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Nigeria: 30 Students, 1 Teacher Hospitalised Over Suspected Chemical Leak in Ogun

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[Leadership] About 30 students and one teacher of Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, have been hospitalised after a suspected gas leak fouled the school environment and disrupted activities at the premises.

Kenya’s Greenland Girls School offers teenage mothers a second chance at education

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In Kenya, Greenland Girls School in Kajiado County is breaking new ground by providing education to teenage mothers, many of whom bring their children with them to the boarding school.

UN appoints former Haiti PM Garry Conille as Resident Coordinator in Kenya

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Garry Conille served as prime minister of Haiti twice. His second term, in 2024, coincided with the first deployments of Kenyan troops as part of a UN-backed force designed to help Haiti restore security amid acute gang violence.

Lebanon hit by fresh Israeli raid and Hezbollah response

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Deadly Israeli strikes in Lebanon hit a building in Zebdine, near Nabatieh. The raid came as Hezbollah launched rockets and drones across the border and regional tensions deepened.

Mozambique clears IMF debt early

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Mozambique has fully repaid its debt to the International Monetary Fund, clearing more than 630 million dollars ahead of schedule.

Chakwera warns: Fighting corruption comes at a cost - Interview

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“The fight you engage in fights back”: Malawi’s former president Chakwera on power, corruption and political reality

South Africa: Good Friday in a Time of War

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[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Holy Week stands as the period when the church deliberately steps into the heart of human suffering: the pain of betrayal, the sting of abandonment, the injustice of judicial murder, and the haunting silence of God. The significance of this week lies in the enormity of what it represents. In the Eastern tradition, it is called Megale Hebdomas, the Great Week, precisely because it confronts the most profound events in the Christian story.

Trump says US close to completing Iran mission, vows intensified strikes

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The remarks come amid continued uncertainty over the direction of the conflict, with Trump signaling both a possible endgame within weeks and further escalation through intensified strikes.

Kenya: Lobby Raises Concern Over Parking Project At Nairobi National Park

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Green Belt Movement has raised alarm over alleged destruction within the Nairobi National Park linked to the construction of a parking facility for the Bomas International Convention Centre.

Zimbabwe: Opposition Withdraws From Constitutional Hearings After Violence

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[263Chat] Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe say they are disengaging from the ongoing public hearings on Constitutional Amendment No. 3, describing the process as "choreographed" and not genuinely consultative.

Astronauts begin NASA lunar mission after climactic blast-off

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Four astronauts have blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket, beginning a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.

Powerful 7.4 quake hits Indonesia’s Molucca Sea, tsunami alert lifted

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Indonesia was struck by a powerful 7.4‑magnitude earthquake early on 2 April in the Molucca Sea, off Ternate in North Maluku, killing at least one person and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 2, 2026

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[allAfrica] Mozambique Settles IMF Debt, Eyes New Funding

Watch: NASA's Artemis II rocket launches on historic Moon mission

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A NASA rocket carrying four astronauts blasted off from Florida, marking the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years.

Southern Africa: Undiagnosed TB Pose Challenge for South Africa, Mozambique

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[DW] Africa is making progress in reducing tuberculosis (TB). But experts say missed cases and drug-resistant infections are complicating the fight, particularly in South Africa and Mozambique.

Nigeria: Atiku Criticises National Assembly for Hurried Approval of Tinubu's $6bn Loan Requests

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[Premium Times] "What Nigerians have witnessed is not legislative diligence, but a disturbing erosion of oversight responsibility. Where was the debate? Where was the rigorous analysis? Where was the accountability?" he said.

South Africa: Cape Town Urges Water Saving as Dam Levels Drop - South African News Briefs - April 2, 2026

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Zimbabwe: 'Enough Is Enough' - Chamisa Says After Violent Public Hearings in Harare

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[New Zimbabwe] Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has said Zimbabwe has reached a breaking point and called for a united front against what he described as Zanu PF's culture of intimidation and repression.

Somalia: Somalia's New Northeastern State Detains Journalist for Criticizing President

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[CPJ] New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist Abdiqani Abdirahman Mohamed, also known as Dhulmar, who has been held without charge since March 26 over a video that criticized President Abdiqadir Ahmed Aw-Ali of the newly-formed Northeastern State of Somalia.

South Africa: Soldiers Hit the Streets of Mitchells Plain a Day After a Shooting

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[GroundUp] Homes were searched for firearms in Beacon Valley

Mozambique: Mozambique Pays Debt to IMF in Full

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[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government fully paid, last March, its outstanding debt of 515.04 million Special Drawing Rights (equivalent to 630.1 million US dollars) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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