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[Vanguard] ...PDP condoles families, calls for probe

[GroundUp] But the Chief Justice has still not taken steps to deal with it

[GroundUp] "People are poor and cannot afford to travel far for services that should be here," says resident

[New Zimbabwe] POLICE have confirmed the death of one person after a city building collapsed under the weight of a hailstorm, leaving six others hospitalized.

[New Zimbabwe] IN a gut-wrenching tale, a widow Nauma Zvarava has come out in the open to share the tragedy she encountered losing her husband and a pregnant minor daughter at the hands of cult leader, Madzibaba Ishmael Chokurongerwa of Johanne Masowe eChishanu Nyenyedzi apostolic church.

[263Chat] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has cut the policy rate to 20 percent from 130 percent previously as it bets on measures to stabilize the newly introduced Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency.

[Business Day Africa] Kenya's Sugar Pricing Committee has implemented a 14 percent reduction in the price of sugarcane, responding to a concurrent decrease in the cost of the commodity on the retail market.

[IPS] Kigali -- A minute of silence was observed on April 7 across Rwanda as the country held a memorial ceremony to mourn more than one million people, overwhelmingly Tutsis, who were systematically killed in the 100 days of atrocities between April and July 1994.

[InfoWire] After a successful first edition, Cotonou will be hosting the second edition of the Benin International Arts Festival (FInAB) from 23 to 28 April 2024 at the Palais des Congrès.

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[Mastercard Foundation] The Mastercard Foundation has partnered with Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) to explore what works for African youth employment. The partnership is conducting a multi-country study that aims to synthesize existing youth employment and related social development policies in 10 African countries; Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Niger, Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and South Africa.

[Mastercard Foundation] This story is about supporting women and young people in rural Nigeria with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in agriculture. It's dubbed ''the WOFAN story,'' and it began in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown threatened to bring the activities of smallholder farmers and processors to a standstill.

[Mastercard Foundation] World Data Lab (WDL), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is pleased to announce the Kenya launch of the Africa Youth Employment Clock on 19 March, 2024.

[Mastercard Foundation] Strong local partnerships have a role to play

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Beja/Tunisia -- The Beja sugar factory has been operating for two weeks at a production rate of 500 tonnes per day, which represents half of Tunisia's sugar needs, estimated at 1,000 tonnes per day, the company's CEO Mohamed Bahri Gabsi told TAP on Monday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The draft state budget for 2025 is based on continuing to control the wage bill, achieving the objectives of the subsidy system, planning strategic development projects and defining investment spending, according to the Prime Ministry.

[Independent (Kampala)] Entebbe -- Brigadier General Stephen Kigundu, the Deputy Commandant of the Air Defense Forces is dead. The Defense Spokesperson, Brigadier General Felix Kulayigye announced Kigundu's demise in a brief statement issued on Sunday evening.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- President Yoweri Museveni has said the corrupt are parasites that delay and undermine the country's transformation efforts, and has hailed religious leaders for speaking out against the vice.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Local officials have denied a report that al-Shabaab is operating in the Bale zone of the Oromia region, and that it killed several zonal police officers and militiamen.

[RFI] Togo's presidency has asked the parliament for a "second reading" of a controversial constitutional reform approved last week following public outcry over what opponents say is a ploy by President Faure Gnassingbé to hold onto power and extend his nearly two-decade-long rule.