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[Nigeria Health Watch] In Grand-Popo, where rivers cut across landscapes without regard for immigration posts, leaders from Benin and Nigeria gathered around a shared truth: Vectors do not recognise borders. Elimination efforts cannot either. Convened by the West African Health Organization (WAHO), the 2026 Benin-Nigeria Cross-Border Meeting on Onchocerciasis was more than a technical convening. It was a strategic reckoning -- a moment to confront fragile gains, structural gaps, and the financing realities that will determine

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[New Dawn] Monrovia, Liberia - March 11, 2026 -- The Government of Liberia has called on citizens to remain calm as diplomatic engagements continue to address the emerging situation along the Liberia-Guinea border.

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[Nile Post] One person has been confirmed dead and several homes, gardens, and roads destroyed following devastating landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nshanjare Town Council, Rubanda District.

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[Dabanga] Washington D.C. -- The United States has formally designated the "Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood" (SMB) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, with plans to list it as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation taking effect on 16 March, 2026.

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[The New Humanitarian] Mekelle, Ethiopia -- "We are dying daily and burying almost every day."

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[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Africa's first summit dedicated to fungal diseases concluded with a multi-stakeholder commitment to strengthen surveillance, capacity building, access to diagnostics and treatment across the continent.

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[RFI] Authorities in the Central African Republic announced on Tuesday the arrest of a French aid worker employed by the charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), who is accused of "threatening security". The arrest comes just days ahead of a visit to the country by the French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot.

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[UN News] Around two-thirds of children worldwide report an increase in cyberbullying, with one in two say they don't know how to get the right support, according to a recent poll carried out by the UN's top official who works to end violence against children.

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Investor confidence in Africa’s agricultural trade is strengthening, with Nigerian commodity firm Sunbeth Global Concepts Limited raising ₦165.73 billion

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“We created Say Yes When Life Says No as more than a show — it’s an invitation. Beyond every ‘no’ is a deeper ‘Yes’.” — Dr. Soaries

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The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has concluded an oversight visit to Ekapa Mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, following the tragic

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Africa’s first summit dedicated to fungal diseases concluded with a multi-stakeholder commitment to strengthen surveillance, capacity building, access to

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UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday he was horrified by growing accounts of serious violations during the ongoing conflict in South Sudan,

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Burundi is facing a growing humanitarian emergency as thousands of people fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to cross the

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Five months on from opposition protests banned by the authorities that saw hundreds of people arrested, including pregnant women, some are still being held

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ECOWAS Resident and Permanent Representatives, together with members of the Cabinet of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, are meeting in Lomé, Togo, from

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When the rains arrive across much of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), farmers have only a short window to prepare their land. Miss that window, and yields fall.

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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed a US$ 1.0 billion

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The 2026 Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa report by W Hospitality Group reveals a record 123,846 rooms across 675 hotels and resorts. This

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Egyptians are fretting over price hikes that have seen the cost of everyday goods surge. It comes after the government increased fuel prices, blaming soaring global energy markets due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

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As accounts of human rights violations in South Sudan pile up, the spokesperson for the UN high comisisoner of human rights has voiced concern.