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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- In a combined effort to improve oral health among Ugandan children, Unilever, through its Pepsodent brand, has launched a nationwide campaign to educate 400,000 children on the importance of proper oral hygiene. The initiative, which kicked off at Kitante Primary School on World Oral Health Day, aims to instil healthy habits from a young age.

[Independent (Kampala)] Nineteen-year-old Joseph Reagan Akena and his 15-year-old buddy Peter Mayende have this morning shown they are the kings of the Foursomes at the ongoing Uganda vs Kenya Victoria Cup at Mt Kapipiri course in Naivasha.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia --

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Senior advisor to Kenya's Council of Economic Advisors, Moses Kuria, has urged Kenyans enrolled in the Taifa Care scheme to report any health facilities that charge them for services.

[Capital FM] Naivasha -- Hoteliers and tourism players in Naivasha and its environs have reported a tourism windfall and brisk business fortunes due to the influx of local and international revelers who have trooped to the region for the 2025 WRC Safari Rally Kenya.

[Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- After two days of fighting, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) today, March 21, recaptured control of the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militias. The latter had captured the palace, a symbolic target, at the beginning of the war that broke out in April 2023.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Court of Appeal has declined to stay High Court orders regarding the majority coalition in the National Assembly, despite Speaker Moses Wetangula's decision overturning the declaration on account of autonomy.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A system hitch has impacted Standard Chartered Bank Kenya's digital platforms, branches, and credit services.

[New Republic] A critical examination by the Liberian Senate has uncovered alarming delays in the disbursement of health funds allocated for county health teams and centers in the 2024 national budget.

[New Republic] The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) has expressed deep concern over the distressing situation of Jamesetta Kugmeh.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- Kenya's Susan Ejore qualified for the finals of the women's 1500m at the ongoing World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed stated that true independence is not simply the ratification of a protocol, but full and complete sovereignty.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A fire broke out on March 20 at Um Rakuba refugee camp in Sudan, where thousands of Tigrayan refugees displaced by the war in Tigray have sought shelter, killing a six-year-old child and causing both human and material damage, Tigray TV reported.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Al-Shabaab is no longer just a terror group launching sporadic attacks; it is capturing strategic towns, creeping ever closer to the capital, and shifting from an insurgency to a government-in-waiting. At the same time, Somalia's federal system is crumbling, its leadership is fractured, and the international community is watching from the sidelines.

[Leigh Day] Villagers from farming and fishing communities in Zambia are taking legal action against Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals (FQM) claiming the company effectively forced them to leave their villages and resettle in areas where they face severe hardship and poverty. The community members claim FQM failed to comply with Zambian law and international standards on resettlement when they were resettled to areas outside FQM's new mining areas.

[RSF] At least 18 journalists were violently attacked by security forces while covering the legislative by-elections in Kawempe North, a northern neighbourhood in the capital Kampala. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns these aggressive assaults and calls on the authorities to guarantee journalists' safety, namely by ensuring that the army's commitments to press freedom are honoured.

[Abahlali] The human rights that we celebrate every year are meaningless for many South Africans who continue to endure crushing poverty 30 years after apartheid.

[RFI] At least 8,938 people died while attempting to migrate to another country in 2024 - marking the deadliest year on record for migrants worldwide, the UN said on Friday.