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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States has designated the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood (SMB) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) and announced plans to formally list the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) beginning March 16.

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[Premium Times] A community initiative and advocacy by a socio-political group helped persuade the Oyo government to reopen 23 primary schools shut down for 10 years over security concerns.

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[Spotlight Initiative] Machinga District, Malawi -- In Malawi, 42 per cent of girls have experienced physical violence by the age of 18, and almost half have married and left school by their eighteenth birthday. The Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Programme took a holistic approach to reducing violence and child marriage, and helping girls to complete their education.

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[HRW] Nairobi -- 12 Victims Found with Throats Slit, Hands Tied

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[HRW] Proposed Law Threatens Rights to Nondiscrimination, Free Expression

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Fuel prices in the west African country have already risen by around 20 percent in the space of a week, following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and the latter's subsequent retaliation

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[Premium Times] It also prohibited the use of Logo and party acronyms, names, emblems and appointed a curator whose role is to oversee the transfer of parties' assets.

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[This Day] Foremost Nigeria's football coach and administrator, Chief Adegboye Festus Onigbinde, is dead. He was aged 89 years.

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[Shabelle] Garowe, Somalia -- The Puntland Human Rights Defender Office has called on Puntland's attorney general to pursue legal action and compensation following the death of a civilian killed in a U.S. airstrike in northern Somalia last year.

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[New Zimbabwe] Human rights organisations have renewed calls for justice over the disappearance of pro-democracy activist Itai Dzamara, who was abducted 11 years ago.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- The Ministry of Health has issued a statement reassuring the public that Botswana remains polio-free, with no confirmed cases of poliovirus reported to date.

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[263Chat] Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has warned vendors against cooking in the city's central business district saying the use of gas canisters and open fires in busy public spaces poses a serious risk to public safety and health.

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[MSF] Juba - Hundreds of thousands of people in Akobo, Jonglei state, South Sudan, are facing an impossible choice as a government-forces led offensive on the town is imminent, following evacuation orders on 6 March. The number of people in the town, currently led by the opposition, includes over 17,000 who were displaced just weeks ago, in the ongoing conflict in the country. People in Akobo must now either flee without protection or remain at risk of being killed, while losing access to healthcare and other

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ROME, Italy, 09 March 2026-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- The Embassy of Japan in Dakar and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today have signed a

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A military drone base at the airport in Niger’s Tahoua was targeted overnight Sunday. Local authorities say the army fended off the attack, which left left several soldiers injured and several assailants dead.

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[FAS] There are moments in history when an award means more than an individual achievement. When the honour being given carries the weight of thousands of voices, the grief of communities shattered by conflict, and the quiet, persistent courage of women who refused to be erased.

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Guinea's main opposition figure, Cellou Dalein Diallo, accused President Mamadi Doumbouya of attempting to build a one party state, after the government dissolved 40 political parties.

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An artist captivated a crowd in Cairo as she whirled to folklore music in a long red dress, leading a cultural and spiritual performance that celebrated the spirit of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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[IFJ] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), in condemning this brutal killing and calling for an urgent investigation.