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South Africa: Table Mountain Eyes Sixth Title at World Travel Awards - South African News Briefs - April 16, 2026

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Uganda: Govt Tables Sovereignty Bill With 20-Year Jail Terms, Multi-Billion Fines

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[Nile Post] Government has tabled the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 before Parliament, proposing sweeping restrictions on foreign influence, including heavy fines, long prison terms, and tighter control over foreign funding.

Nigeria: TIME100 - Dangote, Trump, XI, Others Make 2026 Global Influential List

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[Premium Times] Mr Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, is the only Nigerian on the 2026 list and is featured in the "Titans" category.

Nigeria: Lassa Fever Fatality Rate Rises in Nigeria As Cases Fall

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[Premium Times] It said the Case Fatality Rate increased to 24.8 per cent, compared to 18.8 per cent recorded during the same period in 2025, indicating worsening outcomes despite fewer infections.

South Africa: Anti-Immigrant Protesters Harass People in Durban

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[GroundUp] Shopkeeper alleges protesters stabbed his brother

Rwanda: Defence Minister Warns Against Violence Targeting Genocide Survivors

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[New Times] The Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda, has issued a stern warning against acts of violence targeting survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Nigeria drops terrorism charges against ex-justice minister: lawyer

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Nigerian authorities have withdrawn terrorism financing charges against former justice minister Abubakar Malami, his lawyer said on Wednesday

Mozambique: Interns Promise to End Strike If Government Pays Their Allowances

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[AIM] Maputo -- The medical interns from UNIZAMBEZE University, in the central city of Beira, who have been demonstrating in front of the Health Ministry building, in Maputo, have promised to stop their strike only if the government pays their allowances, which have not been paid for the past 10 months.

Zimbabwe: UK-Based Zimbabweans to Protest Mnangagwa's Constitutional Amendment Bill On Independence Day

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[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabweans based in the United Kingdom (UK) are planning a protest against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 on Independence Day in London.

Sudan: 'Sudan Is an Atrocities Laboratory', UN Aid Chief Tells Berlin Conference

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[UN News] Foreign ministers from across the world met in Berlin on Wednesday to show support for Sudan, where a fourth year of brutal warfare has begun as humanitarian needs deepen.

Africa: Africa - Nearly 20 Million Measles Deaths Averted Since 2000

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[UN News] Measles vaccinations have saved nearly 20 million lives in Africa since the year 2000 and more than 500 million children were protected through routine immunisation, but the continent remains offtrack in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases.

Sudan: Women Victims of Sudan's War Bear Scars of 'Indescribable' Violence

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[RFI] Sudan's civil war, now in its fourth year, has been described by the UN as the world's worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls. Sexual violence has reportedly been used as a weapon of war, notably by paramilitaries fighting the Sudanese army. RFI hears from women who have suffered or witnessed "indescribable" violence.

Merck Foundation marks ‘World Art Day’ through their Film, Song, Media and Fashion Awards 2026 in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies to raise awareness about social & health issues

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Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks World Art Day 2026 through their Pan-African “Art and Fashion

Gabon’s Offshore Comeback: International Oil Companies (IOCs) Return as Exploration Heats Up Ahead of Paris Forum

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Gabon is emerging as one of Africa’s most active upstream investment destinations, offering opportunities across frontier deepwater exploration, recent

Shell’s Eugene Okpere to Speak at Angola Oil & Gas (AOG) 2026 Amid $1B Angolan Deepwater Drive

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Eugene Okpere, Executive Vice President Exploration, Strategy&Portfolio for Integrated Gas&Upstream at Shell, will speak at the Angola Oil&Gas

Oando Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 as Emerald Sponsor as Firm Reports 10% Profit Rise

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Nigerian oil and gas company Oando Energy has joined African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 as an Emerald Sponsor with compelling financial momentum after reporting a

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Invests in Dhamana Guarantee Company to Catalyse Local Currency Infrastructure Financing in East Africa

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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced its equity investment in

Cellulant Appoints Anthony Hernandez as Chief Operating Officer to Lead AI-enabled Customer Operations Strategy and Strengthen Execution

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Appointment signals a move toward AI-powered operational transparency, real-time compliance, and data-led growth for customers Read more African news and

Sudan’s war on women: The number of people in need of sexual violence support quadruples as abuse of women and girls becomes the blueprint of war, three years on

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As the war in Sudan enters its fourth year with sexual violence as one of its most defining features, UN Women calls for the protection of all women and

Pope urges Cameroon authorities to examine 'conscience'

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Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called on Cameroon's authorities to examine their "conscience" and break "the chains of corruption" on the first day of a visit to the country.

Sudan: Three Years On, 'Sudan remains a test the world is failing' - UN Coordinator

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[allAfrica] Sudan remains the world's biggest humanitarian crisis on the three-year anniversary of the current conflict that has torn apart the country's immense promise, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator says, signalling that the response has been crippled by severe underfunding.

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