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AfricaLink News: March 09

Okeri Ngutjinazo
March 9, 2026

Kenya floods claim more than 40 lives +++ Nigeria demands release of 42 citizens detained in Mozambique +++ Residents flee South Sudan opposition stronghold village after army's evacuation order

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