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[Premium Times] Mr Kwankwaso, in a statement on Facebook, described the killing of the military general and kidnapping of the schoolgirls as "a surge in insecurity in Nigeria (that) has reached a level that demands urgent attention from all authorities, especially the Federal Government".

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[Premium Times] The minister described the number of Nigerian Christians being killed as widely exaggerated.

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[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection, is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, according to new data from its Enhanced Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (EGASP), which monitors the spread of drug-resistant gonorrhoea.

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President Bola Tinubu calls for swift action to return the schoolgirls to safety.

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Umaro Sissoco Embaló is pushing to make history this month by becoming Guinea-Bissau’s first sitting president in 30 years to win re-election.

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[allAfrica] As the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) on the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) convenes in Geneva, critics warn that secretive proceedings are eroding public trust in global tobacco policy.

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The 28,000 ancient texts returned to Timbuktu in August after 13 years away.

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A widespread campaign sought to "silence and suppress" protesters, Amnesty International says.

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Gabon’s Specialized Criminal Court slaps nine of Sylvia and Noureddin Bongo former aides with sentences ranging between two to fifteen years for embezzlement of public funds, corruption, and money laundering.

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[35Nord] The Africa-Europe Foundation (AEF) calls for a new era in the relationship between Africa and Europe, one defined not by aid but by equitable investment, not by declarations but by measurable delivery. Produced by AEF together with the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and more than 50 leading African and European research institutions, 'The State of Africa-Europe 2025 - Financing Our Future' report outlines a pragmatic agenda for a partnership rooted in fairness, shared

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[HRW] High Stakes as Civilians Need Urgent Protection

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[GroundUp] Abrupt US aid cuts earlier this year caused havoc in the nation's health system

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In South Africa’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle a net that's designed to trap garbage but damaged by heavy rains.

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More than 20 girls were kidnapped from a school in the town of Maga in the north-western Kebbi State on Monday.

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Arsenal announce the club will end their eight-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.

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[TB Alliance] Sorfequiline, previously known as TBAJ-876, was evaluated in combination with pretomanid and linezolid in a randomized, controlled trial in people with drug-sensitive TB

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A major INTERPOL operation in West Africa has resulted in 62 arrests and the seizure of weapons, explosives, drugs, counterfeit medicines, and stolen vehicles.

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[Vanguard] A security and intelligence analyst, Yahuza Getso, has asserted that nearly all bandits operating across Nigeria's North-West and North-Central regions are Nigerian nationals, insisting that security agencies know their identities and locations.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, hosted a high-level strategic meeting on Tuesday with a nine-member delegation of potential U.S.-supported energy investors, signaling what officials describe as a significant step toward increasing Liberia's electricity capacity and furthering the administration's economic diplomacy efforts.

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It beat them 4-0 in a friendly international in Tangier on Tuesday bringing its successive wins to 18.

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The Sahel accounts for over half of all global terrorism deaths, according to the Global Terrorism Index.