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[This Day] Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and the federal government through the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly fund three projects: a $1.3 billion alumina project, a comprehensive geoscience mapping exercise, and an investment vehicle to realise the goals.

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[New Times] Gospel singer Alexis Dusabe has dismissed rumours suggesting that his upcoming concert in Brussels, Belgium, could be disrupted following reports that the initial promoter had pulled out. The artiste has reaffirmed that the show will proceed as scheduled.

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[New Times] The latest reports of aerial bombardments by the Kinshasa regime targeting civilian-populated areas in eastern DR Congo should alarm not only the region, but the entire international community. The AFC/M23 rebel group has vowed to defend civilians against what it describes as terror orchestrated by the regime in Kinshasa.

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[Daily News] Manyara -- THE government is undertaking a comprehensive review of persistent land disputes nationwide to find lasting solutions, the Prime Minister, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, has said.

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[New Times] The Rwanda National Police has raised alarm over the deadly impact of illicit alcohol in Eastern Province, revealing that toxic brews have killed at least 20 people and left 300 others battling severe vision complications within a year.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The preliminary report into the helicopter crash that killed Emurrua Dikir Member of Parliament Johana Ngeno will be released within 30 days.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) CEO Philip Kirwa has said the bodies of six people killed in Saturday's helicopter crash in Nandi County were severely damaged, making identification difficult.

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Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday on the back of turmoil in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, with the vital Strait of Hormuz effectively shut and several ships attacked.

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The Tour du Rwanda 2026, one of Africa's most prestigious cycling competitions, has come to an end. The winner is German rider Moritz Kretschy, while Eritrean Henok Mulubrhan won the final stage.

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[This Day] Kano. -- Thousands of Muslims took to the streets of Kano condemning the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a joint US-Israel attack in Tehran last Saturday.

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[This Day] Akure -- The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State Chapter, has expressed confidence in the revised 2027 election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it as realistic, structured and fair to all political parties.

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[This Day] Abuja -- The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised fresh concerns over the escalating hostilities in the Gulf region, cautioning that a prolonged conflict could unleash severe economic and security repercussions far beyond the Middle East, with Africa among the hardest hit.

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[This Day] Former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, has commended Adewole Adebayo of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for what he described as a shared vision for Nigeria's progress, declaring that "great minds think alike" despite belonging to different political parties.

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[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, March 1 -- Tunisia said it is following with deep concern and grave anxiety the serious military escalation unfolding in the Middle East region and the risks of a widening conflict and descent into chaos that could result, in addition to the serious threat this poses to regional and international security and peace, according to a statement issued Sunday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad.

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[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, March 1 -- Injured ten-year-old Palestinian Khalil Islam Abou Dagga arrived in Tunis on Sunday morning to receive treatment at the Mohamed Kassab Institute of Orthopaedics, following instructions from President Kais Saied, the Tunisian Embassy in Cairo had announced earlier.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Bentol, Montserrado County -- FACE Africa, a Liberia and U.S.-based nonprofit organization, has completed and dedicated 71 new household

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[Spotlight Initiative] MONROVIA, Liberia - Between 2019 and 2023, Spotlight Initiative's Africa Regional Programme assisted more than 225,500 Liberian women and children to access services. This includes health, justice and protection, as well as psychosocial and economic support.

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As Algerians fast and pray and gather together for the holy month of Ramadan, a worry lurks in many minds: how to afford the holiday feasts this year.

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[This Day] The Benue State Government has confirmed the death of 10 health workers following an outbreak of Lassa fever, with 45 cases testing positive out of 250 suspected infections recorded across the state.

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[This Day] Abeokuta -- The first child of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, yesterday formally declared to contest for governorship of Ogun State, hailing the economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu.