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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 14:24
The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The trade programme gives more than 30 sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to American markets.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 14:04
Gold and silver's upward run has reignited, with bullion topping $4 600 an ounce for the first time and big brokerages predicting $5 000 as a range of factors intensify, boosting the metal's safe-haven cachet. Spot gold traded as high as $4 629.94 per ounce on Monday, while silver climbed to a...
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
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 13:32
A refugee who blew the whistle on human trafficking argues that the refugee system prefers silence.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 13:20
For nearly three years, the administration has operated from its wartime base in Port Sudan.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 13:12
Portable was brought before the court on Monday to answer to a nine-count charge filed against him by the Ogun State Police Command.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 13:11
Aim-listed gold exploration and development company Lexington Gold has received updated independent Joint Ore Reserve Committee- (Jorc-) compliant mineral resource estimates (MREs) for the Jones Keystone and Loflin deposits on the Jones Keystone-Loflin (JKL) project, in the US, prepared by Pivot...
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
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 13:11
TSX-V- and Aim-listed Thor Explorations produced 23 719 oz of gold in the quarter ended December 31, 2025, bringing its full-year total to 91 910 oz, from the Segilola mine, in Nigeria. The company announced a special dividend payment of C$0.015 apiece for the fourth quarter of the year, in...
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
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 13:02
Pix of the Day January 13, 2026
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:55
Fans of two of Africa's top soccer nations have had their World Cup plans upended because of a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:51
Rights groups including the United Nations and Amnesty International have accused Ugandan authorities of cracking down on dissent ahead of the vote, citing arrests of Wine’s supporters.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:47
Schools across parts ​of northern Nigeria started reopening on January 12, after months of closure triggered ⁠by the abduction of hundreds of students in November 2025. The move follows a circular from the federal government in December 2025 saying that enhanced security measures had created a...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:42
Bahram Salih, the new head of the UN's refugee agency says that he knows the pain of being ripped from all one knows. The former Iraqi president has just taken over the UNHCR and headed to Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya on his first official trip. About 300,000 people from across the region live...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:36
An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has blamed the death of her 21-month-old twin son on medical negligence. The incident is the latest in a...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:24
The project was expected to cost $10 billion but was later revised to $12.5 billion due to inflation and other modifications.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 12:00
  • Agribusiness and tech are emerging as prime U.S. investment targets in Africa, with projections showing Rwanda and Nigeria present a high-ROI.
  • AfCFTA is turning Rwanda and Nigeria into low-risk gateways and U.S. firms are already securing double-digit returns in Africa’s fastest-...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:55

By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) condemns with all its might, the recent unprovoked and violent attack on the Hausa community in Ekpoma, Edo Central.

The actions of irresponsible youths, who chased away Hausa traders from the livestock...

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:55
Ten years after his death, the American boxer and activist is being honoured with a commemorative United States postage stamp.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:48

By Abdullahi Musa, Kaduna

A controversy has erupted in Zamfara State over the ongoing membership e-registration exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with allegations of exclusion and marginalization of certain factions within the party.

The leader of the Wamban...

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:47
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A nine-member delegation from the Liberia Tennis Federation (LTF) has safely arrived in Lomé, Togo, to represent the red, white, and blue in the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) West African Junior Team Championships.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:24
Jihadists have been targeting tankers entering Mali, worsening the country’s fuel shortage.
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