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Twice in a week, gangs of motorcycle-riding armed men kidnapped hundreds of people in the north.

Anthony Joshua delivers the most powerful statement to the heavyweight division with a destructive second-round knockout win over Francis Ngannou.

The US says the workers were legally admitted to the country to support democratic reform.

The US says the workers were legally admitted to the country to support democratic reform.

[Nigerian Govt] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu says his administration remains steadfast in implementing necessary economic reforms to facilitate business growth and create investment opportunities that support Nigeria's growing population.

[Daily Trust] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it is involving third parties to resolve its differences with three "important members" - Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger - who have indicated their interest in leaving the bloc.

[Daily Trust] A notorious gang has killed not less than five police officers in Abakiliki, capital of Ebonyi state.

[Ethiopian Herald] \The United States has expressed its commitment to offer worldwide networking opportunities and training to Ethiopian women entrepreneurs that are aimed at enhancing their entrepreneurial capacities.

[AIM] Maputo -- The intense heat that has been hitting southern Mozambique in recent days has caused the loss of over 4,000 hectares of various crops in Maputo province alone.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- Attacks and fear of attacks in Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, have triggered the displacement of almost 100,000 people, including more than 60,000 children, in the past month, the UN Children's Agency, Unicef, is reporting.

[Vanguard] The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on state governors and lawmakers to prescribe capital punishment for kidnapping.

[RFI] The number of female genital mutilation survivors now exceeds 230 million worldwide, with most living in Africa, according to Unicef. That represents an increase of 15 percent since 2016 despite progress against the practice in some countries.

[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held discussion with Foreign Minister of Denmark, Lars Rasmussen today.

[Vanguard] Gunmen have reportedly killed five police officers on Friday in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Amhara Regional Government has disclosed that the destruction of numerous social and economic institutions in recent months, attributable to conflict, resulted in the loss of property valued at over 15 billion birr.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has promoted Major General Charles Muriu Kahariri to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed him the Vice Chief of Defence Forces.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has revealed that Nairobi has recorded the highest number of teenage pregnancies.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has appointed 10 more women as ambassadors to serve in different countries as Kenya marks International Women's Day.

[Premium Times] According to the WHO, the African region is home to 11 countries that carry approximately 70 per cent of the global burden of malaria.

[Namibian] Justice minister Yvonne Dausab's decision to withdraw the appointment of a legal aid lawyer in the wake of remarks she made about Damara people has been reviewed and set aside by a High Court judge.