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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Bong County District 3 Rep. Josiah Marvin Cole has rejected calls to expel fellow lawmaker Rep. Yekeh Kolubah, urging restraint and due process as tensions mount over the disputed Sorluma border in Lofa County.

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[Leadership] Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday inaugurated Irele Tower, the first commercial building within the Lagos Free Zone, describing the project as a milestone in the development of the Lekki economic corridor.

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[Leadership] As the deadline for banks to raise their capital ends in four days' time, private sector operators, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and others, are hoping that banks' improved financial standing will result in anticipating a surge in affordable credit and reduced lending rates than what are currently applicable in the country.

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[Leadership] The Customs Officers' Wives Association (COWA), Ports and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Chapter of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has organised an environmental awareness campaign to sensitise members, officers, and stakeholders on the importance of environmental sustainability.

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[Leadership] Poultry farmers in Nigeria have expressed strong opposition to the proposed $900 million investment deal between the Federal Government and China, cautioning that it could harm the domestic industry if not carefully implemented.

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The war has almost halted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage off Iran that handles about a fifth of the world's oil and nearly a third of global fertilizer trade

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[Vanguard] The All Progressives Congress, APC, has suspended a chieftain of the party, Mr Fubara Dagogo, over alleged gross misconduct and anti-party activities.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has dismissed allegations that upland forest within Nairobi National Park is being destroyed, terming the claims "misleading, unfounded and inflammatory."

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[New Zimbabwe] A convicted rapist, Brian Tatenda Shayanowako (54), who knowingly infected a woman with HIV fled the UK before sentencing and is believed to have escaped to Zimbabwe, triggering an international manhunt. Shayanowako formerly of Lower Adelaide Street in Northampton, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in his absence after being found guilty at Aylesbury Crown Court.

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[allAfrica] The Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) has officially announced the nominees for the seventh edition of the BRVM Awards. For the third consecutive year, AllAfrica Global Media has been shortlisted in the flagship category of "Financial Media of the Year" a distinction that reaffirms its leadership in economic and financial journalism across West Africa and the continent.

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[Premium Times] Social media posts alleged that Mr Mustapha, also known as Abchin, was unarmed and returning from a Sallah visit when he was killed.

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[Vanguard] Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, conducting clearance operations against criminal elements terrorising farmers in the North Central zone, have arrested several suspects and recovered one AK-47 rifle and ammunition.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Africa is positioning itself at the forefront of global green industrial growth, with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki highlighting the continent's unmatched potential in renewable energy, a youthful workforce, and expanding markets.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The family of the late Nyeri Governor James Nderitu Gachagua has petitioned President William Ruto, seeking an independent investigation into what they describe as a scheme to disinherit them from his estate.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Delegates of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) meeting at the Jamhuri ASK Grounds have ratified the election of Oburu Oginga as the party leader, in a major leadership shake-up that has intensified internal divisions.

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[GroundUp] The Department of Health and other government respondents have failed to comply with a court order to stop anti-immigrant vigilantes screening patients

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[GroundUp] Postbank will resume the rollout of its black cards from mid-April, continuing efforts to replace South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gold cards.

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[Premium Times] The government also asked all federal civil servants working at the federal secretariat complex to work from home on Friday.

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Nigeria's Lagos state has taken out a $7.5 million flood insurance policy to cover millions of people, the Insurance Development Forum said Thursday, as the country's economic capital faces rising sea levels and floods linked to climate change.

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A senior member of the Moroccan government says the country was “ready to host” the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations this month despite the decision to delay it until July.

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Sol Plaatje University is set to host landmark investiture of Thebe Ikalafeng rooted in African tradition, heritage and the values of Solomon Tshekisho