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[This Day] Warri -- The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro and other prominent Ijaw leaders have endorsed President Bola Tinubu and the Delta State Governor, Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, as their candidates for president and governor in 2027.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Boakai has distanced himself from ongoing expulsion proceedings against Yekeh Kolubah, stressing that the matter falls strictly within the authority of the Legislature.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has strongly condemned the illegal and exploitative practice of "selling" queue positions at its local offices.

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[SAnews.gov.za] North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Gaoage Oageng Molapisi, will today hand over seven houses to military veterans in Jouberton, in the City of Matlosana Local Municipality.

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[GroundUp] Yet it has got away with minor sanctions and continues to operate

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has announced a raft of emergency measures aimed at shielding Kenyans from rising living costs triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, including a temporary reduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel.

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How do you guarantee a good turn out at a funeral? In Kenya, some families are hiring professional mourners to give their loved ones the ultimate send-off.

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[Liberian Observer] The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered an immediate suspension of all investigative hearings and decisions by the House of Representatives involving Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Kolubah, following allegations of due process violations and mounting legal challenges tied to a controversial legislative hearing held a day earlier.

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Germany is hosting the Affordable Art Fair Berlin from 16 to 19 April 2026. The event brings together dozens of galleries and focuses on artworks priced under €500, aiming to broaden access to contemporary art.

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Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze is under investigation over allegations of fraud and breach of trust linked to a 2008 cultural festival for which he was one of the organisers.

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Business development is often misunderstood as sales by another name. But in Africa’s fast-evolving commercial and development ecosystems, it has become

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Kenya has formally requested rapid emergency financial support from the World Bank to shield its economy from the severe fallout of the ongoing war in Iran,

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In Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp, hosting nearly half a million Somalis who fled war and drought, rising suicide deaths are a cause for concern. The situation

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Some 80 per cent of the country's inhabitants are Catholic, but Leo is the first church leader to visit since Pope Jean-Paul II almost half a century ago.

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Immigrants in Spain hoping to apply for the government’s amnesty are facing long lines as they race to gather their paperwork.

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Netherlands opened its Keukenhof garden in Lisse for the 2026 spring season, welcoming visitors to an eight-week display featuring around seven million flowers.

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Celeste Rivas Hernandez's decomposed remains were found last September in an abandoned vehicle registered to him.

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Cameroon saw thousands of faithful gather on Wednesday 16 April at Bamenda’s airfield, where Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open‑air Mass and called for a “decisive change of course” towards peace.