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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's federal police command has announced a leadership reshuffle in the Bay region as authorities face worsening insecurity and deepening political tensions in the southwest.

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The Speaker of Somalia's Lower House, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur, held talks with traditional elders and community leaders from the Southwest State on Sunday, focusing on the deteriorating situation in the region.

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[Premium Times] In a brief statement shared via his verified Facebook page, Mr Kwankwaso expressed his delight at hosting the top politicians, describing the atmosphere at his residence as a "joyful Sallah celebration."

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[Premium Times] "All necessary operational strategies and intelligence-driven measures are being deployed to ensure the safe rescue of the remaining victims and the arrest of those responsible," said Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, police public relations officer.

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[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu on Sunday tasked state governors to intensify collaboration in tackling insecurity, pledging increased foreign support to strengthen Nigeria's security architecture.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Public employment programmes must not entrench dependency, but create pathways to skills, work experience, and long-term opportunities.

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[This Day] The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called for urgent action to halt deforestation, noting that Nigeria has lost nearly 90 per cent of its forest cover in three decades.

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[This Day] Eleven more persons have been arrested by the Delta State Police Command over the sexual harassment and molestation of women during a festival in Oramudu quarters in Ozoro community in Isoko North Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State.

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[Vanguard] Suspected terrorists, on Sunday morning, stormed an ECWA Church in Omugo community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting nine worshippers.

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[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday, 23 March 2026, officiate the reburial ceremony of Khoi-San ancestral human remains at the Kinderlê Monument in Steinkopf, Northern Cape.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has reiterated its commitment to working closely with farmers to curb the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and safeguard the livestock industry.

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[Shabelle] Baidoa -- The speaker of the Southwest regional parliament, Ali Said Fiqi, has sharply criticised the escalating dispute between the Southwest State of Somalia and the Federal Government of Somalia, accusing authorities of misusing foreign-supplied weapons in the country's internal political conflict.

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[Shabelle] Djibouti -- Djibouti is set to hold its next presidential election, with President Ismail Omar Guelleh expected to seek re-election for a second term, a term he has held since 1999.

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[Nyasa Times] Apostle Clifford Kawinga of Salvation For All Ministries International, through the Hope Field Initiative, on Sunday reached out to families devastated by flash floods in the area of Traditional Authority Kawere in Mchinji.

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[Nyasa Times] Motorists are bracing for a punishing shift on Malawi's roads after Treasury handed the Malawi Police Service (MPS) a steep K22 billion collection target, a move drivers say effectively turns traffic enforcement into a high-pressure revenue hunt where "every stop will now have a price."

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[Nyasa Times] Minister of Justice Charles Mhango has set in motion a high-stakes and closely watched process to recruit a new Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), activating a special committee to sift through a flood of applications in what insiders describe as "one of the most consequential public appointments in the current governance cycle."

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[Nyasa Times] A group of citizens has organised a nationwide thanksgiving match on April 17, 2026 at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) grounds in Lilongwe, with parallel gatherings in Blantyre, Mzuzu and Zomba, in what organisers describe as a grassroots show of appreciation for President Arthur Peter Mutharika.

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[Nyasa Times] The National Economic Empowerment Fund (Neef) has issued an urgent, high-stakes plea to Parliament to partially lift a suspension blocking the disposal of overstocked farm inputs, warning that continued inaction is rapidly converting public assets into waste, with potential losses projected at K15 billion.

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[Nyasa Times] Malawi has lost at least $1.427 billion (about K2.5 trillion) to major climate-related disasters in just eight years, a crushing toll that exposes a country trapped in a cycle of destruction, incomplete recovery and deepening poverty.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government will grant amnesty to Kenyans who illegally joined Russian military operations in Ukraine after Moscow agreed to stop recruiting Kenyan nationals, officials said on Sunday.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Police Serive has launched an investigation following the discovery of a suspected mass grave containing multiple bodies at a public cemetery in Kericho.