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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- President Advocate Duma Boko has refuted allegations that he opposes the death penalty.

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[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Ministry of Health authorities are strengthening polio surveillance and preparedness measures while working with international and regional partners to reduce the risk of the virus entering the country.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has identified young people as the driving force behind Kenya's transformation, urging them to take advantage of emerging opportunities in the digital economy, affordable housing, labour mobility and government-backed empowerment programmes.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 8 - A new law seeking to tighten regulation of the architectural profession and standardise training and licensing of practitioners has been introduced in the National Assembly.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- First Lady Rachel Ruto has renewed her call for greater investment in women's economic empowerment, saying supporting women and girls is essential to building stronger families, communities and economies.

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[Daily Trust] The Nigerian government has called for the immediate release of 42 Nigerians allegedly arrested by Mozambique without any offences levelled against them.

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[Daily Trust] The chairman-elect of Gwagwalada Area Council, Comrade Kasim Mohammed Ikwa, has pledged that his administration will ensure industrial harmony between the council and labor unions--specifically health workers--to avoid unnecessary strikes.

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[Daily Trust] The federal government has said the resolution of the long-running dispute over OPL 245 marks a significant turning point for Nigeria's economy, the oil and gas sector, and the country's reputation in the global investment community.

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[Daily Trust] The Federal Ministry of Finance has clarified that capital projects across the country are still being implemented despite concerns over low capital releases to ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).

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[Daily Trust] The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Engr. Jennifer Adighije, has assured that the 570 MW Alaoji power plant will be completed in the third quarter of 2027.

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[Daily Trust] Experts have cautioned the federal government against proliferation of agencies in the power sector, which they said won't solve the perennial issue in the sector if existing ones are not strengthened to carry out their statutory functions.

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[Daily Trust] States governments under the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) Postmortem Sub-Committee have expressed concern on the growing scale of deductions from federation revenues, including power-related subsidy obligations, debt write-offs, and operational costs deducted at source.

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[This Day] Dike Onwuamaeze

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[This Day] Eromosele Abiodun

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Sunday, March 8, met with the outgoing United Nations Resident Coordinator in Rwanda, Ozonnia Ojielo, for a farewell meeting at Urugwiro Village, marking the end of the Nigerian diplomat's tenure in the country.

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[New Dawn] Under 2018 Local Government Act

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[New Dawn] As Security Forces Crack Down on Illegal Firearms

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[New Dawn] Paynesville, Liberia, March 9, 2026 -- Liberia's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Magdalene Ellen Dagoseh, has urged employees of her ministry to intensify their efforts and recommit to delivering meaningful services for the Liberian people.

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[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's national energy policy says: build more renewable power facilities and build them fast.

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[Dabanga] Abu Zabad / Ed Daein / Dar El Salaam / Abu Karinka -- At least 34 people were killed and 63 injured when drone strikes hit the town of Abu Zabad in West Kordofan yesterday, according to the Sudan Founding Alliance (Tasees), which is aligned with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Most of the victims were women and children.

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[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Khartoum -- The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate has expressed deep concern over the continued cases of enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention affecting journalists in the capital and in the regions of Darfur and Sennar state. The syndicate says it has documented three cases of enforced disappearance and four cases of arrest, with some detentions lasting as long as a year.