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Just days ago, Shell announced that newly issued U.S. general licenses for oil and gas exploration in Venezuela would allow it to advance its long-stalled

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As water scarcity, productivity pressure and food security concerns intensify across the Middle East and North Africa, the 22nd Konya Agriculture Fair

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Eleven South African men allegedly tricked into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine returned home Wednesday, as political fallout intensifies over recruitment claims linked to former president Jacob Zuma's party.

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This is the first time that a pope will visit Algeria, whose population is mostly Muslim.

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Iran pushed back Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump's pressure tactics ahead of critical nuclear talks in Geneva, with Tehran's parliament speaker warning that negotiations may yield an agreement through "honorable diplomacy".

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Pope Leo XIV will embark on his first major overseas trip of 2026 from April 13-23, visiting Algeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon—including a historic first-ever papal visit to Muslim-majority Algeria, the Vatican announced Wednesday.

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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Secretary General Mambwe Zimba of Zambia was arrested on Tuesday, allegedly over a fake image posted on Facebook, depicting the country's president lying in a casket.

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DR Congo government forces launched a major attack on the M23 rebel group in the east, using drones to strike a key mining site near Rubaya, North Kivu.

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[Leadership] Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 23 for the arraignment of former governor of Kaduna Dtate, Nasir El-Rufai.

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[Premium Times] Should the governor proceed with his defection to the APC, he would follow the lead of Taraba's Agbu Kefas and leave the PDP with only Bauchi State in the North-east region.

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The RSF's capture of the city in October was one of the most brutal chapters of Sudan's nearly three-year civil war.

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[New Zimbabwe] Discover morewatervehicleHealth and wellness productsGOVERNMENT has suspended the export of raw minerals including lithium concentrates, a year ahead of its 2027 plan.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Parliament has been informed that the Land Information System shows that 687,486 people eligible in accordance with Botswana Land Policy of 2019, are awaiting land allocation, indicating the magnitude of national demand for serviced and titled land.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Since 2019 a total of 591 farmers in the Okavango District have benefited from government-provided artificial insemination services through the Nokaneng Artificial Insemination (AI) Camp.

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[Botswana Daily News] Lobatse -- Lobatse Town Council has introduced an FNB App to maximise on digital technologies and tackle low rates collection.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The country's financial future was on the agenda on Wednesday when Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2026 Budget Speech in Parliament.

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[Ghanaian Times] GHANA has significant potential to establish a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industry to help reduce carbon emissions in the aviation sector, a study by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has revealed.

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[IFJ] According to media reports, journalist Ahmed Isah Sakpe was summoned to the police station following a complaint lodged by a protocol officer attached to the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago. The complaint was triggered by a press statement published on the Crusader Radio Facebook page, which is managed by Sakpe, that exposed a political crisis in the Niger South Senatorial District.

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Ethiopia on Tuesday revoked the licence of independent online outlet Addis Standard saying it harmed national interests, in the latest curb on press freedom. Africa's second most populous nation s ranks 145th out of 180 in the press freedom index compiled by Reporters without Borders.

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Zimbabwe has pulled out of talks with the United States over a new health aid deal meant to replace a program dismantled under President Donald Trump. The agreement would have provided $367 million over five years, supporting 1.2 million Zimbabweans receiving HIV treatment.

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[GroundUp] Finance Minister warns budgets will be cut if performance targets are not met