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Uganda’s Museveni holds talks with Sudan’s RSF leader amid push to end war
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni received the commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, at State House in...
Read moreDetailsForensic audit of NNPCL ongoing – Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says that a forensic audit of the...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s president signs amended Electoral Act into law despite push back
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law an amended Electoral Act that critics warn may weaken safeguards ahead...
Read moreDetailsIMF approves $91 million in funding for Niger following programme review
The International Monetary Fund has approved about $91 million in funding for Niger which includes support for climate resilience and...
Read moreDetailsRussia has taken ‘over 1,000’ Kenyans to Ukraine – intelligence report
More than 1,000 Kenyans have gone to fight for the Russian army in Ukraine, most of them tricked into signing...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s Tinubu, Germany’s Merz talk security, power deal in phone call
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed deepening cooperation on security, power and infrastructure in a phone...
Read moreDetailsGabonese opposition and businesses angry about social media ban
Opposition politicians and businesses in Gabon have reacted with anger to a decision to suspend some social media platforms. The...
Read moreDetailsGuinea-Bissau stops vaccine study funded by Trump administration
Guinea-Bissau's foreign minister has said his government has stopped a study funded by the Trump administration aiming to evaluate side...
Read moreDetailsSenegal prosecutor rejects accusations police tortured and killed student
A Senegalese public prosecutor claimed on Tuesday that a student, who protesters have said was killed by the police, in...
Read moreDetailsTurkey’s Erdogan says Israel’s recognition of Somaliland benefits nobody
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Israel's recognition of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland would not benefit Somaliland or the...
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