, Stay Perfect." The campaign, rolled out in observance of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, signals a growing national reckoning with a deeply rooted cultural practice that continues to divide communities, lawmakers,

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Human rights activist and presidential aspirant Boniface Mwangi has sparked controversy after publishing a list of foreigners he claims were issued Kenyan passports under direct orders from State House, Nairobi.

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[Daily Trust] Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 113 suspects while allegedly waiting to collect ransom at a forest in the State.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A 33-year-old Kenyan man accused of recruiting youths to fight in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has been arraigned in court over alleged human trafficking and exploitation.

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A UN flight landed at Khartoum airport on Thursday, the first since Sudan's nearly three-year war began, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the country said, calling it "a big deal" for aid workers trying to reach millions of Sudanese in need.

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[DW] South Sudan's instability is deepening: a ninth finance minister since 2020, the suspended first vice president on trial for treason, and extreme violence in the country's largest state.

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Gabon is in talks with Meta and TikTok over the country’s social media ban, the communication ministry said on Thursday.

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The disgraced financier was in talks to buy luxury abode Bin Ennakhi - but the purchase was never completed.

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[Nile Post] The Supreme Court of Uganda has confirmed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the duly elected President of Uganda after granting an application to withdraw a petition challenging his victory in the January 15, 2026 general elections.

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[New Times] March 18 has been set as the date when Rwandan and UK lawyers will face off in arbitration proceedings over the Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP), a bilateral treaty concluded in 2024. Rwanda accuses the United Kingdom of failing to honour its commitments under the agreement.

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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa (Horndiplomat) -- The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro, has granted a general amnesty to 713 prisoners convicted of minor offences and currently held in prisons across the country, according to a presidential decree issued on Wednesday.

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[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the ban on the export of raw shea nuts for a further one year, from February 26, 2026, to February 25, 2027.

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[AIM] Maputo -- There has been "a significant reduction' in the number of kidnappings registered in Mozambique in recent months, declared President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday.

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[UN News] Nearly three years of war in Sudan have been marked by killings, rape and other violations, with risk of genocidal violence spreading, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday.

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[The Conversation Africa] In a widely viewed YouTube sermon called 3 Types of Keys, a preacher, dressed in a sky blue Italian suit, holds a microphone and speaks with great assurance about spiritual matters. Prophet Shepherd Bushiri is telling his audience that their financial struggles are not accidental.