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[Premium Times] Mr Tinubu, on Tuesday, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and also suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his Deputy, Ngozi Odu and all elected lawmakers in the state.

[The Herald] Several people are feared dead, and others are seriously injured following a tragic accident involving a commuter omnibus and a truck in the early hours along Bulawayo Road in Harare.

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE is grappling with a surge in political violence, driven by the ruling Zanu PF party's efforts to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028, with 117 human rights violations nationwide, affecting 7,292 people recorded in February alone.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Kenyan police officer deployed in Haiti under the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) sustained injuries during a security operation in the Kenscoff, Belot area.

[GroundUp] Large clinical trials several years in and with millions of rands already spent are at risk

[IPS] Benin, Nigeria -- When Angela Asemota's son began having seizures at six years old in 1996, people gossiped that he was possessed by evil spirits, leading her to seek healing from native healers and religious clerics. He underwent several traditional rituals and drank various concoctions, but the seizures persisted. It was not until his fourth year in secondary school in 2004 that she took him to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with epilepsy and began taking medication.

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[UNFPA] "Life is dangerous for women in this camp," said Mariam Zakaria, 32, who recently fled brutal violence and conflict in Sudan, returning to the Central African Republic, her home country. "If you want to work, someone might not hire you unless they can take advantage of you. And if a woman doesn't accept, her children will get nothing to eat."

[New Zimbabwe] Expelled Zanu PF Central Committee member and militant war veteran Blessed Geza has resurfaced, reminding President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the support he received from his deputy, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, during the 2017 military coup that ousted former and late President Robert Mugabe from power.

[Nyasa Times] United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi has raised alarm over what he describes as a growing threat to democracy in Malawi, warning that the country is on a dangerous path toward autocratic rule and internal decay.

[Premium Times] Messrs Wike and Fubara have been locked in a protracted fight over the control of the political structures in Rivers State, which initially split the assembly into two factions.

[GroundUp] Employees were robbed at gunpoint in Makhaza

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[Addis Standard] More than 230 livestock have died in Uba Debretsehay district, Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia Region, due to an epidemic that began on March 14, 2025, pastoralists and animal health professionals told Addis Standard. The outbreak has also affected Zala district and Sawula town within the zone.

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[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Representatives from the diplomatic community and United Nations agencies have commended Ethiopia for its progressive laws and policies to empowering women.

[AI London] Hundreds of dead bodies collected in under a month

[Dabanga] Port Sudan -- The annual inflation rate in Sudan, measured in February, has risen 142.34% higher than the corresponding month last year, with the monthly rate from January to December 2025 increased by 1.15%, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) says. The year-on-year inflation rates show that rural areas are impacted hardest, with an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 155.84%, as opposed to 123.32% for their urban counterparts.

[The New Humanitarian] Bandiagara, Mali -- A generational event offers a chance for local unity and self-discovery.

[The Conversation Africa] For over 20 years, Ethiopia was led by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of four ethnic-based political parties representing Tigray, Amhara, Oromo, and Southern nations, nationalities and peoples. The Tigray People's Liberation Front was the most influential party within the coalition. However, in 2018, when the Prosperity Party came into power, the front lost its important role in government.