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In front of a memorial honouring the 19 dead on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara said the attack targeted the nation's “cultural diversity” and “joy of living.”

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The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said the war in the Middle East, involving both Israel and Hezbollah, had caused immense suffering for the Lebanese people.

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[InfoWire] Long portrayed as a ''sleeping mining giant'', Cameroon continues to struggle to convert its geological potential into structured industrial production. From the Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore project to the Minim-Martap bauxite deposit and gold prospects in the East, announcements have followed one another over the decades.

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France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Thursday for the first high-level French visit to the Central African Republic in seven years, seeking to rebuild ties with the former colony as it increasingly pivots toward Russia.

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Djibouti is home to Camp Lemonnier, the only permanent US military base in Africa. On 10 March, the US embassy in Djibouti issued a security alert “due to ongoing regional tensions.”

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[Premium Times] The first international operation planned for the airport is the airlift of Muslim pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj

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[Premium Times] The region must return to a multilateral framework that prioritises the African people over the survival of military regimes and political elites.

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[Premium Times] This film shocked Nigerians and pushed Nollywood's storytelling into a bold new territory.

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[New Dawn] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a stern warning to Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, urging maximum restraint amid rising tensions along their shared borders.

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[New Dawn] Othello B. Garblah, publisher of The New Dawn, has called on the Liberian government to take immediate action to remove foreigners living illegally in Liberia's forested areas, particularly in Grand Gedeh and Nimba counties.

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[Nile Post] Residents of the Karamoja sub-region have expressed anger and disappointment after learning that the new cement produced at the Moroto-based factory will be branded "Yaobai Cement."

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[Nile Post] Tension is escalating in Nsoowe Central Forest Reserve in Gomba District as pastoralists continue to enter the forest, allegedly destroying planted trees and threatening licensed tree growers.

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[Nile Post] Police have launched investigations into the murder of a boy who had been kidnapped from his home in Mubende District, with the child's body later recovered from a pit latrine.

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[Parliament of South Africa] Members of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) on Friday on Friday raised several policy and implementation issues during preliminary discussions on the Draft Traditional and Khoisan Leaders Bill.

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[Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Security and Justice has noted with appreciation the speedy deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to communities and their visibility on the ground a week after President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement about such deployments in his 2026 State of the Nation.

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[Reporter] China's commitment to high-quality development and its emphasis on dialogue and long-term planning underscore its role as a key contributor to world stability and development, experts said, while highlighting the global relevance of the two sessions, the annual meetings of China's top legislative and political advisory bodies.

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[Reporter] As the world grapples with a slowdown in multilateral co-operation and growing economic fragmentation, the Global South is increasingly searching for policy anchors that offer predictability, scale and development continuity. In 2026, China's two sessions arrived at precisely such a moment, not merely as a domestic political milestone, but as a bellwether for South-South economic co-ordination in an unsettled global landscape.

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[Reporter] The Federal High Court has lifted the injunction it had previously imposed on the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which had barred the Board from implementing a decision communicated by the House of Federation regarding five contested constituencies disputed between the Amhara and Tigray regional states.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- At least 62 people have died across the country following ongoing flooding triggered by heavy rains, according to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration.

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[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces of his decision to deploy 2 200 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for service in cooperation with the South African Police Service (SAPS).

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[AIM] Maputo -- The number of cases of cholera in Mozambique in the current epidemic has now reached 7,326, according to the National Public Health Directorate.