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Campaigning kicks off in Nigeria Wednesday, five months ahead of elections set to be dominated by crushing inflation and President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms.

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Armed forces repelled rebel fighters in the key city after hours of intense fighting that left nearly 100 wounded.

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Nigerian authorities have arrested a social media personality they say was a senior figure in an international cocaine trafficking operation following the seizure of 184.5kg of the drug in Lagos.

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Liberia has agreed to accept hundreds of people deported from the United States, in one of the largest such arrangements under the Trump administration’s migration policy. The deportees will arrive over a year, with the first group of 20 expected Thursday.

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Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo on Tuesday became the first Black African to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Hostility from local communities at the heart of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is leading to regular attacks on WHO ambulances, one of the lead doctors involved in the epidemic response says at a briefing.

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The death toll from a ferry disaster in Zimbabwe last week rose to 94 on Tuesday, police said, with the recovery of two more bodies

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Israel has carried out eight airstrikes on a Syrian military airbase in the northwest, damaging its runway and storage facilities, according to Syrian state media. The attack drew condemnation from Damascus and Ankara and criticism from a US envoy who called it an “unnecessary escalation.”

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At the Mariama Ba School of Excellence, students are encouraged to challenge what has traditionally been expected of girls across the predominantly Muslim West African nation

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Afolabi Kazeem Micheal has not commented on allegations he is linked to a global drug trafficking network.

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Senegal have appointed former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira as their new head coach, turning to the Dakar-born France legend to rebuild the national team after a disappointing World Cup campaign and the dismissal of Pape Thiaw.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa called regional leaders Monday for joint efforts to tackle migration to South Africa, after a backlash against foreign nationals that led thousands to flee

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Authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray region have accused the federal government of launching a drone strike near the state capital Mekelle. Tensions between Tigray and Addis Ababa have been mounting in recent weeks, with both parties massing forces on either side of the regional border.

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Former Arsenal and France captain Patrick Vieira is appointed as the new head coach of the Senegal men's national team.

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Palestinians buy gold at jewellery shops in downtown Gaza City, as the precious metal commodity in the war-torn territory is increasingly becoming their hedge against financial uncertainty

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Senegal’s parliament has approved a law requiring the president, prime minister and speaker of parliament to declare and publish their assets both when taking office and when leaving, amid a growing political rift between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and former prime minister Ousmane Sonko.

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More than five months into the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's parliament speaker says the waterway will remain closed until the US meets Tehran's demands. The announcement comes as a ship transiting the Strait was hit and damaged by an "unknown projectile," resulting in a crew casualty.

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A high-level OAS and CARICOM delegation has arrived in Haiti to support efforts to restore security, strengthen state institutions and prepare for elections, as authorities seek to counter gang violence and create conditions for a December presidential and legislative vote.

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Recovery efforts to recover bodies continue in what is the country's deadliest transport disaster.

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South Sudan is strengthening Ebola surveillance along its border with the DRC, where heavy cross-border movement and informal routes pose challenges. UN officials and local authorities say preparedness and coordination are key to preventing the virus from entering the country.

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Thousands of people gathered in London's Trafalgar Square on Monday to pay tribute to former Cambridge professor Jason Arday. Arday was found dead last week days after resigning from his position following accusations of plagiarism.