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[GroundUp] Problems with documents from Home Affairs affect shop owners' ability to comply with President Ramaphosa's announcement about food outlets

[Premium Times] Mr Okupe reportedly died in a private hospital in Lagos.

[Premium Times] She aims to beat the current record set by two Indians in Melbourne, Australia, on 7 December 2022.

[Premium Times] The bandit family of Yellow Janbros, led by their son [also called Janbros], masterminded the abduction. But because of his inexperience, it almost failed until he contracted notorious Dogo Gide to fight military operatives trailing them into the forest.

[RFI] Anger is mounting on the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros over the rising cost of living and the price of staple goods as Ramadan gets underway. The country is also in the midst of an energy and water crisis, which the government has promised to tackle.

[IPS] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- African countries should join hands to make the most of their own resources and build a formidable electric vehicle ecosystem that could help fast-track realisation of SDGs.

[ISS] To effectively deliver justice for international crimes, an independent international cooperation unit is essential.

[SAPS] WESTERN CAPE -- Members attached to Mfuleni SAPS arrested an adult male for possession of two prohibited firearms, illegal possession of ammunition and possession of presumed stolen property on Thursday, 06 March 2025, at a premises in Bomvu Street, Extention 6, Mfuleni.

[SAPS] GAUTENG -- The police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following a shooting incident that claimed the lives of three people, leaving four injured last night, 06 March 2025 at a restaurant in Sandton.

[WFP] Dakar -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding. This warning comes as the lean season - the period between harvests when hunger peaks - is anticipated to arrive earlier than usual this year across the Sahel region. Millions, including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), still rely on WFP's food assistance for survival.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Shanzu Chief Magistrate's Court has sentenced two men to forty and thirty years each for their role in the murder of former Kilifi Deputy Governor Kenneth Kamto in 2018.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Human Capital Development, Justin Muturi, has urged the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Labour to approve increased budget allocations to enhance public service delivery.

[Vanguard] Uyo -- Afe Annang, a foremost socio-cultural organization in Annang Nation, Akwa Ibom State, where Senate President Godswill Akpabio hails from, has expressed dissatisfaction with the mere suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Senate.

[Liberian Observer] When America's first felon announced a funding freeze of US humanitarian aid and 'development assistance' for 90 days, little did he know that he would ignite a reckoning not seen since independence movements began across much of Africa, Asia and Latin America.

[Liberian Observer] The influx of Burkinabe nationals into Liberia, particularly in the southeastern region, has raised significant concerns about national security and regional stability. As highlighted by Rep. Williams in his address to the House of Representatives, the growing number of refugees, including women and children, settling in remote border areas poses a multifaceted challenge to Liberia's security architecture and its broader implications for regional peace.

[Radio Dalsan] Jubaland President, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, today presided over a high-level Cabinet meeting focused on critical issues impacting the region, including security, healthcare, and livestock management.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Private hospitals have lifted the suspension of Social Health Authority (SHA) services after the government committed to settle National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) arrears.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir and the first Vice President Riek Machar to engage in dialogue in a bid to foster peace.

[Premium Times] "Against the culture of silence, intimidation and victim-shaming; my unjust suspension from the Nigerian Senate invalidates the principles of natural justice, fairness and equity."

[allAfrica] Kigali, Rwanda -- Approximately five billion people in low-resource areas lack access to safe surgical services, risking catastrophic health expenses, with an estimated need for 143 million additional surgeries, particularly in resource-constrained countries that house two-thirds of the global population, according to an Operation Smile study titled Breaking the Glass Ceiling: A Multiregional Study of Mentorship and Leadership in All-Women Surgical Teams.