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Capt Ibrahim Traoré, 37, is portraying himself as a champion of pan-Africanism.

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[Premium Times] The planned meeting is coming on the heels of Nigeria's unexpected withdrawal from the World Athletics Relays taking place this weekend in Guangzhou, China.

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[Premium Times] The centre warned of a potential regional health threat if swift containment measures are not implemented

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[Premium Times] I now know that Africa has been in search for a progressive hero since the passage of the great ones - Nkrumah, Lumumba, Nasser, Nyerere, Mandela, Sankara, etc. I know because of the thoughtless and uninformed speed with which young Africans are going in support of Captain Ibrahim Traoré as the new hero based mainly on the success of a Russian propaganda video company producing tons of messages about this "greet" African who came into power through a coup d'état in September 2022. The

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[Premium Times] The report revealed that nearly 80 per cent of nurses serve only 49 per cent of the world's population.

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[Premium Times] In April 2025, Nigeria's health sector faced a mix of urgent challenges and progress.

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Amid mounting international pressure and renewed calls for peace, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul—without preconditions

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A fierce advocate of African art, she was due to become the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale.

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Pope Leo XIV has expressed his desire for peace in both Ukraine and Gaza, marking his first Sunday noon blessing as the leader of the Catholic Church

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A new discovery about Pope Leo XIV is striking a chord in New Orleans

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Pope Leo XIV made his first outing since his election, on Saturday afternoon, traveling to a sanctuary south of Rome that is dedicated to the Madonna

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with several international leaders in Moscow

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At least seven people have died in devastating overnight floods in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu

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Lesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her.

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FIFA is launching a new football team for Afghan refugee women — a symbolic step toward global inclusion as the sport’s governing body expands access and opportunity in the women’s game

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In the hills of eastern Uganda, women coffee farmers are gaining long-overdue financial power and respect through a bold initiative that pays them more than men for their harvests

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Ugandan opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine has announced he will run for president again in the upcoming 2026 elections, scheduled for January

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The Doctor will be transported to Lagos in the first ever episode set primarily in an African country.

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The U.S. says a new aid delivery system for Gaza will launch “very soon”

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In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin held high-level talks with Egypt and Brazil’s leaders following the Victory Day parade

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The city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments.