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Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, 'smart' police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens.

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[ISS] What options remain when an array of sanctions and mediation efforts have failed to disrupt Sudan's war machinery?

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The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify.

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Conservative Anglican leaders from Africa, Asia, and Latin America gathered in Nigeria on Wednesday as part of a four-day meeting that could reshape the future of one of the world’s largest Christian communions over the recent appointment of the first female leader of the Anglican Church.

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Nigeria’s medical regulator has taken disciplinary action against three doctors in connection with the death of the young son of celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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With the competition due to start on 17 March, South Africa says it is willing to step in as host if needed.

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[New Zimbabwe] Power outage at the Alexandra Magistrate's Court delayed the case against Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze.

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[GroundUp] National Conventional Arms Control Committee has not filed record of decisions despite being ordered to do so by the High Court in 2021

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[Daily News] Arusha -- THE government has paid a total of 13.28bn/- in compensation to 56,331 citizens affected by invasions of dangerous and destructive wild animals over the five-year period from 2020 to 2025.

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[Daily News] Tanga -- GOVERNMENT leaders in Tanga have raised alarm over the increasing pressures facing children, warning that many are being denied their fundamental right to play, rest and grow in a healthy environment, a situation that threatens their overall development and future wellbeing.

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South Africa is seeking to produce a key HIV prevention drug locally as part of a broader effort to improve access to treatment and strengthen the country’s pharmaceutical industry.

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Pix of the Day, 05 March 2026

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A torpedo fired by a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic’s “prize ship,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

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There are fears of prolonged disruption to global trade as shipping companies suspend operations through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Ivory Coast, the world's leading cocoa producer, on Wednesday cut the price paid to its growers by nearly 60 percent, the government said, to try to address a sales slump affecting the sector.

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To protect biodiversity, first we must understand it. That’s why at Trees for the Future (TREES), we regularly conduct biodiversity assessments in the project

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- African policy experts and diplomats say it is time for the continent to secure a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), urging urgent reform to reflect today's shifting global geopolitical realities.

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[New Dawn] Monrovia, Liberia - March 5, 2026 - The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC), has announced new price ceilings for petroleum products nationwide, maintaining current pump prices despite rising global oil market volatility.

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[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced a jump in diesel and petrol prices, effective March 4.

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By Kelvin Muli - CEO, Pan African Network for Climate Action