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[New Times] East African Community (EAC) leaders on March 7 approved new rules setting a precedent for member states that have defaulted on their contributions, particularly those with the largest arrears to the regional bloc.

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[New Times] The second edition of the FIFA Series 2026 is set to kick off in Kigali from March 26 to 30, bringing together eight national teams for a series of international friendly matches.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly declined a direct appeal from President Joseph Boakai to intervene in the escalating border dispute between Liberia and Guinea, according to multiple sources.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Speculation is mounting across Liberia that Dr. Josiah F. Joekai Jr., the current Director General of the Civil Service Agency (CSA), is poised to be appointed as the next Chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC).

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[FrontPageAfrica] In 2002, while serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs, I led a delegation of representatives from international organizations and diplomatic missions to Lofa County on a humanitarian assessment mission focused on internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the Liberian Civil War. The delegation included U.S. Ambassador Bismarck Myrick, UN Representative Dr. Adeneji, Nigerian Ambassador Ogbonnaya Nduaka, Ghanaian Ambassador Kwame Amoah Awuah, Sierra Leonean Ambassador Patrick James Foyah, the EU Head

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[Ghanaian Times] Burkina Faso is placing local languages at the core of its artificial intelligence (AI) development as part of a broader push for digital sovereignty.

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[HRW] Abuja -- Ensure Civilian Protection, Investigate Attacks Support Victims

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BCG analysis finds that scaling Africa’s software developer base could unlock major economic value, competitiveness and long-term growth across the continent,

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Lansana Kouyaté, a former Guinean prime minister, has been tasked with re-establishing dialogue with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso after their withdrawal from the regional bloc last year.

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One of the principal figures convicted in an infamous 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea died in custody Wednesday in the capital Conakry, the west African country's prison service said.

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[Vanguard] On the outskirts of Lagos, where one of Africa's largest industrial ecosystems is redefining Nigeria's economic landscape, a quieter but equally powerful transformation is unfolding -- one rooted in classrooms, not construction sites. Across Ibeju-Lekki, thousands of students are experiencing a different kind of impact -- not measured in barrels of refined petroleum or tonnes of fertiliser, but in access to education, dignity, and renewed aspiration. At the 6th edition of the Dangote Scholarship Award

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[spotlight] Soft toys, giggly kisses, and bright wards buzzing with excited children meet a driven team of staff and researchers producing world class work at Brooklyn Chest Hospital's paediatric TB research hub. Biénne Huisman visits the wards and the Desmond Tutu TB Centre's clinical site as it celebrates ten years and gets early insight of a cutting-edge new treatment trial.

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[Vanguard] Nigeria joined Ghana and 121 UN Member States on Wednesday to adopt a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity.

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[Nile Post] Uganda is set to withdraw some of its troops that are deployed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Chief of Defence Forces in the UPDF, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said.

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Prashant Byndoor, BPC Country Manager East Africa Read more African news and insights on Africa.com.

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Video from the scene shows a blast landing close to the camp, sending smoke into the air and triggering a fire as residents and medics rushed to carry away the wounded.

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Cleanup crews and navy personnel remained deployed along Mexico’s Gulf coast on 26 March after crude oil polluted beaches in Veracruz and Tabasco. Authorities said 128 tonnes of contaminated waste had been removed, while the source remains under investigation.

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Two robotic dogs are now patrolling public spaces in one of Caracas’s wealthiest districts. Officials say the technology is meant to support, not replace, police officers on the ground.

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[Leadership] Women's organisations across Nigeria have intensified calls for the swift passage of the Special Seats for Women Bill, delivering former letters of demands to lawmakers in all the 36 states of the Federation.

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[Leadership] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned foreign currency payments for diaspora remittances starting from May 1, 2026, directing International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) to route all transactions exclusively through designated naira settlement accounts in Authorised Dealer Banks (ADBs)

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- 2027 Presidential aspirant Eliud Owalo has unveiled an ambitious tax reform agenda, promising sweeping reductions aimed at easing the cost of living and unlocking opportunities in the digital economy.