Africa
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Mauritania’s Sidi Oulad Tah Elected as Africa’s New ‘Super Banker’ Succeeding Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina
Mauritania’s former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah was on Thursday elected to succeed Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and tackle the withdrawal of US financing from the institution.
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Kenya’s Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Champion of African Expression
Widely regarded as east Africa’s most influential writer, Ngugi sought to forge a body of literature reflecting the land and people from which he came, and not follow in the footsteps of Western tradition.
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Nigerian TikTok Celebrity Jailed for ‘Spraying’ Cash
Murja Kunya, a TikToker from northern Nigerian city of Kano with more than a million followers was sentenced by a federal high court in the city after pleading guilty to the offence, court documents show.
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Amnesty Says over 10,000 Killed in Two Years in North, Central Nigeria
In a report, the global rights group blamed the government of President Bola Tinubu for failure to protect people in swaths of the country hit by raids by jihadists, and criminal gangs known as “bandits”…
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Africa Elects Its Next ‘Super Banker’
The race to become Africa’s next “super banker” ends on Thursday, with five candidates, including one woman, vying to succeed Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina as head of the African Development Bank in a contest that appears…
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South African Woman Gets Life Term For Selling 6-year-old Daughter
Joshlin Smith went missing in February last year from her home in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres (85 miles) north of Cape Town, and has never been found.
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Jihadist Attacks Hit Mozambique as Total Readies to Resume Gas Project
A series of attacks in northern Mozambique this month point to a resurgence of violence by Islamic State-linked militants as energy giant TotalEnergies prepares to resume a major gas project, analysts say.
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President Ruto apologizes to Tanzania over recent tiff
Our neighbors from Tanzania, if we have wronged you in any way, forgive us.
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The Chanzo yaondoa maudhui ya Askofu Gwajima kufuatia wito wa TCRA
Katika video hiyo, Askofu Gwajima, ambaye pia ni kiongozi wa dini, alizungumza na wanahabari tarehe 24 Mei, 2025, akitoa maoni kuhusu mfululizo wa matukio ya utekaji yanayodaiwa kutokea nchini Tanzania. Maudhui hayo yalichapishwa kwenye chaneli…
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Gachagua claims MP Koimburi was tortured and poisoned by his captors
Some chemical was administered through inhalation, and the doctors have told us that preliminary investigations confirm that the chemical has interfered with his vocal cords.
