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[This Day] Former Ballon d'Or winner and three-time African Player of the Year, George Manneh Weah, Sr, has faulted CAF's decision to strip Senegal the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations the Teranga Lions won in Rabat last January.

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The Luxembourg Rail Protocol (Protocol), which entered into force on 8 March 2024, establishes a harmonised system for recognising and enforcing creditor

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Iran’s capital Tehran showed signs of cautious activity on 19 March 2026 as residents prepared for Nowruz, despite ongoing US-Israeli strikes that have disrupted daily life since 28 February.

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Paul Cocksedge explores how curiosity and experimentation transform everyday phenomena into immersive, wonder-driven design experiences.

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Cameroonian lawmakers yet again voted on Thursday to extend their mandate, according to official media.

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Members of the Iranian diaspora in north London gathered on 20 March to mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year, despite concern over the ongoing war in Iran.

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New York City has launched Blue Highways, an initiative to rethink urban freight by using waterways to move goods more efficiently.

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Saadia Mosbah campaigned for migrants, particularly after President Kais Saied said they posed a demographic threat to the country.

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Madagascar's military leader, President Michael Randrianirina, announced Thursday that anyone applying to become a minister in the new government will undergo lie detector tests to screen for corruption—a rare and unprecedented vetting measure.

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[Leadership] Nigeria has secured a £746 million export finance agreement with the United Kingdom to support the redevelopment of Lagos' Apapa and Tin Can Island port complexes.

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[Africa Check] Kenya's finance minister defends infrastructure fund but includes misleading claims

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[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to uphold unity, peace, and the enduring values of Ramadan as Muslim faithful across the country celebrate the Eid-el-Fitr festival with prayers and reflection.

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[Vanguard] The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says Tower T99 along the Ughelli/Benin 330 kilovolt (kV) transmission line collapsed as a result of vandalism.

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[Premium Times] Until Nigeria's federal system evolves from administrative competition to genuine economic competition among its states, international trade openness will produce dependency rather than industrial transformation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has refuted reports suggesting that government officials were implicated in a high-profile fraud case at Harambee House last week.

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[Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries has noted the utterances attributed to President Cyril Ramaphosa about the Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) not living up to expectations.

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[Nigeria Health Watch] Oladimeji Solomon Yemi and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers)

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Industry leaders, government officials, and innovators have called for deeper collaboration to unlock the full potential of digital health systems, as partnerships take center stage at the fifth edition of the Smart Summit 2026.

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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Over 450 delegates are expected in Mbarara next month as brokers shift focus to SMEs and individuals to expand insurance penetration. The Insurance Brokers Association of Uganda (IBAU) is set to host its 8th Annual Conference with renewed momentum after ICEA LION General Insurance announced a Shs100 million sponsorship as Gold Sponsor for the three-day industry gathering.

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[allAfrica] Geneva -- The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has expressed its profound sorrow at the passing of Nicholas ''Fink'' Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

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[Independent (Kampala)] Since time immemorial, forests have been a vital pillar for human sustenance. Covering about 32% of the Earth's land surface, or about 4.14 billion hectares, forests provide critical ecosystem services, including food, medicine, fresh water, air purification, and climate regulation, among others. These ecosystems are home to about 80% of global terrestrial biodiversity, including nearly two-thirds of all bird species. Further, 1.6 billion people around the world rely on forests for livelihoods. According