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Military officials in Guinea-Bissau said they had seized “total control” of the coup-prone west African country Wednesday, arresting its president, closing its borders and suspending its electoral process three days after general elections.Heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palace earlier in the day, with men in military uniform taking over the main road leading …

G.Bissau rocked by coup, president’s arrestThu, 27 Nov 2025 01:07:27 GMT Read More »

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a “nationwide security emergency” as the country scrambled to respond to a wave of mass kidnappings that have seen hundreds of people, mostly schoolchildren, captured in a week.”This is a national emergency, and we are responding by deploying more boots on the ground, especially in security-challenged areas,” Tinubu …

Nigeria declares national emergency after mass kidnappingsWed, 26 Nov 2025 19:01:38 GMT Read More »

Military officers in Guinea-Bissau declared they have “total control” of the coup-prone west African country Wednesday, closing its borders and suspending its electoral process three days after general elections, with military sources confirming its president’s arrest.The officers’ announcement followed heavy gunfire that rang out near the presidential palace earlier in the day, with men in …

G.Bissau rocked by coup d’etat, arrest of presidentWed, 26 Nov 2025 17:19:24 GMT Read More »

The recent wave of kidnappings plaguing Nigeria is just the latest bout of security crises to hit Africa’s most populous country, which the government says it is fully committed to address.In just a week, assailants kidnapped 25 schoolgirls, 38 worshippers, 315 school children and teachers, 13 young women and girls walking near a farm, and …

How Nigeria is handling the kidnappings, security crisisWed, 26 Nov 2025 17:19:23 GMT Read More »

At the Iddo bus station in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, passengers like Rasheedat Eniola say they travel with knots in their stomach. The 29-year-old nurse is headed to the state of Kano to attend her sister’s graduation, but the series of kidnappings that have hit the north of the country turn each trip into a test …

Nigerian bus passengers travel with fear of kidnappingsWed, 26 Nov 2025 17:16:26 GMT Read More »

Soldiers took control of the main road leading to Guinea-Bissau’s presidential palace Wednesday after heavy gunshots rang out, as the poverty-stricken west African country awaits results of a vote claimed by both major presidential candidates.The soldiers, drawn from the presidential guard and an elite gendarmerie unit, controlled the deserted area as calm returned and shooting …

Soldiers deployed near G.Bissau presidential palace after gunfireWed, 26 Nov 2025 14:37:26 GMT Read More »

Skipper Temba Bavuma said his South Africa team had written their names in history after romping to a 2-0 Test whitewash in India on Wednesday.The world champions thrashed the hosts by 408 runs in the second match in Guwahati for their first series win on Indian soil since 2000 and only second ever.Asked to compare …

Bavuma relishes history and memories in 2-0 Test sweep of IndiaWed, 26 Nov 2025 10:28:29 GMT Read More »

Spinner Simon Harmer took six wickets as South Africa thrashed India by 408 runs in the second Test on Wednesday to sweep the series and condemn the hosts to a record loss.It was South Africa’s first series win in India in 25 years, after bowling the home team out for a dismal 140 in a …

South Africa condemn India to biggest Test loss for series sweepWed, 26 Nov 2025 08:04:28 GMT Read More »

The Kimwenza Valley is a vital source of food for residents of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but its farmers need help to meet their ballooning needs.They are constricted on the one hand by construction that is transforming fields into concrete jungles, and on the other, by impoverished soils and competition from …

DRC farmers seek to feed Kinshasa, despite multiple obstaclesWed, 26 Nov 2025 08:03:40 GMT Read More »

Simon Harmer took four wickets to leave India foundering at 90-5 and put South Africa on the cusp of a 2-0 Test whitewash on day five of the second match on Wednesday.World Test champions South Africa lead the two-match series 1-0 and even a draw would seal their first series victory in India since 2000.But …

India 90-5 to put South Africa on cusp of 2-0 Test sweepWed, 26 Nov 2025 05:52:54 GMT Read More »