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[Premium Times] KADMAM emphasised that, beyond infrastructure and equipment, consistent funding, availability of essential drugs, skilled health workers, and expanded access to family planning services were critical to reducing preventable maternal and child deaths

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Former Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has strongly opposed a newly signed constitution endorsed by the country's incumbent leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, warning that the move could deepen political divisions in the Horn of Africa nation.

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[263Chat] The government says it is working on new legislation that could restrict children under the age of 18 from using social media platforms as part of a wider effort to improve online safety.

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[ISS] The growing pool of disaffected youth could test the ruling party's grip on power, especially as succession questions loom.

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Macky Sall to succeed United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres? Not everyone in Senegal likes the idea. Victims of the violence in 2021 and 2024 under the former president’s regime are strongly opposed. So are some of ruling majority, including this member of parliament.

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[Bhekisisa] South Africa's National Aids Council, Sanac, has asked local drug companies to submit applications by April 7 to make generic versions of an anti-HIV jab that could end Aids by 2043 in the country. The original version of the once-every-six-months shot, known as lenacapavir , is produced by the US pharmaceutical company, Gilead Sciences . Sanac will submit a shortlist of successful applicants, who met the requirements of the Council's expression of interest call , to

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The Egyptian pound fell on Sunday to its lowest level on record, dropping for the first time below 52 pounds to the US dollar on official markets.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has arrested a student, Nhyira Papa Kojo Egyir Hayford, over publication of obscene material online.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Residents of Pokot Central Sub-County in West Pokot County have voluntarily surrendered twelve illegal firearms at Marich Police Station, the National Police Service (NPS) confirmed Monday.

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[Daily Maverick] Despite the Women's Africa Cup of Nations being haphazardly postponed, the action may provide Banyana Banyana with some time to fix their internal issues.

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[IPS] Abuja -- Abimbola David still remembers being robbed twice in taxis in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. The most recent incident occurred in 2023 when the robbers, who pretended to be passengers, took her belongings while the car was moving.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The former President of the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) Bishop Kortu Brown has called on the Unity Party (UP) led-government of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to desist from threatening the livelihoods of ordinary Liberians by demolishing their homes and businesses in Monrovia and other parts of the country.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Ghanaian Ambassador accredited to Liberia, Godwin Baletum Amonzem, has expressed regret over the recent brutal killing of a 26-year-old Liberian national, Austin Tengbeh in Ghana.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Joyclyn Wea -- Summary:

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) is facing renewed scrutiny following leaked audios and internal documents that reveal conflicting accounts regarding the seizure of a large amount of cash during a drug arrest at the Bo Waterside border in Grand Cape Mount County.

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[New Dawn] Monrovia -- Land disputes in Liberia have reached alarming levels, threatening not only the nation's social stability but also its economic development prospects. The failure to address the growing crisis is undermining public trust in institutions and perpetuating cycles of violence and uncertainty.

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[Liberian Investigator] Blocked drainage systems packed with garbage and stagnant water are threatening the structural lifespan of the Japan Freeway, the $100 million highway rebuilt with Japanese grant aid, as well as other key road corridors in Monrovia, engineers and residents warn.

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In 2024, a surge in cocoa on international markets reached more than $12,000 per metric ton, the highest in decades. Then it crashed to around $4,000 as supply outstripped demand

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[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Musa Hassan Bility, political leader of the Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) and Representative of Nimba County Electoral District #7, has issued a reflective and strongly worded political commentary urging Liberian politicians to abandon what he describes as the culture of dishonesty and distortion that often characterizes the country's opposition politics.

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[GroundUp] It's time to treat gun violence as a public health crisis

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[Vanguard] The escalating crisis in the Middle East is no longer a distant geopolitical drama for Africa; it is an economic tremor felt from the ports of Lagos to the markets of Nairobi. For a continent already navigating debt pressures, inflation and currency volatility, instability in a region central to global energy and trade flows could not come at a worse time.