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Nigeria Mourns Nollywood Veteran Actor Olu Jacobs
Nigerian acting icon Olu Jacobs, whose career stretched across theatre, television and film, has died at 84. Widely respected as one of…
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Boko Haram Denies Reported Ceasefire Agreement With Nigerian Government
Boko Haram has rejected reports that it agreed to a ceasefire with the Nigerian government, calling the claims untrue. In a video…
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Ghana Arrests Three Linked to Major French Drug Bust
Three suspects have been arrested in Ghana after French customs seized a cocaine shipment worth $260 million at the port of Dunkirk,…
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Dangote Launches $1.6 Billion Share Sale to Fund Refinery Expansion
Aliko Dangote is targeting about $1.6 billion in what is poised to become Africa’s largest initial public offering, using the proceeds to…
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Liberia’s Boakai Promises Not to Muzzle the Press
President Joseph Boakai has pledged that his administration will not suppress press freedom or attempt to dictate media narratives, urging instead a…
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Final List of Candidates for Nigeria’s Presidential Election and Their Parties
With the January 2027 general elections approaching, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of presidential candidates and…
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Artificial Intelligence Reshapes Mali’s Propaganda War, Report Finds
As fighting continues in Mali, the battlefield is expanding into the digital realm, with rival forces turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to…
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U.S. Often Votes Against African Interests at the United Nations
The United States was the lone country to reject a UN resolution endorsing a new world map designed to more accurately represent…
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Power Blackouts in Gambia Trigger Protests Ahead of December Election
With rolling blackouts fueling mounting public anger ahead of the December presidential election, President Adama Barrow has declared the country’s prolonged electricity…
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World Projected to Exceed 1.5°C Global Warming Threshold
The world is likely to breach the 1.5°C global warming limit within the next few years, and even the most favourable outlook…
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Liberia Moves Forward With Cocaine Trafficking Case Against Former Vice President
The cocaine-trafficking case involving former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor is set to move directly toward trial after her lawyers withdrew a request…
