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[World Bank] By pairing a Creative Economy Diagnostic with a women-focused accelerator, Sierra Leone's CreatiFi program is helping translate creative talent into an economic development catalyst.

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[HRW] New Legislation Undermines Freedom of Association, Expression

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[Namibian] Mines minister Modestus Amutse is intervening at the National Petroleum Corporation (Namcor) after the board allegedly defied directives by replacing interim boss.

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[Leadership] The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, of a 23-count charge of alleged non-declaration of assets brought against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

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[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities recorded 72 new cases of cholera on Sunday and Monday, bringing the total number of cases diagnosed since September to almost 7,000.

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[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Thursday declared that diplomacy should play a strategic role in defending Mozambican interests and projecting Mozambique in the world.

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[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has called for rigorous administrative action against corruption in order to preserve the authority of the State and promote good governance.

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[Daily Trust] Suspected terrorists have attacked a military base and Internally Displaced Persons camp in Ngoshe town, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, killing an unspecified number of soldiers and civilians.

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[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA has achieved a significant milestone in child survival, cutting under-five deaths from 67 per 1,000 live births in 2016 to 43 per 1,000 in 2022.

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[New Zimbabwe] Negative perceptions of the local ZiG currency must be changed so that the nation quickly moves towards the realisation of a mono-currency economy, a top Central Bank official has said.

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[New Zimbabwe] Government has been criticised for availing US$25 million towards a football tournament in a move that has been labelled as a misplacement of priorities.

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[GroundUp] The Universal Basic Income Coalition says tighter controls risk excluding eligible beneficiaries

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[This Day] Nigerian female investigative reporter, Juliana Francis, is in deep mourning following the passing of her beloved mother, Ezinne Chinyere Francis Onyemelam, who died on February 25, 2026, at the age of 94.

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[Dabanga] At least nine people were killed, and 51 reported injured today, after artillery shelling hit the town of Dilling in South Kordofan. In a statement, Sudan Doctors Network confirm the casualties, saying in a statement seen by Radio Dabanga that the bombardment was carried out by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Popular Movement led by El Hilu. Separately, the RSF claim to have taken control of El Bardab area, between Kadugli in North Kordofan, and El Obeid in North Kordofan.

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[The New Humanitarian] Haute-Savoie, France -- "The only real way to reduce kidnapping in the long term is to improve economic conditions, reduce unemployment, and curb inflation."

BBC News Africa  

Female fighters recall how the conflict in the northern Tigray destroyed their lives, as fears grow that fighting could resume.

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Morocco part company with coach Walid Regragui four months before the World Cup finals, with Mohamed Ouahbi appointed in his place.

This Is Africa  

In Part One, we traced how Kenya’s own Tom Mboya had articulated a vision almost identical to Singapore’s — and how that vision was assassinated on Government Road in 1969 and institutionally buried by the Ndegwa Commission in 1972. In Part Two, we examined the machinery Singapore built: the Carrot of competitive pay and the CPF, and the Stick of the Presumption of Corruption, the Unexplained Wealth clause, and the CPIB. Today, we see what happens when that machinery meets real, powerful people who expect to be the exception. And then we answer the question.

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Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam said London was delaying ratification of the deal that would see the territory, home to a strategically important naval and bomber base - revert to Port Louis

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With Africa poised to become the world’s fastest-growing aviation market, policymakers and industry leaders are focused on a central challenge: how to

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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) welcomes GCR Ratings’ (“GCR”) latest Rating (https://apo-opa.co/40g6Vd1) action on the Bank,