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DRC and M23 sign ceasefire framework

admin July 20, 2025

Congo A far-reaching truce aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been signed by the Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. The agreement, reached in Doha, Qatar, includes a permanent halt to hostilities on land, in the air, and on

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Nigerian Navy extends free medical treatment to 1,500 north central villagers 

Kingsley Chukwuka July 19, 2025

Nigeria Commander of the Nigerian Navy  Ship Beecroft  has organised a one-day free medical outreach  for residents of  Dadur, Bwarat in Nigeria’s north central Langtang North Local government Council of Plateau state .  Our correspondent  reports that over 1,500 residents benefitted from the medical outreach, which featured a range of health services. The

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Cameroon reshuffles top military ranks

Kingsley Chukwuka July 17, 2025

Cameroon Cameroon’s president Paul Biya had just announced that he would once again be a candidate at th enext presidential election – and now, he has overhauled his military. Top ranks in Cameroon’s armed forces were reshuffled on Wednesday following a decree published on Tuesday. Analysts say that the promotions and changes at the heads […]

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Burkina Faso to dissolve electoral commission

Andrew Mbeki July 17, 2025

Burkina Faso The Burkinabe government adopted a bill on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers to dissolve the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). According to Minister of State Emile Zerbo, this decision is part of the government’s overhaul and institutional reforms aimed at reducing operating costs. Election management would once again be entrusted to

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U.S. deports 95 Haitians

Oakley Mason July 17, 2025

USA A new deportation flight carrying 95 Haitian nationals landed Wednesday in Cap-Haïtien, as U.S. immigration authorities continue a wave of removals under tightened immigration enforcement. Armed Haitian police officers stood by on the tarmac as the aircraft from Florida arrived. Officials confirmed that some of the deportees had criminal records and had served time

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Prince Harry visits Angola

Andrew Mbeki July 16, 2025

Angola Prince Harry visited the African nation of Angola on Tuesday with a land mine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997. Harry, the Duke of Sussex, met with Angolan President João Lourenço on Tuesday at the start of his trip, according to a statement from the Halo Trust, an organization […]

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Scores of Afghans secretly relocates to UK for fear of being attacked

Saad Huzaifa July 16, 2025

Afghanistan Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the United Kingdom after a leak of personal information raised fears that the Taliban could target them, the British government revealed on Tuesday. The UK said it is closing the resettlement programme, which a rare court order had barred […]

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Nigeria’s former president Buhari buried

Jude Melvin Jones July 16, 2025

Nigeria Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari was buried Tuesday in his hometown of Daura in northwestern Nigeria, where thousands of people lined the streets to say their goodbyes. Buhari died Sunday in London, where he had been receiving medical treatment. He first took power in Africa’s most populous nation in 1983, after a military coup, […]

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Al-Shabab fighters seize central Somalia town

Aaliyah Aamir July 14, 2025

Somalia Al-Shabab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiran region, according to a military official. Tardo is a key crossroads between larger urban centres. The town fell on Sunday after Al-Shabab combatants drove out government-allied clan fighters, Major Mohamed Abdullahi told Reuters. Somali lawmaker Dahir Amin said at least 12,500

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UK govt finally mourns ex-president of Nigeria

Jude Melvin Jones July 14, 2025

United Kingdom The British High Commission in Nigeria on Monday issued a condolence message following the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away on Sunday in a clinic in London, United Kingdom. This was contained in a brief statement posted on the British High Commission Nigeria’s official X account. The Commission expressed condolences […]