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Tunisia have parted ways with its national senior soccer team head coach Sami Trabelsi after the Carthage Eagles' early exit from the ongoing 2025...
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Nigeria's Super Eagles breezed into the quarterfinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with 4-0 demolition of Mozambique's Mambas in the...
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Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Travellers On Kwara Highway
The attack occurred in the early hours along the highway linking communities in Kwara South to Ilorin, the state...
Nigeria: What Does Dangote Really Want?
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Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Dismisses Shutdown Claims
In a statement released on Monday, the refinery emphasised that production remains ongoing, stable, and...
East Africa: Ethiopia, Oman Commit to Strengthen Political and Economic Cooperation
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Nairobi -- At least nine people, including two minors, were killed in a road accident involving a bus and a matatu along the...
Kenya: KMPDC Probes Faith-Healing Claims By Doctors After Nakuru Crusade
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Rwanda: Power FM Introduces Play, a Youth Experiential Platform
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Rwanda: How Tax Reforms in 2025 Raised Over Rwf130bn in Six Months
Rwanda's 2025 tax reforms generated more than Rwf131.7 billion within the first six months of implementation, surpassing government targets and underscoring the growing...
Rwanda: What Major Sports Events Will Rwanda Host in 2026?
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Nigeria: 2026 Budget / Health Personnel Will Be Given Priority – Kaduna Commissioner
Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, says health personnel will be given priority in the implementation of the 2026...
Nigeria: Boat Accident – Lawan Mourns Victims, Calls for Improved Water Safety in Yobe
Former Senate President and senator representing Yobe North Senatorial District, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed shock and sorrow over a fatal boat accident in Garbi...
Nigeria: Kogi Community Asks Govt to Fix Shintaku-Gboloko-Oguma Road
The people of Bassa-Nge kingdom in Bassa local government area of Kogi State have identified poor leadership as one of the problems retarding the...
Nigeria: Gov. Buni Mourns Boat Accident Victims, Orders Immediate Support for Families
Yobe State Governor, Hon Mai Mala Buni, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic boat mishap in Nguru Local Government Area that claimed the...
Nigeria: 3 Feared Dead As Trailer Crashes On Bayelsa Bridge
A road accident has claimed three persons at the Ikoli Bridge in the Swali area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, throwing the busy route into...
South Africa: Historic St Augustine’s Cathedral Plunged Into Darkness Amid Ongoing Vandalism in Gqeberha
Gqeberha's St Augustine's Cathedral experienced prolonged power outages throughout December, caused by vandalism at a nearby...
South Africa: The Tech Challenges of 2026
Pricier devices, weirder ways of working and an exploitative data economy - all of these await...
Africa: Coal Demand Hit Record High in 2025
Forecasting fossil fuel demand in this age of unprecedented geopolitical and economic uncertainty coats crystal balls with a layer of coal dust, and...
South Africa: Retail Fuel Prices At the Pump to Fall From Wednesday
Fuel prices are a key driver of inflation in South Africa and not just because of their impact on motorists. In the price...