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[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Darfur -- Victims of the Darfur conflict have expressed sharply differing views on the 20-year prison sentence handed down to former militia commander Ali Mohamed Ali Abdel Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on 9 December 2025, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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[Afreximbank] Abuja, Nigeria, 22 Dec. 2025: - African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Heirs Energies Limited have announced a landmark US$750-million financing partnership designed to optimise Heirs Energy's capital structure and unlock critical liquidity to support its working capital requirement as it pursues its ambitious field development programme. The investment is expected to significantly transform Nigeria's domestic energy capacity as demand rises.

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[IPS] Kamvivira, DRC -- Fulgence Ndayizeye, a Burundian bicycle taxi driver who used to cross the Congolese-Burundian border every day to support his family, wanted to return home.

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Host nation Morocco kicked off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a hard-fought victory over Comoros, securing a 2-0 win in rainy Rabat.

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Ghana has taken a major step toward regulating digital finance after parliament passed a law legalizing the widespread use of cryptocurrency. The

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Nigeria has secured the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted during a November raid on St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in Niger

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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have launched a joint regional military force, deepening cooperation among the three Sahel states as they confront a

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Former United States President Barack Obama has released his 2025 music playlist, spotlighting six Nigerian artists across three tracks in a 30-song

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The Trump administration has begun recalling career ambassadors appointed under former President Joe Biden, triggering unease within diplomatic

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New research suggests that creative tourism could unlock fresh economic opportunities in South Africa, particularly by tapping into millennial

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BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines allegations of links between the UAE and Sudan’s RSF in the civil war, as international efforts continue to seek an end to the fighting.

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Residents of the main city express shock after soldiers tried to overthrow the president.

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University of Sydney’s breakthrough paint that cools and harvests water

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Decathlon’s intra-vehicular space suit prototype

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Nick Vinson in collaboration with Avanti Architects, has reimagined the Italian Embassy at 4 Grosvenor Square in London.

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UK artist Morag Myerscough unveils a new installation experience

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Francis Kéré designs UNESCO’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects

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A design solution that aims to restore dignity, independence and time in vulnerable households.

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An inhabitable bridge by Wallmakers

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The wearable aiming to redefine human mobility

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Earthen, 3D printed architecture for young trees