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[This Day] Nigeria's struggle with corruption seemingly remains stubbornly unresolved, despite years of reforms, prosecutions and policy pledges. The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) recently released by Transparency International, through its Nigerian chapter, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), shows that the country has once again failed to make meaningful progress, retaining a score of 26 out of 100 while slipping further down the global rankings. While isolated gains in asset recovery

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[This Day] Abuja -- The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, to immediately withdraw the Lawful Interception of Communications Regulations, 2019, describing the rules as "unconstitutional, unlawful and inconsistent with Nigeria's international obligations."

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[This Day] Abeokuta -- A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Centre for Women Health and Information, has launched a Technical Action and Sustainability Plan (TASP) Towards Ending Violence Against Women With Disabilities.

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[Dabanga] El Tina -- The Joint Forces, allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), say they have repelled what they describe as a "treacherous" attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the El Tina border crossing between Chad and North Darfur, hours after the RSF announced yesterday that it had taken control of the town.

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[Daba Finance] Nigerian fintech Risevest has obtained a Fund and Portfolio Manager licence from the Securities and Exchange Commission, bringing its investment operations under direct regulatory oversight.

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[Daba Finance] Ethiopia's ban on imported gasoline and diesel cars is driving a rapid shift toward electric vehicles, reshaping one of Africa's smallest auto markets. In 2024, the government barred fossil fuel-powered vehicle imports and cut tariffs on electric models. Duties were reduced to 15% for completed EVs, 5% for semi-assembled units and zero for fully knocked-down kits assembled locally.

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[Daba Finance] Aliko Dangote has appointed his three daughters to expanded leadership roles across Dangote Group as he pursues a plan to build the business into a $100 billion enterprise within 4 years.

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[Daba Finance] Tech entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth is introducing a conservation-linked income program on Príncipe, a small island in São Tomé and Príncipe, where he owns several luxury resorts. Through his nonprofit Faya, up to 3,000 residents, about 60% of the island's adult population, will receive annual payments of as much as 20,000 dobras, or about $958. The payments will be distributed quarterly and are described as a "natural dividend."

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[Daba Finance] South Africa's unemployment rate fell to 31.4% in the final quarter of 2025, the lowest level in more than 5 years, according to Statistics South Africa.

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[RFI] Ethiopia and Eritrea say they are preparing for the possibility of war, with landlocked Ethiopia's claim it needs access to the Red Sea seen as a provocation by Eritrea. As tensions build, violence is escalating on their shared border in the Tigray region.

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[RFI] Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, the minister of the presidency has said, as the breakaway region of Somalia pushes for global recognition.

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[The Conversation Africa] Public finance, or how governments at all levels raise and allocate money, is in evidence everywhere you look. That pothole destroying your car. The health clinic without medicine. The dilapidated school. Public money is not government money. It is yours, writes Kenyan finance scholar Lyla Latif in her new book Governing Public Money. Drawing on a decade of experience across 32 countries, the author sets out what ails Africa's public finances and what could change. The Conversation Africa asked her about

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[The Conversation Africa] Baobabs aren't supposed to fall. They can live for up to 2,500 years. Famous for their resilience, these huge trees have stood tall across Africa, weathering droughts and winds that flatten everything else.

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[The Conversation Africa] Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids.

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[The Conversation Africa] Mesquite (Neltuma juliflora), a woody plant native to parts of South America, was introduced into South Africa's drylands in the 1880s with good intentions.

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[RFI] France has handed over the Djidji Ayokwe or "talking drum" back to Côte d'Ivoire after it was looted by colonial troops in 1916. Used by the Ebrie tribe to transmit messages, the drum is one of hundreds of objects France is preparing to repatriate to Africa.

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Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare and Sunderland winger Romaine Mundle are the latest Premier League players to be sent racist abuse on social media this weekend.

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CANEX Creations Inc. (CCInc), the intellectual property investment subsidiary backed by Afreximbank’s Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), announced

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The Republic of Congo will hold its presidential election on March 15, 2026, a vote that represents a significant milestone in strengthening democratic

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Hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to come see the 13th century friar's remains.

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The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a furious attack on the court he helped shape.