Friday, December 12, 2025 - 02:15
Former military President Ibrahim Babangida, at a memorial conference in Abuja, warns that insecurity and socio-economic decline threaten Northern Nigeria’s stability. Former Military President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has called on political, traditional, and community leaders across...
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Friday, December 12, 2025 - 01:59
AfroNation crowd falls silent as Davido pauses his set to lead a heartfelt moment of remembrance for Wizkid’s late mother, reflecting shared grief and solidarity. Nigerian music star Davido delivered one of the most powerful moments of this year’s AfroNation festival after halting his...
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Friday, December 12, 2025 - 01:48
OpenAI Chief Sam Altman has explored building or buying a rocket company as he eyes space-based data centers and intensifying competition with Elon Musk. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is quietly exploring a move into the commercial space industry, a step that would place him in more direct competition with...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 23:00
In the corridors of Kenya’s civil service, a sinister scandal brews, draining the country’s coffers dry.
Ghost workers – non-existent employees with fictitious faces – have been siphoning off a staggering US$31 million annually,...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 23:00
As African mining faces increasing volatility from climate change and the imperative to supply critical minerals for the global energy transition, the focus is shifting to resilience, digital transformation and leadership, and safety to sustain performance in more complex operating conditions.
The latest mining world news and project information from Africa. providing updates on the progress of future, new and existing projects. Developments in mining legislation, policies, investments and infrastructure will be highlighted
Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 22:35
In tonight's edition, Regional officials say over 400 civilians have been killed since December 1st in the area of Uvira in the Democratic Republic of Congo: we speak to the DRC Minister of Communication, Patrick Muyaya. Also, Kenya has pulled the brakes on a landmark health pact with the United...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 22:02
LAGOS, Nigeria, 11 December 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-RegTech Africa today formally announces the publication of the 2024 State of RegTech in Sub-Saharan Africa Report, a comprehensive, data-driven industry report examining the rapid evolution of regulatory innovation across Africa’s...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 22:02
LAGOS, Nigeria, 11 December 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Under the distinguished patronage of the Office of the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and in partnership with the Presidential Committee on Economic & Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI), with the collaboration of the Inter-...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 21:48
The United Nations refugee agency recorded 40,000 new arrivals of Congolese refugees in Burundi between 5 and 11 December.
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 21:18
By Sanee Yarima, Jalingo
As part of its humanitarian services, a non-governmental organisation, Wayomti Charity Foundation, has distributed wrappers and cash to some Widows in Taraba State, north-eastern Nigeria.
The distribution occurred during the Wayomti Cares Initiative...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 21:01
This story is written and edited by Global South World Africa’s dependence on imported fuel is tightening national budgets, but one company is betting on electric mobility to break that cycle. Spiro, which has deployed 65,000 electric motorbikes across six African countries and built hundreds of...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 20:15
ECOWAS Member States will abolish air transport taxes from 1 January 2026.
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 19:27
The Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontsho, has reached out to King Misuzulu KaZwelithini to get his nod to suspend four members of the Ingonyama Trust Board. In a letter dated 4 December 2025, Nyhontsho says the suspension of the board members will allow the...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 19:18
Confusion over diplomatic standoff deepens after conflicting reports about the soldiers’ whereabouts
Eleven Nigerian military personnel are reportedly still in Burkina Faso days after their plane made an...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 18:59
Paris, 11 December 2025 – The fall in cocoa prices has accelerated, with a 45% drop since the beginning of the year. This decline in prices began in January. Key figures : 45% = fall in cocoa prices since January 2025 $5,000 = current price of a ton of cocoa 60% = share of Ivory Coast […]
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 18:40
Adonay Berhane, Wongelawit Gebre Endrias and four others are accused by police of undermining public morality.
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 18:31
By Sahel Reporters, Yola
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, was in Yola yesterday on an official and condolence visit.
Prof. Oloyede was in the state to commiserate with the family of the Executive Secretary...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 18:16
In an address to parliament in October, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the upcoming election would be the "best organised" in Ethiopia's history.
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 18:15
Rwanda denies any involvement in the violence in South Kivu, instead accusing the DRC and Burundi of violating the agreement reached in Washington last week. In a statement, Rwanda emphasized the need to halt the violence and fully implement the terms of the agreement, as FRANCE 24’s Juliette...
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 18:14
Rains drenched Gaza's tent camps and winds froze the Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory, showing how two months of ceasefire have failed to sufficiently address the spiraling crises.
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