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1. Africa: Why Maternal and Newborn Health Must Be the World's Most Urgent Priority #IWD2026

   [allAfrica] Women continue to die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, and this is unacceptable. While Africa has made progress in reducing maternal mortality since 2000, the region still needs a twelve-fold increase in the annual reduction rate to meet the Sustainable Development Goal, according to the estimates from the United Nations Maternal Mortality Estimation Interagency Group.

2. Somalia: Ex-Somali President Farmaajo Opposes Newly Signed Constitution

   [Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Former Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has strongly opposed a newly signed constitution endorsed by the country's incumbent leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, warning that the move could deepen political divisions in the Horn of Africa nation.

3. Congo-Brazzaville: Congo-Brazzaville's Predictable Election Masks a Brewing Succession Battle

   [ISS] The growing pool of disaffected youth could test the ruling party's grip on power, especially as succession questions loom.

4. South Africa: Bringing It Home - South Africa is Leading the Charge to Make Anti-HIV jab for Africa

   [Bhekisisa] South Africa's National Aids Council, Sanac, has asked local drug companies to submit applications by April 7 to make generic versions of an anti-HIV jab that could end Aids by 2043 in the country. The original version of the once-every-six-months shot, known as lenacapavir , is produced by the US pharmaceutical company, Gilead Sciences . Sanac will submit a shortlist of successful applicants, who met the requirements of the Council's expression of interest call , to

5. Africa: All of Africa Today - March 9, 2026

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