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[Leadership] Nigeria marked World Tuberculosis Day on March 24 with the theme "Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver. " However, the stark reality confronting the nation demands more than ceremonial observances.

[Premium Times] "We wish to clarify the circumstances surrounding the attendance of Justice Emmanuel Agim at the convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar on Saturday."

[Leadership] The federal government has assembled 800 soldiers from the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force for training as Special Operations Forces to boost the Nation's security architecture and enhance Nigeria's operational effectiveness in combating terrorism, insurgency, transnational crimes, and other asymmetric threats bedeviling the Country.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The High Court has temporarily suspended further investigations into the affairs of The Nairobi Hospital, halting efforts by investigative agencies to access sensitive data, freeze bank accounts, and block phone numbers belonging to the hospital's senior management.

[IPS] Bulawayo -- Sudan's diverse crops and agricultural heritage are at risk of being lost. The ongoing conflict in Sudan is claiming lives and threatening livelihoods and food security.

[CAF] Tunisia left it late but secured a crucial 2-0 win over a stubborn Malawi side to tighten their grip at the top of Group H in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers, while Ethiopia revived their campaign in emphatic fashion with a stunning 6-1 rout of Djibouti in Group A.

[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Congress Party's (MCP) primary elections have turned into a battleground of frustration, allegations of fraud, and blatant irregularities, leaving some aspirants questioning the party's commitment to democracy. While the ruling party boasts of conducting free and fair primaries, a growing number of candidates and supporters are crying foul, exposing deep cracks within MCP's internal election process.

[Namibian] In Tanzania, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is known as 'Mama Swapo', a title bestowed upon her by the late president Julius Nyerere, who instilled in her the belief that corruption is treason. It is a principle she says she still holds dear.

[New Times] The government of Angola has announced that it is ending its role as mediator in the ongoing conflict between DR Congo and the Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebellion, according to a statement released by the Angolan Presidency on Monday, March 24.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Civilian casualties are rising as deadly clashes that began in parts of the conflict-hit Amhara region last Friday continue into this week. Residents told Addis Standard that "numerous people were killed" in fighting across the Central Gondar and North Gojjam zones.

[Premium Times] Mr Obasanjo said that unless democracy is redefined to reflect African values and care for the people's needs, it will continue to fail and eventually die in Africa.

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[Earthlife] Only one week left before the electricity prices go up by 12.7% on 1 April 2025 -- Fossil Fools' Day -- and South Africans are grappling to come to terms with the blow about to hit their pockets. This increase, on top of the upcoming 0.5% VAT hike, will further strain already struggling households forced to choose between basic necessities and electricity. Earthlife Africa Johannesburg condemns the increase, arguing that ordinary citizens should not be forced to pay the price for

[ACSS] Rivalries among Tigrayan political leaders threaten to derail the process of reintegrating Tigray into Ethiopia's federal structure and could rapidly escalate into a wider conflict involving Eritrea and regional actors.

[RFI] The world risks returning to the worst days of the global AIDS pandemic following the sudden halt to US foreign aid funding, the UN's top AIDS official said Monday, warning millions would die.

[WHO] The number of children dying globally before their fifth birthday declined to 4.8 million in 2023, while stillbirths declined modestly, still remaining around 1.9 million, according to two new reports released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).

[Afrobarometer] More than four in 10 say child abuse and neglect are common in their community.

[UN News] Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that an addition 6.3 million people will die in the next four years, unless support is reinstated.

[UN News] South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political tensions deepen, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) warned on Monday.

[The Conversation Africa] The ancestors of humans started making tools about 3.3 million years ago. First they made them out of stone, then they switched to bone as a raw material. Until recently, the earliest clear evidence of bone tool making was from sites in Europe, dated to 400,000 years ago. But archaeologists have now found and dated bone tools in Tanzania that are a million years older.