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Algeria opens new oil and gas bids as Middle East war strains markets

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Algeria on Sunday launched a fresh call for international bids for hydrocarbon concessions, seeking to boost energy investment as global markets reel from the war in the Middle East.

Liberia: Liberia Breaks Ground On $364m Western Corridor Road Deal

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[Liberian Investigator] BO WATERSIDE, Grand Cape Mount County -- With Sierra Leone's president standing beside him at a groundbreaking ceremony on Liberia's western frontier, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. on Saturday launched a $363.9 million public-private partnership that will pave 255 kilometers of primary roads across four counties and open a strategic trade corridor from Western Liberia to the Mano River region.

Nigeria: Nigerian Breweries Outlines Strategies for Sustained Growth, Pricing Shocks Protection

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[Vanguard] Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc has highlighted strategies aimed at sustaining the company's growth and protecting customers from pricing shocks occasioned by rising inflation.

Nigeria: Govt's Cash Transfer - Akwa Ibom's N18.7bn Highest in South-South - Minister

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[Leadership] Federal government has said that it is committed to lifting millions of vulnerable poor Nigerians out of poverty through the sustainable cash transfer policy, disclosing that of the N60 billion so far disbursed, Akwa Ibom has become the highest beneficiary with N18.7 billion in the South-South region under the Household Prosperity and Empowerment-Cash Transfer Programme (HOPE-CT).

Nigeria: SMEs Wait for Credit Flow As CBN Recapitalisation Expands Banks' Lending Capacity

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[Leadership] Nigeria's banking sector has entered a new phase of financial strength following the successful completion of a sweeping recapitalisation programme, but concerns remain over whether the gains will translate into improved access to credit for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Bridging Africa’s Insurance Protection Gap Through AfCFTA Integration And Agentic AI Innovation

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The reality of insurance on the continent is a tale of two worlds. For the first time, Africa’s average economic growth –projected at 4.6% GDP growth in 2027

Nigeria: Federal Govt Urged to Declare State of Emergency On Drug Abuse

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[Leadership] A group, Recovery Discovery Network, has made a passionate appeal to the federal government to declare a state of emergency on adolescent drug abuse.

Nigeria: High Costs, Insecurity Keep Shipping Lines Away From Onne, Warri, Other Ports

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[Leadership] Insecurity and rising operational costs have continued to undermine the viability of Nigeria's eastern ports, with industry stakeholders warning that shipping lines are increasingly avoiding the corridor despite efforts to reposition the facilities as viable alternatives to Lagos.

Tensions escalate over Strait of Hormuz, Iran says "no plans" to join talks

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The Strait of Hormuz remained closed on Monday as tensions escalate between Washington and Tehran. Washington said talks were due to resume on Monday but Tehran says it has "no plans" to participate.

Donors Kickstart Global Financing Facility Investment Round To Accelerate Reductions In Maternal And Child Deaths

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The Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) announced today – on the sidelines of the World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings – new

Silent Killers in the Rubble: Sudanese Deminers Wage a Different War in Shattered Khartoum

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The war has rolled on to other battlefields, but the bombs it left behind still wait patiently in the capital’s ruined streets. In eastern Khartoum’s Burri

From Paris Firebrand to Pretoria Courtroom: Kemi Seba’s High-Stakes Bid for Asylum

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Kemi Seba never travels light. The 45-year-old French-born Beninese activist, whose real name is Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi, was arrested on April 13

Pope prays for healing at Angola shrine marked by slave trade history

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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday delivered a message of peace and reconciliation at the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima, a revered Catholic site that once served as a hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Beyond Payments: How Institutional-Grade Digital Asset Infrastructure Is Redefining Access To Digital Markets

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For decades, moving value across African borders has meant navigating a fragmented web of correspondent banking networks, multiple intermediaries, and layered

Kenya: Chaos in Haiti As Civilians Attempt to Block Departure of Kenyan Police Officers

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Haitian civilians reportedly blocked exit routes used by Kenyan police officers in parts of central Haiti, fearing that their withdrawal could expose communities to renewed gang attacks as the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission winds down operations in the Caribbean nation.

Kenya: Ledama Tells Opposition to 'Stop Blaming Ruto for Everything' Amid Fuel Price Debate

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has called on opposition leaders to stop politicising fuel price discussions, arguing that the debate should focus on infrastructure financing realities rather than assigning blame to the government.

Kenya: KDF Graduates New Infantry Specialists to Boost Readiness

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A new group of highly trained military professionals has graduated from the Kenya Defence Forces School of Infantry, marking a key step in strengthening the country's operational readiness across multiple fronts.

$50 Million in South African Rare Earths Despite Trump’s Aid Freeze and Pretoria’s Ire

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Despite a bitter diplomatic chill that has seen the Trump administration slash almost all U.S. aid to South Africa, Washington is quietly doubling down on

The Global Economy Could Split In Very Different Directions By 2050

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The global economy could follow markedly different paths over the next 25 years. For business leaders, the challenge is how to make decisions today while

Nigeria: Baze University, NHRC Commemorate 20 Years of African Court On Human Rights

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[Vanguard] Baze University, in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), hosted a public lecture on Thursday, April 9, 2026, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR), an organ of the African Union.

Nigeria: Attempt to Gag Broadcasters - Atiku, Serap, Amnesty Int'l Slam NBC

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[Vanguard] Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and Amnesty International have kicked against recent directives given broadcasters by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, on how to do their jobs.

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