Africa
FG moves to evacuate Nigerians stranded in CAR
The foreign affairs ministry says it has made contact with the stranded Nigerians in the Central African Republic. This was...
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The International Criminal Court has sentenced two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic...
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West African countries set timeline to achieve refinery hub goals
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority states that West African countries will sign harmonized refinery regulatory agreements in...
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France urges greater African representation on UN Security Council
PARIS France’s UN envoy said Tuesday that Paris supports reforming the UN Security Council (UNSC) to increase representation of African...
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Africa losing $90 billion annually to imported substandard fuel, Dangote laments
Africa is increasingly becoming a destination for cheap, often toxic petroleum products — many of which are blended to substandard...
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500 miners buried by landslides in Congo
Police in the province of South Kivu on Tuesday said up to 500 miners are believed to be trapped in...
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Ramaphosa fires education minister accused of recruitment scandal, lying to parliament
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday fired Nobuhle Nkabane, the education minister, who was accused of lying to parliament...
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31 countries arrive in Abuja as African Karate Championship begins
About 1,000 athletes have arrived in Abuja for the 2025 African Karate Championship scheduled to hold between July 21 and...
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Medical charity calls for protection from violence in Mozambique’s conflict-hit Cabo Delgado province
LILONGWE, Malawi The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) medical charity urged protection Wednesday for its health workers and health facilities from...
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Deported foreign US prisoners in isolation, no threat to public: Eswatini government
MANZINI, Eswatini The Eswatini government confirmed Wednesday that five inmates deported from the US have arrived in the kingdom. “Indeed,...
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