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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, April, 13 - Twenty-nine Kenyans have been arrested in India after being found in possession of gold worth over Sh500 million.

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Algeria welcomed Pope Leo XIV on Monday, 13 April 2026, marking the first visit by a pontiff to the Muslim-majority country, with a focus on interfaith dialogue and peace.

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At least 56 people were killed and 14 injured after a military airstrike hit a market in northeastern Nigeria, according to a UN report, with locals and rights groups warning that civilians were among those killed.

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[New Zimbabwe] IN a race defined by endurance, it was not only the winners who captured hearts at this year's Two Oceans Marathon, but a Zimbabwean runner whose final moments transformed sport into a story of extraordinary human will.

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[GroundUp] A draft environmental scoping report says the Eastern Cape coastal site is the most viable, but a heritage protection order could complicate the process

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Acting Minister of Lands and Agriculture Dr Edwin Dikoloti has revealed that the recent Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak at the Ramatlabama Artificial Insemination (AI) Training Centre is suspected to have been spread through human activity.

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[SAnews.gov.za] South African companies are leading the investment charge following the successful hosting of the sixth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC), where a record R890 billion in investment pledges was secured.

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Benin is leaning into its painful history as a key port in the transatlantic slave trade to encourage tourism.

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[Nile Post] Political analyst Dr Yusuf Serunkuma has ignited fresh debate on Uganda's anti-corruption efforts, arguing that the fight against graft is largely driven by political interests rather than purely judicial processes.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- A major step forward has been taken toward construction of the long-anticipated St. Paul Bridge to Bo-Waterside road corridor, with key stakeholders concluding high-level engagements and announcing April 18 as the date for the official groundbreaking.

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[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The Cabinet of the Republic of Liberia, under the chairmanship of His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has outlined a series of major policy actions aimed at transforming the country's infrastructure sector, following its meeting held on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the Executive Mansion.

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[Leadership] Nigeria's annual food import bill, estimated at about $10 billion, has come under renewed scrutiny, with policymakers and industry stakeholders warning that sustained dependence on external supply chains could weaken the country's economic resilience and strain foreign exchange reserves.

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Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, continues to support Optasia, a leading AI-led fintech company with the largest fintech IPO on the JSE in

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Pope Leo XIV has begun a historic visit to Algeria, marking the first-ever papal trip to the country and launching an 11-day African tour focused on interfaith dialogue and regional engagement.

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[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- A PETROLEUM importation and distribution company, MOIL Energies, has expressed satisfaction with the introduction of a new fuel tax payment system that requires taxes to be paid before fuel is released to the market, saying it has significantly curbed tax evasion practices that existed previously.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Liberia's Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kphehe Ngafuan II, has arrived in the United States to lead his country's delegation to the 2026 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG). The IMF and WBG are global forums that bring together economic and development leaders from across the world.

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[Vanguard] The Federal Government announced on Sunday that electricity generation improved from 3,951 MW to 4,300 MW between March 28 and April 10.

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[L'Express] As Mauritius accelerates its digital transformation, artificial intelligence is moving from buzzword to policy priority. In this interview with Nad Sivaramen, AI expert Dr. Kwet Ng outlines the opportunities, risks and regulatory choices facing our country, drawing on his proposed framework for a Mauritian AI Act...

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[Nile Post] Ggaba was placed under tight security on Monday as authorities commenced the highly anticipated public hearing in the case against Christopher Okello, who is accused of murdering four children at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Centre earlier this month.

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[Liberian Observer] Smoke plumes from her makeshift plank-tucked kitchen in Bellemuh, Bong County, where Faith Flomo keeps the community alive. Her meat, soup, and rice cost less than US$1, offering a lifeline for commercial motorbike riders, students, and farmers fueling up for their daily hustle.

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[Liberian Observer] Liberia, for example, has only eleven percent of its legislature as women and ten percent of its senate as women. Every woman who has contested for the presidency after Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the country's first female president, has lost.