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Russia deployed a telecommunications satellite for Iran alongside dual scientific payloads in a Soyuz rocket launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome […]
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The long-anticipated trial of Joseph Kabila, the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), opened on Friday amid […]
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s High Military Court opened proceedings on Friday in a landmark trial targeting former President Joseph […]
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Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 168,187 new voters have been registered in Anambra State ahead of […]
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The United States has suspended Gaza ceasefire negotiations and recalled its delegation from Qatar, accusing Hamas of demonstrating “a lack […]
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Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold its national convention in mid-November to elect new leadership as it seeks […]
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A Nigerian university has relaunched its medical degree program a decade after accreditation was revoked, marking a significant step in […]
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A telecoms expert testifying for the defense in the high-profile trial of suspended Nigerian police officer Abba Kyari has told […]
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Nigeria’s Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the high-profile cyberbullying trial of controversial social media figure Martins Otse, widely […]
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Russia has replaced its controversial Wagner Group mercenaries in the Sahel with a new state-run paramilitary force, signaling a strategic […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has been elected national chairman of the All Progressive […]
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Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima has reiterated the federal government’s commitment to economic reforms under President Bola Tinubu, describing recent policy […]
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Brazil is finalizing its formal intervention in South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), […]
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The Nigerian Senate approved legislation on Tuesday to establish a Federal Oil and Gas Hospital in Benikrukru, Delta State, marking […]
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President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has made an unexpected leadership change, dismissing Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente on Wednesday after nearly […]
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A Nigerian woman has publicly accused her ex-husband, a high-ranking state official, of ongoing intimidation and attempts to undermine her […]
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After months of political gridlock, South Africa’s National Assembly passed the contentious Appropriation Bill on Wednesday, finalizing the government’s 2025 […]
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu convened with state governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja, signaling […]
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Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah issued a sharp condemnation of Israel’s military actions in Gaza during high-level talks with […]
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Nigerian security forces, aided by local vigilante groups, have neutralized more than 100 armed militants in a decisive three-hour clash […]
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