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South Africa: Tusker Lite Mt Rwenzori Marathon Takes Global Stride With Cape Town Activation

The Tusker Lite Mt Rwenzori Marathon is continuing its international expansion with a high-profile activation in Cape Town, South Africa, using the globally...

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Uganda: KCB Uganda Launches Inaugural Schools Chess Tournament

KCB Bank Uganda has unveiled the inaugural KCB Schools Chess Tournament, a purpose-driven national initiative aimed at nurturing strategic thinking, discipline, and confidence...

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Zimbabwe: From Ai Factories to Cryptocurrency, Zimbabwe’s Richest Man Is Now Building a City

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Africa: Iran War Lifts Africa Debt Costs That Have Surged Since Pandemic

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Nigeria: Onwa Redeems N10m LGAN Pledge Ahead AACT

Chief Samuel Anyamele, popularly known as Onwa, an All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) Ambassador, has redeemed his N10 million pledge to the Ladies...

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Nigeria: Unuavworho Wins Africare CEOs Golf Tournament At Ikoyi Club

Tony Unuavworho emerged champion at the third edition of the AfricaRe Golf Tournament for CEOs, held at the golf section of Ikoyi Club...

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West Africa: ‘Why Nigeria Continues to Miss Opec Quota’

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and its partners operating in the upstream industry have continued to miss the 1.5 million oil production...

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Nigeria: Why I Was in Edo – Eedris Abdulkareem

Nigerian singer, rapper and 'Jagajaga' crooner, Eedris Abdulkareem on Tuesday said his impression of what Governor Monday Okpebholo is doing would translate into a...

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Nigeria: Ebonyi Community Counts Losses As Windstorm Wreaks Havoc, Destroys Church Building, Properties

...Affected church, property owners, and farmers are rendered helpless, call for...

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Nigeria: At BON General Meeting, It Was a Season of Great Expectations

It doesn't come as a surprise any more that the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, BON, meeting which took place last week in Abuja became...

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Nigeria: Eksu’s 104th Inaugural Lecturer Challenges Religious, Cultural Bias Against Women

Ado Ekiti -- A Professor of Sociology of Religion at Ekiti State University, Ibiyinka Adesanya, has called for a sweeping re-evaluation of long-standing...

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Nigeria: Muritala Wins Ican @60th Anniversary Golf Tournament

Playing like someone infused with the winning bug, Rasaq Muritala tore through the Ikeja Golf Club fairways on his way to winning the...

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Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Hails Suleimon Over World Sambo Cup Gold Medal in Armenia

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Rukayat Suleimon for becoming the first female blind sambist in the world to...

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Nigeria: Adegoke, Omokwe Lead Charge On Day 1 of MTN Champs Finals in Ibadan

It was an action-packed and electrifying opening day of the MTN Champs Grand Final at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan, with the...

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Nigeria: Why This Moment Frightens

When in 2019 I chose the rather long subtitle for my book, Why Not; few saw what I was seeing. Citizenship, State Capture,...

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Kenya: Relief At the Pump As MPs Slash Fuel Vat to 8 Percent

Nairobi -- The National Assembly has approved the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, lowering VAT on petroleum products from 16 percent to...

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Nigeria: SEC Sets N7.5bn Minimum Capital for Free Trade Zone Firms Eyeing Public Offering

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules for Free Trade Zone Entities seeking to undertake a public...

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Nigeria: CAC Confirms Cyber Breach, Triggers System Review

Nigeria's Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has confirmed a cybersecurity breach involving unauthorised access to parts of its digital infrastructure, triggering a system-wide review and...

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Nigeria: Seven Top Platforms to Pay Nepa, Ekedc, and Ikedc Bills Online

Online platforms and a cashless economy have significantly changed how people pay electricity bills online in Nigeria, from the long bank queues to the...

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Kenya: Why World Athletics Rejected Bid By Kenyan Athletes to Change Nationality to Turkey

NAIROBI -- World Athletics have rejected an appeal by five Kenyan athletes, including former world record holder Brigid Kosgei, to change their nationality...

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Botswana: Death Row Cell Where Dawn Is Memory and Grave Is Roommate

Gaborone -- A heavily guarded metal door swings open. Entrance is restricted and monitored by...

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South Africa: Cape Town Health Workers Protest, Demand Permanent Jobs

Community health workers marched through the streets to the provincial legislature in Cape Town on Thursday to demand that the provincial health department employ...

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Rwanda: Kigali’s Industrial Exports Reach $290 Million

Industries operating within the Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) exported processed goods worth approximately $290 million in 2025, as authorities advance expansion preparations...

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Gambia: Cruise Ship Oceania Sirena Docks As Gambia Eyes Growth in Cruise Tourism

The Gambia Tourism Board (GTBoard), in partnership with West African Tours, on Wednesday welcomed the arrival of the cruise ship Oceania Sirena to...

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Kenya: Digital Drivers Earnings Squeezed After Fuel Hikes

Nairobi -- Ride-hailing drivers in Nairobi are warning of shrinking earnings and rising operational strain following the latest fuel price increases by the...

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Ghana: Energy Minister Inspects Ongoing ECG Transformer Upgrade Works

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, Dr John Abdulai Jinapor, has undertaken a supervisory inspection of the ongoing Transformer Upgrade Programme being...

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Tanzania: MP Pushes for Stadium Access Upgrades in Dar

Dar es Salaam -- DAR ES SALAAM's readiness to host matches during the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is under scrutiny, with...

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Kenya/Uganda: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda to Unveil Afcon 2027 Roadmap

NAIROBI: EAST African nations will meet next week to agree on a roadmap and key logistics for the 2027 Africa Cup of...

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Tanzania: From a Tile to a Sheet of Glass – Twyford Tanzania Witnesses a New Chapter in Tanzania’s Industrialization

In hospitals, schools, and public buildings across Tanzania, people may rarely notice the tiles beneath their feet or the glass by the windows....

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