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[Leadership] The federal government has partnered with the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) to harness the mining potential of the North Central region and drive job creation through mineral processing.

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[Leadership] Nigerian music superstar, Temilade Openiyi, alias Tems, has disclosed that she has learned from her career how to be vulnerable and give love.

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[Leadership] Nigerian music icons Wizkid and Tems made a surprise appearance on Saturday night at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in California, joining global pop star Justin Bieber on stage.

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[Shabelle] Baidoa, Somalia -- Mahad Mohamed Salad, head of Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), and Somali Police Commissioner Asad Osman Abdullahi held meetings in Baidoa with local officials and media representatives aimed at strengthening security coordination, authorities said.

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[Premium Times] The rights group said the accidental airstrike killed more than 100 people.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Speaker of Somalia's Lower House Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur on Sunday chaired a meeting of the chamber's standing committee in Mogadishu, where lawmakers were briefed on political developments and new officials were sworn in.

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[New Times] On April 11, 1994, more than 3,000 Tutsi civilians who had sought refuge at ETO Kicukiro school were abandoned by Belgian troops serving under the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR).

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[Nile Post] Police in Entebbe Municipality have recovered a pistol following an intelligence-led operation conducted on Saturday, April 11, 2026, across the areas of Wamala, Buzzi, Lutaba, and Ssisa Village in Wakiso District.

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Benin began counting ballots Sunday after a presidential election that could extend a decade of economic growth while testing the country’s democratic balance. Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni is the frontrunner to succeed outgoing president Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after two terms.

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[Premium Times] The spokesperson for NAF, Ehimen Ejodame, an air commodore, described the airstrikes as precision bombings of terrorists' location in the Jilli axis.

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[Premium Times] Amnesty International says at least 1,100 people were abducted in northern Nigeria within three months, warning of worsening insecurity and failure by authorities to protect lives.

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[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dispatched a fact-finding team to investigate reports of an accidental airstrike on a weekly market in Jilli, located along the Borno-Yobe border.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Thousands of Ugandans braved the morning chill to take part in the 13th Kabaka Birthday Run, which kicked off early Saturday at Lubiri Palace in Mengo, drawing over 100,000 participants nationwide across 5K, 10K, and 21K races under the theme "Men for Good Health to Save the Girl Child and Fight to End HIV/AIDS by 2030."

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[Foroyaa] Fajara, 10 April, 2026 - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) and media industry stakeholders, including regulatory and professional associations, academic, and civil society groups have "totally rejected" a government proposal to register journalists, online media, and social media users in a resolution on Wednesday.

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[Daily Trust] Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has initiated plans to review the salary structure of health workers as part of efforts to revitalise medical services in the state.

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[DA] Friends, democrats, people of South Africa,

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, April 12, 2026 - President William Ruto has announced an upgrade of the Gusii Stadium at a cost of Ksh 1 billion.

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[Daily Trust] The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, has said Zamfara State is now accessible and ready for global partnerships.

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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- Somaliland's Ministry of Livestock Development has successfully carried out a complex cesarean section (C-section) on a goat that was unable to give birth, underscoring growing capacity in animal healthcare services in the country.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has emerged as the best-performing member of President William Ruto's Cabinet, according to a new nationwide survey that ranks ministries based on public approval and impact.

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[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa -- A Somaliland lawmaker has called on Elon Musk and social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to address what he described as a lack of digital recognition for Somaliland users, urging the company to include the Republic of Somaliland in its identity verification system.