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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 23:38

By Sani Adamu Hassan

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, with support from Global Affairs Canada has donated 45 motorcycles to Bauchi State Government aimed at enhancing maternal and child healthcare delivery, particularly in hard-to-reach communities.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 23:32


‎By Sahel Reporters, Bauchi

‎A youth-led civic engagement initiative under the Youth Collective Action for Political and Electoral Engagement (YOUTHCOPEE) project held it’s sensitization campaign at Wunti Market in Bauchi, where traders, customers, and passers-by were...

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 23:11

By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna

Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday in Abuja, annoited his immediate past Commissioner of Works and Housing, Engr. Mustapha Gubio shortly after receiving a delegation that presented purchased Nomination and Expression of...

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 23:04
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with the President of Hiroshima University, Mitsuo Ochi, in the presence of Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, Minister of Education and Technical Education Mohamed Abdel Latif, Vice President of the University Shinji Kaneko, and Japan’s Ambassador in...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 23:04
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Government of the Republic of Madagascar, through the Ministry of Industrialization and Private Sector Development, have signed a five-year Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) for the period 2026–2030. The agreement was...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 23:04
On the 28th of April 2026, the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Moldova established diplomatic relations in the spirit of promoting bilateral cooperation and the strengthening of friendship. The establishment of diplomatic relations is founded on the principles of the Charter of the...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 23:04
LAGOS, Nigeria, 29 April 2026 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/ – As heat intensifies across Nigeria, a new cohort of ventures is developing solutions to protect crops, reduce food spoilage and livestock losses, and equip hospitals and outdoor workers to anticipate and withstand extreme conditions. BFA...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 23:04
The ECOWAS Commission, under the leadership of its Vice-President, H.E. Damtien L. TCHINTCHIBIDJA, convened in Praia, Republic of Cabo Verde, on 27 April 2026, a national advocacy and awareness session on the ECOWAS Vision 2050, bringing together government authorities, the diplomatic corps,...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 23:04
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through its Virtual Learning Center for West Africa (VLC SFW), successfully conducted an online course entitled “Preventive Livestock Healthcare for the Frontline Animal Health Team for West Africa” from 26 January to 26...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 22:40
Crowds took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday to demonstrate against high levels of illegal immigration, which has sparked tensions between locals and foreign nationals.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 22:33
In tonight's edition, Mali's separatists declare the country's junta will fall, a day after its military leader declared the situation is under control. Also, the Democratic Republic of Congo is set to send boots on the ground to protect its lucrative mines. And tens of thousands of migrants...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 22:11
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, has been given a deportation order after admitting to being in South Africa illegally. He had been in custody since mid February due to involvment in a shooting.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 21:45

… Mentored Ashesi University Students reach semi in global competition

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In a compelling demonstration of how business can drive positive environmental change, leading cement manufacturer Dangote Cement Plc (DCP) has reaffirmed its leadership in...

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 21:37
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Michael Shurkin, Director of Global Programmes at 14 North Strategies, says that Mali faces a very high risk of a new coup d'état, adding that the jihadist group JNIM and the Tuareg rebels of the FLA "clearly have the initiative and the Malian government is on...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 21:09

By Blessing Ishaya

The political landscape of Adamawa State witnessed a significant development on Tuesday as Felix B. Tangwami formally obtained the governorship interest and nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 elections.

The move effectively...

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 20:48

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The Kainuwa Adamawa and Former Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Engineer Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, has officially declared his intention to contest for the House of Representatives seat for Yola North, Yola South, and Girei Federal Constituency...

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 20:39

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​The race for the Dougirei Government House gained significant clarity today as Distinguished Senator Aminu Iya Abbas officially picked up his expression of interest and nomination forms for the Adamawa State governorship.

The move, met with widespread...

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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 20:35
[New Dawn] Freetown, Sierra Leone, April 28, 2026: Sierra Leone's Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, has called for West Africa to take full ownership of its health future, urging ECOWAS Health Ministers to embrace data-driven innovation as the foundation for transforming healthcare systems...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 20:35
[New Dawn] -Prosecution rests, reserves right to call rebuttal witnesses
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Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 20:35
[New Dawn] The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), Henry F. Saamoi, has officially opened the WAIFEM Regional Course on Exchange Rate Policies in a Dynamic Digital World at Bella Casa Hotel, Monrovia.
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