Africa
Yakubu assumes duty as Nigeria’s ambassador to Qatar
Nigeria’s newly appointed Ambassador to the State of Qatar, Mahmood Yakubu, has arrived in Doha to officially assume his diplomatic...
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Lagos police arrest 19 Chadians, seven Cameroonians over false kidnap claim
The Lagos State police command has arrested 26 foreign nationals following investigations into a reported kidnapping case that was later...
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14,000 schools closed in Nigeria, other West, Central African nations due to conflict: UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund says education was disrupted and 14,000 schools closed in mid-2025 in West and Central Africa. UNICEF,...
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Police foil Ivory Coast sex trafficking plot in Lagos, rescue three Kaduna girls
The police command in Lagos has apprehended a woman for attempting to traffic three Kaduna girls to Ivory Coast for...
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U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Tigray hardliners behind crisis in Ethiopia
The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday announced targetted visa restrictions on individuals behind crisis in Ethiopia. A statement by...
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950 Nigerian, other countries’ activists, journalists, unionists killed, disappeared in 2025: UN
The UN says preliminary data indicate that some 950 human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were killed or forcibly...
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Ebola in DR Congo ‘worsening vulnerability of people affected by armed conflict’
KIGALI, Rwanda The Ebola epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening the vulnerability of people already...
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African leaders rally support for $518M response plan to combat spread of Ebola
ADDIS ABABA African leaders on Tuesday convened a high-level virtual summit to rally support for the continent's $518 million response...
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9 killed as passenger bus collides with goods train in Zimbabwe
LUSAKA, Zambia Nine people, including two children, were killed, with 25 others injured after a passenger bus collided with a...
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African leaders urged to end debt injustice, use resources for youth’s social protection
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has urged African leaders to end debt injustice and redirect resources to youth health, education, and...
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