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[World Bank] Nairobi -- A new World Bank Group report finds that cost-effective and smart development investments, particularly in climate-smart agriculture, resilient cities, disaster risk management, and stronger institutions, could cut projected economic losses for Somalia by half and deliver more stable, productive jobs for its people.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- In the face of challenges the energy sector and commodity sale have posed on the national economy, the upcoming Botswana Mining and Energy Conference and Expo (BME) comes at an opportune time for industry players to seek to chart a new course.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A record 822 cyclists have registered for the season opener of the LOOP Safari Gravel Series scheduled for Saturday, March 7, at the Limuru Country Club.

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[Premium Times] Mr Badaru has held talks with a former senator and current ADC chieftain in the state, Ubale Shitu, and, most notably, with former Governor Sule Lamido, with whom Mr Badaru shares animosity since a 2017 dispute that led to Mr Lamido's brief detention.

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[Premium Times] The judge held that the NDLEA failed to prove the non-disclosure of assets charges against Mr Kyari and his brothers beyond reasonable doubt.

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[Premium Times] The Boko Haram terrorists carried out the attack on Tuesday evening shortly after residents broke their Ramadan fast

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[Premium Times] The two-time PDP governorship candidate says he is "tired" of leading the opposition after eight years.

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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post of the country's next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father last week and despite the fact he has never been elected or appointed to a government po

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The natural material derived from palm leaves -- and traditionally reserved for Gabon's nobles and village chiefs -- gained international attention on the runways of the world's fashion capital

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Rising sea levels due to climate change may threaten tens of millions more people than previously thought, according to a new report. Writing in the journal Nature, researchers say that 90 percent of scientific studies use erroneous data when calculating the height of baseline coastal waters.

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Ethiopia unveils its first unmanned, 'smart' police station where citizens can report crimes on automated touch screens.

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[Nile Post] The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has strongly defended the performance of the 11th Parliament, asserting that the leadership under Speaker Anita Annet Among has excelled in executing its constitutional mandate.

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[Nile Post] The Member of Parliament-elect for Nyendo-Mukungwe, Lubowa Ssebina Gyaviira, has held a strategic meeting with the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, in what he described as a deliberate step toward strengthening institutional coordination and accountable representation.

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[Nile Post] Government and World Bank officials have called for more private suppliers to join the fuelwood supply chain under a major climate-smart project supporting refugees in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, warning that increased participation is critical to meeting distribution targets.

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[Nile Post] President Museveni has called on Ugandans to balance faith and personal effort, saying both are crucial for national development and the country's continued progress.

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[Namibian] Two British nationals died in a light aircraft on Wednesday evening after it crashed at Gobabeb Namib Research Institute in the Namib Desert in the Erongo region.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia and Japan have signed a Bilateral Market Access Protocol at the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, marking another important milestone in Ethiopia's ongoing accession process to the global trade body.

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[263Chat] Zimbabwe has fuel reserves that could last between two and three months, the government has said, as it monitors global tensions that could disrupt energy supplies.

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[ISS] What options remain when an array of sanctions and mediation efforts have failed to disrupt Sudan's war machinery?

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The M23, which controls the coltan-rich area, has not commented and the death toll is hard to verify.

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Conservative Anglican leaders from Africa, Asia, and Latin America gathered in Nigeria on Wednesday as part of a four-day meeting that could reshape the future of one of the world’s largest Christian communions over the recent appointment of the first female leader of the Anglican Church.