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The United Nations has condemned the killing as “brutal” and called for a full investigation, warning of a shrinking civic space in the country since the 2025 military takeover

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Belgium is celebrating Easter with giant edible sculptures as nearly 40 chocolatiers from across the country present their creations in Brussels for the fourth Bel’Oeuf exhibition.

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The Senegalese diaspora, estimated at around 700,000 people, nearly 4% of the population, lays a central role in the country’s economy. Mainly based in Europe and across Africa, it makes a significant contribution to national finances.

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Iran said strikes on the unfinished B1 bridge in Alborz province killed at least eight people and wounded 95 on Thursday, after families gathered near the site for Nature Day celebrations.

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[DW] Human Rights Watch says Burkina Faso's security forces and allied militias "appear to be more brutal and violent" than militant groups. The Fulani ethnic group has reportedly been one of the targets.

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Such attacks are rare in Kampala, and the tragedy has sparked grief and outrage among parents and the wider community.

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[MSF] Tine, Chad -- Drone strikes carried out by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied groups continue to hit civilian areas along the Sudanese border with Chad. Since early February 2026, 457 people injured in attacks have been treated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in collaboration with Chad's Ministry of Health staff in the border city of Tine. Amid insecurity and lack of sufficient resources to provide medical support, we are warning about the dire impact on

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[Nile Post] Police have named the four children who were on Thursday afternoon killed when a man attacked a kindergarten and stabbed learners at Ggaba Early Childhood Day Care Centre in Makindye Division, Kampala.

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[Namibian] Three of the accused in the Fishrot fraud, corruption and racketeering case have lost a Supreme Court appeal against a Prevention of Organised Crime Act restraint order in respect of a wide range of assets belonging to them.

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[New Zimbabwe] THE Municipality of Chegutu has assured residents and ratepayers that water coming out of its taps, although discoloured due to ageing infrastructure, is safe for household use.

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[New Zimbabwe] PARLIAMENT'S public hearings on the Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 concluded on Thursday, with the process being described by the opposition as a sham and superficial.

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[New Times] Rwanda has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $250 million (Rwf365 billion) support programme over the next 38 months.

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[HRW] Congolese Prosecutor Toussaint Muntazini's Legacy Should be Protected

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia National Police has formally charged renowned Liberian economist, Samuel Jackson, with multiple criminal offences, including manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and negligent homicide formally.

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[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party has demanded that the government take measures to deal with possible fuel shortages.

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[Nile Post] The Uganda Law Society (ULS), in collaboration with the East African Law Society, has launched a legal challenge against what it describes as an unlawful and "dehumanising" deportation scheme involving individuals forcibly removed from the United States and transported to Uganda.

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[New Zimbabwe] Sonja Louise Madzikanda has approached the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) seeking to have a luxury jet linked to her estranged husband Wicknell Munodaani Chivayo grounded.

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[This Day] Nigeria's destiny as an economic giant will be determined not only by acknowledging infrastructure gaps but by implementing targeted reforms such as upgrading roads, ports, and power grids. As we convene under NICE's theme 'Infrastructure Development as the Bedrock for Growth in Trade, Economy and Investment in Nigeria,' we confront an inescapable truth: no nation can genuinely expand trade, sustain economic growth, or attract serious investment on a foundation of borrowed or broken infrastructure.

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[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's tentative return to normal air traffic has prompted calls for the government to loosen its grip on aviation revenues, as officials signal the reopening of the country's skies after years of disruption caused by war.