Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 12:00
In Cape Verde, a small island nation off West Africa, World Cup qualification is transforming dreams on and off the pitch.
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Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 10:40
The National Observatory of Communication, the West African nation's media regulatory authority, said in a statement late Friday that the suspension of France 24, RFI, France Afrique Média, LSI Africa, AFP, TV5 Monde, TF1 Info, Jeune Afrique and Mediapart was necessary to “preserve peace''
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Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 09:41
Literature about royal animals was used in workshops to imagine better futures.
Kenneth Nsah Mala, Expert in Environmental Humanities, Sustainability Science, Foresight and Futures Studies, University of Cologne
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Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 09:34
A cruise ship carrying more than 100 passengers linked to a rare hantavirus outbreak arrived in the Canary Islands before dawn on Sunday, ending weeks of anxious drift across the Atlantic and beginning what Spanish authorities described as an unprecedented disembarkation operation involving 23...
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Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 09:28
Hundreds of supporters of the Malian junta gathered at a stadium in the capital of Bamako on Saturday to reaffirm their support for Mali's transitional authorities
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Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 09:19
Vladimir Putin stood before a hollowed-out Victory Day parade on Saturday and told the world the Ukraine war was winding down — a claim delivered from a Red Square stripped of the tanks, missiles and military grandeur that have defined the annual commemoration for nearly two decades, in front of a...
Breaking News from Africa
Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 08:31
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has tabled a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Vuyo Zungula
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has formally tabled a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa following Friday’s landmark...
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Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 08:02
Jihadist fighters launched a fresh wave of deadly attacks in central Mali that killed dozens of people, local and security sources said on Saturday. One local official said the latest attacks brought the death toll to more than 70 in recent days, as Islamist armed groups intensify assaults on...
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Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 08:00
African archipelago hopes startups, digital infrastructure and diaspora investment can transform its economy
For much of its history since its discovery by the Portuguese in the mid-15th century, the Cape Verde archipelago off the coast of west Africa served as a hub of the international...
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Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 08:00
National Geographic photographer and WWF ambassador Jasper Doest joined conservation teams during the latest mountain gorilla census in Bwindi Impenetrable national park, taking pictures of the apes and the people essential to their survival
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Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 06:00
Aliko Dangote tells the FT he is leaning towards Mombasa rather than Tanzania for 650,000-barrel-a-day oil mega-project
Africa
Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 23:01
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi witnesses the inauguration of the new headquarters of Senghor University in New Borg El Arab City, in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and a number of African officials. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Presidency of the Arab Republic of...
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Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 23:01
On 7 May 2026, Minister Faure met with his counterpart Mr. Ignazio Cassis, in CERN, Switzerland. The Minister spoke about the long history between the two countries and noted that though the cooperation between the two countries is modest, it has proved to be highly effective, especially in the...
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Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 23:01
On 9 May 2026, the leadership and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus laid flowers at the ‘Minsk – Hero City’ memorial on the occasion of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War. During the ceremony, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of...
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Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 22:19
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna
The Forum of Retirees in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory has condemned the purported registration of a parallel “Association of State Retirees of Nigeria” by the Registrar of Trade Unions, describing the action as unconstitutional...
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Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 21:58
The cruise ship will arrive on the island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands of Spain, officials said. All of the passengers will then be evacuated to their home countries.
Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 19:11
By Saidu Adamu, Jalingo
The Rotary Club of Jalingo City has donated a borehole worth millions of naira to the community of Santewa in Bashen Ward of Yoro Local Government Area of Taraba State.
Speaking at a brief commissioning ceremony marking the official handing over...
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Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 19:09
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The governorship ambition of Senator Aminu Iya Abbas, representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District, gained significant momentum today as he successfully appeared before the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Screening Committee in the Federal Capital...
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Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 19:01
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The Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB), under the leadership of its Executive Chairman, Dr. Murtala Umar Babayi, has established a new primary school in Bankala Community, Gon District of Numan Local Government Area.
The initiative is...
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Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 18:46
The WHO chief has reassured Tenerife residents, as Spanish authorities prepare to receive the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak.
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