Design Indaba  

Kengo Kuma & Associates unveils Shanghai Ring, an ambitious mixed-use development that aims to break the monotony of the high rise skyline in the city.

BBC News Africa  

The move forms part of a broader process of returning cultural artefacts to African countries that started in 2017.‎

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[Afreximbank] Cairo -- African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is pleased to launch the second season of its documentary series, Impact Stories. Building on the success of the inaugural season, the new collection of six films expands the series' geographic scope to capture the Bank's growing footprint across Global Africa, featuring stories from the Caribbean and Africa.

Africanews  

Niger's government summoned the European Union's chargé d'affaires in Niamey on Thursday to protest a European Parliament resolution calling for the "immediate" release of detained former President Mohamed Bazoum.

Africanews  

The UN’s emergency relief chief condemned the “$1 billion-a-day” cost of the war roiling the Middle East, at a time of severe cuts to the global body’s humanitarian work in emergencies and “soaring” needs

BBC News Africa  

Partey is to appear at crown court next month, charged with raping a woman in December 2020.

Africanews  

In less than a decade, the Tillabéri region in western Niger has become the bloody frontline of a conflict between Niger and its neighbours against jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

Africanews  

Iran has said no country can exclude it from the FIFA World Cup after Donald Trump warned the team’s “life and safety” could be at risk in the United States.

Africanews  

Russia is earning nearly $588 million daily from fossil fuel exports in March—a 17 percent increase since February—as the Iran conflict disrupts Gulf oil supplies and drives prices higher, new analysis shows.

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[ISS] AGOA was designed to give investors predictability - yet its benefits are now threatened by the turmoil of shifting US trade rules.

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[Health-e] GAUTENG: Patients at Pholosong Regional Hospital in Tsakane, Gauteng, have been without hot water for nearly three months, leaving patients unable to bathe.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- Impala RFC's Judith Auma has been recalled to the national women's rugby 7s team ahead of next weekend's (March 21-22) Division 2 tourney in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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[New Times] Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva on Thursday, March 12, met with the Vice President for Africa at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Ethiopis Tafara who is visiting Rwanda to strengthen collaboration on private sector investment and explore new development opportunities.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has enacted a new law establishing the Kenya Meteorological Service Authority, creating a comprehensive framework to regulate and coordinate meteorological services in the country while aligning with global aviation and scientific standards.

Africanews  

A Senegalese soldier has been killed and six others wounded in the Casamance region during operations aimed at destroying cannabis fields near The Gambia, the army said on Thursday.

Africanews  

On March 13, 2016, three gunmen moved along the beach and stormed three adjacent hotels, sometimes shooting people in the sand.

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[Ghanaian Times] REHABILITATION work has officially begun on the Pantang Junction-Abokobi road in the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality in the Greater Accra Region.

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[Ghanaian Times] THE United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has condemned the March 6, 2026, missile attack on Ghanaian troops in Lebanon.

Africanews  

US President Donald Trump has said it may not be “appropriate” for Iran to take part in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing safety concerns as tensions remain high between the countries.

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[Ghanaian Times] NICHOLAS Adomako Baa, 27, an unemployed man, has been sentenced to 15 years by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court for robbing a hunter in Ahwiaa near Nkawie, Atwima Nwabiagya South.

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[Vanguard] Prominent human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Nigerian government to work with other nations to mount diplomatic pressure on the United States over its role in the escalating conflict involving Iran and Israel.