2027: Step aside for new faces, Okonkwo tells Tinubu, Atiku, Obi and more
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Ugandan Olympian set on fire in apparent gender-based attack
Ugandan distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei is in intensive care in Kenya after her boyfriend doused her in petrol and set her on fire. She reportedly sustained 80% burns in the attack. Our…
Kamala Harris says US Steel should remain domestically owned
US vice president and presidential candidate Kamala Harris used a Labor Day speech to criticise a deal that would see American steelmaker US Steel taken over by Japan's Nippon Steel. The $14.1…
DRC :51 defendants on trial over alleged coup bid
Prosecutors seek the death penalty for 50 of the 51 men on trial over May's coup attempt in DR Congo. About half a dozen of the defendants are foreign nationals, including three…
Can kenya’s protest change the status quo?
In June 2024 young Kenyans took to the streets and while their initial calls to #RejectTheFinancebill demanded the rejection of controversial tax hikes, their demands soon turned into an overhaul of the entire…
Storms, floods hit Pakistan ahead of monsoon season
Unusually heavy downpours have claimed dozens of lives in Pakistan, triggering fears of another devastating rainy season. Poor infrastructure and climate change are exacerbating extreme weather events in the region.…
Suspected Boko Haram attack kills dozens in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set shops and homes ablaze, killing at least 37 people, according to a…
DR Congo says 129 people killed in attempted prison break
At least 129 people have been killed as they attempted to escape from prison in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, the government said on Tuesday.…
Xi holds talks with Nigerian president on bilateral ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon, calling for joint efforts to pursue greater development of bilateral relations. Xi said he was pleased…