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Pix of the Day, 19 March 2026

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[Vanguard] The United States Department of Justice has filed a civil complaint seeking to revoke the citizenship of Nigerian-born, Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, over his role in a massive identity theft and tax fraud scheme.

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[Nile Post] Fear and grief have gripped residents of Minana Village in Mityana District after a stone quarry collapsed, trapping three children beneath heavy debris.

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The rising cost of fuel is beginning to be felt in Morocco due to the ongoing fighting in the Middle East that has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Staff at Nyíregyháza Zoo carried out a wellness programme for resident tortoises on Wednesday 18 March, providing cleaning, grooming and veterinary checks.

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They say mines kill and maim a disproportionate number of children and that people cannot return to safety without addressing explosive hazards.

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Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt partially reopened Thursday for the first time since Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, allowing a small number of Palestinian patients to leave the devastated enclave and stranded travelers to return.

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An orphaned grey titi monkey was released back into the wild after rehabilitation at a wildlife centre in Antioquia, authorities said on 18 March.

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The dispute between Rwanda and Britain over a scrapped refugee resettlement programme on Wednesday reached the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Kigali told a panel of international judges that London is $115 million dollars in arrears, saying London torpedoed the deal with any notice.

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Caf executive committee member Augustin Senghor says the decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Afcon title is "unacceptable, abject and we have to denounce it".

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured the conviction of a Somali national linked to the outlawed Al-Shabaab network.

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[Africa Check] No evidence Nigerian politician Peter Obi is leaving united opposition party ADC

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[Africa Check] Fake graphics quote Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie linking president William Ruto to Shakahola deaths

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[Independent (Kampala)] The rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to expose deep structural weaknesses in global pharmaceutical markets, with drug-resistant infections projected to claim nearly two million lives annually by 2050 unless investment and policy responses accelerate, according to the 2026 AMR Benchmark published by the Access to Medicine Foundation.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tea farmers have a reason to smile after the government inject 3.5 billion Shillings to refurbish tea industries to meet the international standard and also enable them do value addition on tea for better prices at the tea auction center Mombasa.

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[This Day] Abuja -- A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted 10 Filipino sailors and a merchant vessel, MV Nord Bosporus, over the trafficking of 20 kilogrammes of cocaine into Nigeria, imposing a total fine of $6 million and additional penalties amounting to N1.1 million.

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[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu has called on the United Kingdom to maintain and strengthen support for Nigeria in addressing terrorism, emphasising that bilateral cooperation remained pivotal to the security and stability of West Africa.

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[Premium Times] Receiving the funds on behalf of NNPC Ltd, Executive Vice President, Downstream, Mumuni Dagazau, praised the EFCC for its role in the recovery.

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Nigeria's Vice President Kashim Shettima flew to Maiduguri on Wednesday, pledging to restore "full peace" after a triple suicide bombing killed 23 people in one of the deadliest attacks on the Borno state capital in years.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Revenue Authority has interdicted six staff and suspended 21 clearing agents linked to a Sh452.2 million fraud involving irregular cargo clearance.

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[Scrolla] National Debt Advisors (NDA) studied more than 70,000 people under debt review and found average monthly income sits at just R9,536. NDA head Sebastien Alexanderson says debt is now a survival strategy for many households as incomes fail to keep up.