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[Vanguard] Abuja -- Security operatives on Monday cordoned off the national secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Abuja amid an intensifying leadership crisis within the union.

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[InfoWire] Former Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, the driving force behind Benin's impressive 8% economic expansion, has officially launched his 2026 presidential campaign with a bold promise: transforming the nation's macroeconomic triumph into everyday prosperity. His "Further, Together" manifesto sets out an optimistic, forward-looking agenda to harness the untapped energy of Benin's youth and decentralize wealth creation across all regions.

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Nigeria's Dangote mega-refinery says it has begun exporting fuel to other African countries, after global oil prices soared due to the Middle East war.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A comprehensive rehabilitation of the Nairobi Dam is set to be undertaken following a joint assessment by officials from the County Government of Nairobi, Water Resources Authority (WRA), Nairobi Rivers Commission, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, and disaster management teams.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Air Botswana has implemented a short-term strategic plan to stabilise its performance, starting with the completion of a mandatory C-check maintenance on its ATR72-600 on March 6, increasing the airline's operational fleet to three aircraft, though it currently maintains a two-aircraft schedule.

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[Premium Times] The Nigeria Federation of Business and Professional Women has petitioned the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, over the violent assaults on women during a local festival in the state.

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[New Times] Kigali International Airport has been ranked the third best airport in Africa in the 2026 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards.

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[WFP] The East African nation has long offered asylum to some of the continent's most vulnerable people. But steep cuts in humanitarian assistance are increasing food insecurity for Uganda's nearly 2 million refugees and threatening to reverse progress in building long-term resilience

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju was on Monday arrested shortly after resurfacing from what his family and lawyers had described as a mysterious disappearance.

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With Benin's presidential election just weeks away, the country's main opposition party says it won't be backing any candidate.

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In São Tomé and Príncipe, a new generation of cocoa producers is at the forefront of restoring degraded ecosystems and enhancing sustainable cocoa production, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Interest is rising across Nigeria in a new long-acting HIV prevention injection, even before its full nationwide rollout.

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A court in Cape Town found Iain Wares guilty of indecently assaulting a former student who accused him of sexual abuse in the 1980s.

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Former Kenyan cabinet minister Raphael Tuju has said he went into hiding after suspecting he was being followed, a day after his disappearance prompted fears he may have been abducted.

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The videos sparked widespread anger, leading to the hashtag #StopRapingWomen to trend on social media.

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In São Tomé and Príncipe, a new generation of cocoa producers is at the forefront of restoring degraded ecosystems and enhancing sustainable cocoa production, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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With one week to go before the official launch of the presidential campaign, Romuald Wadagni, the ruling coaltion's candiate and President Patrice Talon’s designated successor, unveiled his vision for the country on Saturday in Cotonou.

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[Nile Post] A growing crackdown on non-governmental organisations in Uganda is raising serious concerns about its impact on service delivery, economic stability, and democratic governance.

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[Nile Post] The Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Anita Among, is today expected to witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between a delegation of Independent Members of Parliament and the ruling NRM.

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[Nile Post] Once a vital artery for regional trade, cargo transport on Lake Victoria has dwindled from handling nearly a third of Uganda's imports and exports to almost negligible levels, exposing deep structural failures in infrastructure, policy, and investment.

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[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia - The United Nations Women Country Representative to Liberia, Comfort Lamptey, has issued a strong call to action for Liberian lawmakers to pass the proposed Women and Girls Protection Bill, stressing that there should be "no compromise" in outlawing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).