Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:43
The short-lived coup in Benin, attempting to overthrow President Patrice Talon, was the latest in a series of recent coups across Africa. And they are following a similar pattern of disputed elections, constitutional upheaval, security crises and youth discontent. For in-depth analysis and a deeper...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:41
[Namibian] Over the years, Namibian artists have been fighting music piracy through social media platforms. However, the message seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:41
[Premium Times] For Dominguez, this AFCON is not about nostalgia. It is about relevance, leadership and one last statement on Africa's biggest stage
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:39
The Special Tribunal has granted the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) an urgent preservation order freezing a Limpopo property and a vehicle linked to individuals and companies implicated in an allegedly irregular Eskom tender. The order, issued by Justice Mavis Victor on 24 November 2025 under...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:38
[Premium Times] President Tinubu's request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the plenary on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:36
London-listed base metals miner Aterian has signed a binding heads of terms with French exploration company Lithosquare for a strategic earn-in joint venture (JV) on eight copper prospective projects covering 2 898 km2 in the Kalahari Copper Belt, in Botswana, and in the Anti-Atlas region of...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:34
Long ago, people identified fossils in their environment and explained them within their own cultural framework. This was early citizen science.
Julien Benoit, Associate professor in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
Charles Helm, Research...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:24
A South African radio presenter and four other accused were granted bail by the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:20
Airstrikes and rocket fire along the Cambodia-Thailand border have displaced many. Both governments blame each other for breaking the ceasefire, with casualties rising.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:20
Pretoria says two charter flights from Gaza appeared linked to an alleged relocation effort, prompting concerns over forced displacement and regional tensions. South Africa has revoked its 90-day visa exemption for Palestinian travelers, citing what officials describe as coordinated...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:19
Nigeria's government on Monday rescued 100 schoolchildren abducted last month from a Catholic school in Niger state, in one of the country's biggest mass kidnappings in recent years. The students arrived at the government house in Niger's capital Minna and were handed over to the state governor....
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:19
President Bola Tinubu has asked Nigeria’s Senate to approve the deployment of troops to the Republic of Benin following a failed coup attempt that briefly shook the neighboring country’s political stability. The request, submitted in a formal letter and read aloud during Tuesday’s plenary session,...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:16
Western museums are returning the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, but a state-of-the-art museum to display them is still a long way off.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:13
The International Criminal Court Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's civil war two decades ago. Charlotte Hughes reports.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:05
By Sahel Reporters, Yola
The Executive Chairman, Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB), Yola, Dr. Murtala Umar Babayi, who also serves as Chairman Tenders Board, has received a comprehensive briefing from the Technical evaluation commitee following the advertisement...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 14:02
In a “60 Minutes” interview, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accuses fellow Republicans of shifting tone after President Trump won the 2024 primary Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene has accused her party colleagues of dramatically changing their public allegiance to Donald J. Trump after he...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 13:52
Western museums are returning the Benin Bronzes — priceless items looted during colonialism — to Nigeria, but political infighting has jeopardized the ability to display and maintain the masterpieces. Our reporter, Alex Marshall, traveled to Nigeria to see some of the Bronzes.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 13:42
Prices of cobalt hydroxide used to make chemicals for electric vehicle (EV) batteries have risen sharply this year due to cobalt export restrictions from top producer Democratic Republic of Congo, industry sources said. Congo suspended all cobalt exports in February, but then introduced a quota...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 13:39
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a senior Janjaweed militia commander to 20 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Sudan’s Darfur conflict, marking the court’s first conviction linked to atrocities in the region. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd Al...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 13:32
[MSF] Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) report, Left behind in crisis: Escalating violence and healthcare collapse in South Sudan, documents the persistent and worsening barriers to healthcare, at a time when the humanitarian situation in South Sudan is deteriorating. Preventable deaths--...
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