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Bandits in northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara state have slaughtered 33 people they had kidnapped in February despite receiving a $33,700 ransom, while three babies died in captivity, local officials and residents said Monday.Zamfara and other states in central and northwestern Nigeria have for years been terrorised by criminal gangs who carry out deadly raids, kidnappings and …

Nigerian bandits kill 33 captives despite receiving ransomMon, 28 Jul 2025 15:21:36 GMT Read More »

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday said food must not be used as a weapon of war as world leaders gathered for a food summit in Africa, where 280 million people face hunger and starvation.The African Union, for its part, urged donors to provide greater support for the world’s poorest continent, which is struggling with …

Hunger must never be ‘weapon of war’: UN chiefMon, 28 Jul 2025 12:43:12 GMT Read More »

The party is in Kenya, but the vibe is distinctly Americana: a sea of cowboy hats and boots with a soundtrack of whisky-soaked tales about heartbreak and good ol’ boys.Kenya has become the unlikely home of a growing country music scene, possibly the biggest in Africa, as testified by the thousands line-dancing in a field …

Honkytonk Kenya: Africa’s home of country musicMon, 28 Jul 2025 06:37:30 GMT Read More »

A towel draped over his head, Hamza Jabbari sets bags of plastic bottles onto a scale. He is among Tunisia’s “barbechas”, informal plastic recyclers whose increasing numbers reflect the country’s economic — and migratory — woes.The 40-something-year-old said he starts the day off at dawn, hunching over bins and hunting for plastic before the rubbish …

Tunisia plastic collectors spread as economic, migration woes deepenMon, 28 Jul 2025 04:08:25 GMT Read More »

In the small African kingdom of Eswatini, the arrival of five men deported from the United States under Washington’s aggressive anti-immigrant measures has sparked a rare wave of public dissent.The five, nationals of Vietnam, Laos, Yemen, Cuba and Jamaica, were flown to Eswatini’s administrative capital of Mbabane on July 16 on a US military plane …

Questions swell in Eswatini over five men deported from USSun, 27 Jul 2025 09:53:42 GMT Read More »

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu led the football-mad nation in celebrating the women’s squad after a stunning comeback to win a record-extending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.The 3-2 victory against hosts Morocco in Rabat confirmed the west Africans as the queens of women’s football in Africa as they pulled off a 10th title in …

Nigeria celebrates women’s ‘spectacular’ win in Africa CupSun, 27 Jul 2025 09:45:10 GMT Read More »

Substitute Jennifer Echegini scored the 88th-minute winner as Nigeria came from two goals behind to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 on Saturday in a dramatic Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final.The triumph in Rabat confirmed the west Africans as the queens of women’s football in Africa as they pulled off a record-extending 10th title in 13 …

Sub sinks Morocco as Nigeria are crowned African football queensSat, 26 Jul 2025 22:06:13 GMT Read More »

More than 600 malnourished children have died in northern Nigeria in six months after failing to receive proper care as foreign aid dries up, a medical charity has said.Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said northern Nigeria, which already is struggling with insurgency and banditry, is “currently facing an alarming malnutrition crisis.”In the first half of 2025, its …

Over 600 malnourished children die in six months in Nigeria: MSFSat, 26 Jul 2025 19:13:15 GMT Read More »

Central African Republic presidentFaustin Archange Touadera said Saturday he will stand for a third term in December’s elections.”To the wishes of the United Hearts Movement (MCU) for me to invest myself as a candidate in the December 2025 presidential elections I clearly respond yes,” Touadera, 68, said to a gathering of party members in the …

Touadera says will seek third term in Central African RepublicSat, 26 Jul 2025 17:55:24 GMT Read More »

Former Democratic Republic of Congo leader Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason over alleged support for Rwanda-backed militants, an AFP reporter at the court said.Kabila, who has lived outside the DRC for two years, stands accused at a military court of plotting to overthrow the government of President Felix …

DR Congo tries ex-leader Kabila for treason in absentiaFri, 25 Jul 2025 18:00:45 GMT Read More »