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At least 25 people died on Saturday, 11 April 2026, after a stampede at the Citadelle Laferrière near Milot, a major tourist site in the north of the country.

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Anticipation is building across Africa as Pope Leo XIV prepares for an 11-day այց spanning four nations, with believers expressing hope for spiritual renewal and political reconciliation.

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In this context, the integration of digital record systems is no longer a matter of operational convenience, it is a legal imperative. The ability to access,

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African Export-Import Bank (“Afreximbank” or the “Bank”) and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) has announced strong results for the year ended 31 December 2025,

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[Daily Trust] Civil society organisations and security experts have expressed strong displeasure at the airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on a weekly market along the Borno-Yobe border, which reportedly killed over 200 people, mostly traders, and left many others injured.

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[Premium Times] Enthroning the popular will is essential for staunching democratic reversal in the continent, and stemming the tide of military dictatorship.

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[Vanguard] ABUJA--Former presidential candidate, Dr Gbenga Hashim, has raised fresh alarm over the wave of killings spreading across parts of Nigeria, warning that many of the deaths were not being fully reported and that the country's security crisis was worsening.

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[Vanguard] ABUJA--AMID rising insecurity across the country, the United States, civil society organizations, CSOs, and a senior lawyer have hailed the conviction and sentencing of Boko Haram terrorists to life imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Abuja.

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[Nyasa Times] Enraged by what it describes as "a child sexual abuse crisis" in Malawi, the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare announced a raft of decisive measures to urgently deal with the abhorrent vice.

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[Vanguard] Mixed reactions yesterday trailed the Federal Government's approval of the new 2026 fiscal policy which reduced import tariffs on drugs and pharmaceutical products, cars and rice, among others.

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[Nyasa Times] A chilling wave of violence is sweeping across Malawi, with 11 elderly people brutally killed in just the first four months of this year over accusations of witchcraft--an alarming escalation that is sending shockwaves through communities and exposing a deepening human rights crisis.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is considering a Free Trade Agreement with India as it seeks to boost exports and address a widening trade imbalance.

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[This Day] Electricity generation has improved in the last two weeks, from March 28 to April 10, 2026, underscoring the federal government's commitment to delivering on its promises to Nigerians, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said yesterday.

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[Nyasa Times] Eight inmates from various prison formations across Malawi have achieved a rare academic milestone after being selected to join different public universities following the release of the 2026 university selection results last week.

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[This Day] The Supreme Court decision of Friday, 10 April, 2026, that set aside the Ruling of the Court of Appeal which disallowed the appearance of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Wole Olanipekun and Muiz Banire, as counsel for Neconde Energy Limited and Nestoil Limited, respectively in the action instituted by FBN Quest Merchant Bank Limited and FBN Trustees Limited has continued to reverberate across the legal and business community as landmark and decisive. In a unanimous judgment of the court read by Mohammed Baba

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[GroundUp] After decades of struggle, residents still lack sanitation and water infrastructure

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[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Detectives in Kisumu West have recovered the decomposing body of a 21-year-old student from RIAT College in Riat Forest, days after she was reported missing following a suspected abduction and assault on April 5, 2026.

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[HRW] Nairobi -- Grant Secure Humanitarian Access, End Unjustified Displacement

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- At least 16 people have been killed and 61 others injured in just 12 hours, according to the latest report from the Traffic Department.

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Peru’s presidential election on Sunday, 12 April 2026, was thrown into uncertainty after widespread logistical failures prevented thousands of voters from casting their ballots, delaying the outcome.