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[Premium Times] The suspects were apprehended by operatives of the State Security Services (SSS).

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[Vanguard] The United States has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, flight tracking data and current and former U.S. officials show, signalling heightened security cooperation between the two countries, according to Reuters.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has successfully repatriated 119 Kenyan nationals rescued from illegal online scam compounds in Myanmar.

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[This Day] Dangote Cement Plc, Gboko Plant, has unveiled a multi-million-naira social intervention programme aimed at promoting sustainable economic empowerment and improving livelihoods across its host communities in Benue State.

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[New Times] By any measure, the landscape of youth entrepreneurship is changing fast. Business opportunities for young people today are no longer confined by geography, access to capital, or traditional gatekeepers. Instead, they are increasingly shaped by digital accessibility, sustainability, and flexible, service-based model.

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[This Day] Past Nigerian leaders, though invested so well in the distribution of machinery, especially tractors, to farmers, but they fail to build effective systems required to make them productive and profitable, the Chairman, Origin Automobile Works, Mr. Samuel Joseph Samuel has said.

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[Nile Post] Alliance for National Transformation presidential candidate Gen. Mugisha Muntu has cautioned that Uganda risks sliding into a serious political crisis unless voters take responsibility for change in the 2026 general elections, arguing that fear, manipulation of electoral processes and weakened institutions have left the country dangerously exposed to instability.

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[New Times] Congolese refugees living in Kiziba Refugee Camp in Karongi District say government-backed self-reliance initiatives have helped them adapt after external humanitarian aid was reduced, easing the impact of cuts that began in 2023.

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[SNA] New York, December 22, 2025 (SUNA) - Algeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Security Council, speaking on behalf of African countries, commended the efforts of the Sudanese government to support peace and stability, praising the role of Prime Minister Kamil Idris in sustaining coordination and ensuring the continued delivery of humanitarian assistance to all those affected.

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[SNA] New York, December 23, 2025 (SUNA) - Prime Minister Dr. Kamil Idris presented his government's Peace Initiative to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, framing it as a realistic and inclusive plan to end atrocities, restore state authority, and foster national reconciliation.

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[UN News] Brutal slashes to aid budgets are hampering efforts to assist millions of people in Somalia affected by drought, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday.

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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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[Dabanga] El Fasher / Zamzam Camp / Abu Shouk Camp / Zalinge -- More than 107,000 people have been forced to flee El Fasher and surrounding villages in North Darfur, as fighting escalates and aid agencies warn of a worsening humanitarian and health crisis.

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[UN News] The war in Sudan is entering a deadlier phase, the United Nations has warned, as intensified fighting in the Kordofan region, mounting civilian casualties from drone strikes and growing risks of regional spillover push the conflict toward the 1,000-day mark.

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[allAfrica] New York -- Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss the evolving crisis in Sudan and to offer my perspective as an independent political analyst and policymaker who has spent nearly 25 years engaged in international efforts to achieve a lasting peace, civilian rule, and enduring stability in this increasingly contested country and region.

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Police said the two alleged gunmen conducted firearms training weeks before the attack.

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[Nyasa Times] Vice President Dr Jane Ansah has come under fierce public and civil society attack following revelations that she is travelling to the United Kingdom with a large, taxpayer-funded entourage to attend her husband's 80th birthday celebrations, at an estimated cost of K2.3 billion.

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DUBAI, UAE, 22 December 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Yango Group today published its inaugural Impact Report, a comprehensive overview of the company’s

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Donald Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as the US envoy to Greenland on Sunday.