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Africa: All of Africa Today – March 16, 2026
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Uganda: Tension Rises in Nsoowe Forest As Pastoralists Clash With Licensed Tree Growers
[Nile Post] Tension is escalating in Nsoowe Central Forest Reserve in Gomba District as pastoralists continue to enter the forest, allegedly destroying planted trees and threatening licensed tree growers.
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Uganda: Boy, 4, Kidnapped for Ransom, Killed and Dumped in Pit-Latrine
[Nile Post] Police have launched investigations into the murder of a boy who had been kidnapped from his home in Mubende District, with the child’s body later recovered from a pit latrine.
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Ethiopia: Global Experts Praise Plan for Shared Progress
[Reporter] China’s commitment to high-quality development and its emphasis on dialogue and long-term planning underscore its role as a key contributor to world stability and development, experts said, while highlighting the global relevance of the two sessions, the annual meetings of China’s top legislative and political advisory bodies.
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Ethiopia: Action Plan a Bellwether for South-South Co-Ordination
[Reporter] As the world grapples with a slowdown in multilateral co-operation and growing economic fragmentation, the Global South is increasingly searching for policy anchors that offer predictability, scale and development continuity. In 2026, China’s two sessions arrived at precisely such a moment, not merely as a domestic political milestone, but as a bellwether for South-South
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Ethiopia: High Court Lifts Injunction Against Election Board
[Reporter] The Federal High Court has lifted the injunction it had previously imposed on the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which had barred the Board from implementing a decision communicated by the House of Federation regarding five contested constituencies disputed between the Amhara and Tigray regional states.
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Kenya: Flood Disaster – 62 Dead, 12,000 Homes Damaged or Destroyed
[Capital FM] Nairobi — At least 62 people have died across the country following ongoing flooding triggered by heavy rains, according to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration.
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Somalia: Soldiers, Hotel Guards Detained After Shooting At Mogadishu’s Hotel Dayax
[Shabelle] Mogadishu — Somali authorities have detained members of the Public Guards and hotel security personnel following a shooting incident that erupted at Hotel Dayax in the Waaberi district of Mogadishu, police officials confirmed to Shabelle Media.
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Africa: All of Africa Today – March 13, 2026
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Kenya: ‘Snake Under the Bed’ – EACC Chair Urges Students to Confront Corruption
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Corruption in Kenya is like a “snake under the bed” – hidden, dangerous, and capable of undermining the entire system – and must be confronted collectively, the Chairperson of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), David Oginde, said on Thursday.