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[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE'S mineral sector delivered a strong first-quarter performance, with total mineral sales coming close to the $1 billion mark as lithium and Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) surged following the government's export ban on unbeneficiated minerals.
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Key roads have remained largely empty and some schools have asked students to stay at home.
[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- Somaliland on Sunday strongly condemned a drone attack carried out near the Barakah Nuclear Facility in the United Arab Emirates, describing the incident as a serious threat to regional peace, stability and critical civilian infrastructure.
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has closed the sale of its expression of interest and nomination forms for the position of president.
[Nature News Media Limited] Botswana is quieter this week. Not because its people are silent, but because a statesman who carried the weight of a nation has gone to rest. The passing of His Excellency Festus Gontebanye Mogae reminds us that true leadership does not need to shout to be heard. It speaks, and its echo travels far.
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The health minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Sunday that authorities had already selected sites in Rwampara and Mongwalu to establish new treatment centers and that dozens of patients were receiving active care.
[Nile Post] As Uganda prepares for first oil production in July 2026, the country's oil and gas sector is entering a transformative phase driven by skills development, capacity building, and national empowerment.
[Nile Post] President Museveni has expressed Uganda's support for a proposed regional oil refinery project following talks with Nigerian billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote on strengthening East Africa's energy and industrial cooperation.
[Premium Times] According to the statement, delays in the publication of recent budget implementation reports followed the extension and re-enactment of the 2025 budget, arguing that fiscal years are determined by law rather than fixed calendar timelines.
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported how the demonstration erupted between noon and 1:00 p.m. at the border between Gwarzo Local Government Area in Kano State and Malumfashi Local Government Area in Katsina State.
[Premium Times] Anti-corruption activists say inactive companies are often used to secure public contracts while concealing politically exposed persons and ultimate beneficiaries.
[263Chat] Zimbabwe's public institutions risk falling behind in an era increasingly defined by transparency, stakeholder accountability and rapid technological disruption unless they abandon rigid leadership systems that stifle consultation and innovation, business and governance leaders have warned.
[Vanguard] The National Pension Commission, PenCom, has inaugurated a free healthcare initiative for retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, targeting pensioners earning less than N70,000 monthly.
[Namibian] The Ministry of Health and Social Services says national pharmaceutical stock levels currently stand at an estimated 60%, with several essential medicines still understocked or out of stock across public healthcare facilities.
Felicien Kabuga, once among Rwanda’s richest businessmen and later accused of helping finance the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, has died in detention while awaiting further legal proceedings before a UN-backed tribunal in The Hague.
Terms like outbreak, epidemic, pandemic and public health emergency each describe a different level of spread, and they help determine how fast and how far the response goes.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has described food security as a “strategic intervention” as Ethiopia and the Dangote Group move ahead with plans for a major fertiliser plant in the country’s Somali region.
[Vanguard] The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians against investing in unregistered online investment schemes being aggressively promoted on social media platforms, cautioning that many of them exhibit characteristics of Ponzi schemes.
[New Zimbabwe] The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) last month seized over 70 vehicles that were smuggled into the country without being declared.
[New Zimbabwe] The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has hailed the police and members of the public for their vigilance in the sustained fight against fake, substandard, unregistered and illegally manufactured medicines in the country.
[Premium Times] Ms Bakare-Odunuga is up against the incumbent, Desmond Elliot, who is seeking re-election to represent the state constituency for the fourth time in 2027.
