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The Secretary-General expressed outrage over the death of UNICEF’s Karine Buisset, who was killed in a drone strike on a building housing aid workers in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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[Premium Times] The development was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control Programme (NASCP) under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

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[Liberian Observer] The World Bank Group (WBG) Board of Directors yesterday approved a transformative regional initiative that will directly boost job creation in Benin, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This second operation under the Western Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (WARDIP), totaling US$137 million, aims to strengthen the foundations for a dynamic digital economy through three core pillars: (i) expanding and upgrading the digital infrastructure needed for competitiveness; (ii) fostering a more

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[Vanguard] Shipping companies, freight forwarders and other port users have raised concerns over the potential impact of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East on cargo throughput into Nigerian ports.

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[Premium Times] This is according to the 2025 State of the Health of the Nation Report released by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare

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[Capital FM] Naivasha -- The 2026 WRC Safari Rally revved off today morning (Thursday) in Naivasha with Belgian driver Thierry Neuville setting the pace after topping the times in shakedown as crews prepared for what is widely expected to be another brutal run.

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[allAfrica] Despite spending billions on health every year, many African health systems remain underfunded and heavily dependent on external assistance. Then, African leaders adopted the Abuja Declaration, which pledged to allocate at least 15% of their national budgets to health care.

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[WFP] Our Ghana Communications Officer, Abdul-Wahab Mohammed, describes growing up on hearty WFP meals - and how they can transform communities and forge a new generation of leaders

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[New Times] Rwandan rally drivers have expressed optimism ahead of the 2026 WRC Safari Rally Kenya, scheduled for March 12-15 in Naivasha, Nakuru County.

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[Liberian Observer] A tense border confrontation between Liberia and Guinea has entered a delicate new phase after Guinean soldiers who had crossed into Liberian territory reportedly took down their flag early Wednesday morning and retreated back across the border, easing immediate fears of a military standoff.

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[Liberian Observer] The withdrawal of Guinean troops from a disputed border point in Lofa County has eased immediate tensions along the Liberia-Guinea frontier, but President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is continuing consultations with the Legislature, signaling that the government still regards the incident as a serious national security matter.

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[Bhekisisa] Six years after Cyclone Idai ripped through Beira, the city's wounds -- physical and psychological -- are still raw. As a new storm gathered in the Indian Ocean in February, journalist Sean Christie found a city caught in a permanent state of waiting for the next disaster to hit.

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[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Customs Service, Kwara Area Command, on Wednesday, unveiled a large haul of seized items intercepted during anti-smuggling operations in the state.

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South Sudan's government forces announce the recapture of the opposition-held town of Akobo -- the latest flashpoint in fighting between rival armies that has brought the country back to the brink of all-out civil war

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Pretoria summoned the new US ambassador Wednesday to explain "undiplomatic remarks" about South African racial policies and court decisions, the foreign minister said.

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The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.

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Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community

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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba - At least 30 people have died after landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall struck highland areas of Gamo Zone in the South Ethiopia Regional State, local authorities said.