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[Leadership] The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into workplaces and studies around the world is raising fresh concerns among education experts, who warn that students may gradually lose vital cognitive abilities if they become overly dependent on technology.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Youth Service (NYS) has postponed its ongoing nationwide recruitment exercise by a day, moving activities initially set for Friday, March 20, to Saturday, March 21, 2026, following the declaration of a public holiday.

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Thousands of high-end cars being shipped from Japan and destined for Dubai have been dropped off on the Kenyan island of Lamu, port authorities said, as the Mideast war provides a boost to African shipping hubs.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's hosting of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is in jeopardy after Sports Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi revealed that the country is yet to pay Ksh 3.9 billion (USD 30 million) hosting fees to the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

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[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Tanzanian government has pledged to address the tax challenges in this year's budget to address the challenges tabled by traders and industrialists as a strategy to continue attracting local and foreign investment.

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[GroundUp] Dozens of households have had to be relocated

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Finland has been named the world's happiest country for the ninth consecutive year, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 published Thursday, which also highlights the stark decline in well-being among young people linked to heavy social media use.

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The deal came as part of the president's state visit to the UK - the first by a west African leader in 37 years.

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M:E Entertainment and DAPO are bringing Black Coffee to Lagos. The Grammy Award–winning DJ and producer, born Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo in Durban, is

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The Sahel region of Africa, which has become the "global epicentre of terrorism," accounted for nearly half of all terrorism-related deaths for the third consecutive year in 2025, the Global Terrorism Report said Thursday.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed during talks in Washington to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions and advance a peace accord struck last year, a joint statement said.

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President Idris Mahamat Déby orders the military to be on high alert and a "total closure" of the border.

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The Beauty Startup Founder Collective has announced the founders selected for its inaugural cohort, bringing together entrepreneurs building across beauty

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David And Tracey Frankel Donate 10-storey Tech Campus To Maharishi Invincibility Institute, Accelerating Regeneration Of Johannesburg CBD Read more African

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Polokwane, the capital of South Africa’s premier sustainable tourism province, will host Pan-African tourism industry leaders. The province is the home of the

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[Scrolla] The Chief Justice earns the most on the new list, taking home more than R3.3-million a year from April 2025. The Public Protector earns just over R2.7-million a year, matching what Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal judges earn.

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[Premium Times] At a state banquet in Windsor, the British monarch used a lighthearted reference to Jollof Rice to spotlight the influence of Nigerians across key sectors of British life.

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Africa sits atop approximately 30% of the world’s known mineral reserves, including roughly 70% of global cobalt production primarily from the Democratic

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Unlike crude from the middle east, a lot of African oil does not have to transit vulnerable corridors such as the Strait of Hormuz, where events like war can put a stop to shipping. But years of constrained investment meant African producers cannot pump more and fast enough to cover supply gaps

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[Premium Times] The Brent crude oil benchmark rose to $112 a barrel in early Thursday trade.

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[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raised the alarm over the circulation of counterfeit cancer medicines, Avastin and Tecentriq--across Nigeria, raising fears over patient safety and treatment outcomes.