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Nigeria: Popular Bauchi Musician Is Dead

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[Premium Times] The singer was widely celebrated across northern Nigeria for contributing to traditional music and cultural preservation.

Nigeria: $1trn Economy Goal Takes Centre Stage At Shareholders' Triennial Conference

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[Leadership] The Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) said its eighth Triennial Delegates Conference would focus on Nigeria's aspiration to achieve a $1 trillion economy by 2030.

Africa: Academic Funding, Academic Publishing, and Academic Freedom - an African Conundrum

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[African Arguments] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name.

South Africa: Duduza Residents Demand Action Over Water-Filled Pits

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[Health-e] Illegal mining has scarred the landscape of Thabo Village, Duduza in Ekurhuleni. Over the years, illegal miners have dug out sand to resell, leaving behind rows of open craters or pits that have become death traps.

Nigeria: Regulator Says Band a Customers Must Get 20-Hour Power Supply Daily

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[Leadership] The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring Band A customers receive a minimum of 20 hours of electricity supply daily, with automatic compensation triggered if distribution companies fail to meet this standard.

Malawi: Free Education in Malawi - a Historic Promise Meets a Tough Test

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[Nyasa Times] Education has always been seen as the key to a better future. But for many children in Malawi, that dream has been hard to reach.

Tanzania's general election risks becoming 'devoid of legitimacy,' Amnesty In'tl warns

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Tanzania’s upcoming elections “risk becoming a procedural affair devoid of legitimacy,” international rights watchdog Amnesty International is warning.

Nigeria: Bandits Abduct 73 From Two Zamfara Villages - Report

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[Premium Times] Terrorists, locally known as bandits, abducted the locals from Buzugu and Rayau villages in the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Drone attack hits Sudan's capital ahead of planned airport reopening

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The airport, out of action since war broke out two years ago, was due to reopen on Wednesday.

Defiant former French president Sarkozy arrives at prison to begin sentence

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Nicolas Sarkozy is to begin his five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in the case involving Libyan funding of his 2007 presidential campaign.

Africa: All of Africa Today - October 21, 2025

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Zimbabwe: Court Strikes Down University of Zimbabwe's Appeal in Contract Dispute With Former Employee

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[New Zimbabwe] The Constitutional Court has struck down the University of Zimbabwe's (UZ) appeal in a long-running labour dispute with former bursar Vengai Mugabe, declaring prior court proceedings "a nullity in every sense."

38 M23 rebel fighters surrender to Congolese army in eastern DRC

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Almost 40 members of the M23 rebel group have surrendered in the eastern democratic republic of the Congo, military officials said on Monday.

French ex-president Sarkozy goes to jail for campaign finance conspiracy

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Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison.

Nigeria: Kano, Katsina, Jigawa Plan N50 Billion Fund to Set Up Regional Electricity Market

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[Premium Times] The agreement was reached during a high-level electrification summit in Marrakech, Morocco, with the push expected to expand the scale of embedded generation, solar home systems, grid extension, and mini-grids.

Nigeria: How Residents Staged #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest Amid Police Crackdown

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[Premium Times] Despite a court order approving of the protest, the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters faced harsh treatment from the police, who fired teargas to disperse them at different locations in Abuja.

Aid organisations warn of growing hunger crisis in Nigeria following US funding cuts

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Aid groups are raising the alarm about an unprecedented hunger crisis in northern Nigeria, where the impact of international funding cuts is hitting hard.

South Africa’s DA seeks to replace race-based policies

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A significant political debate over racial redress is intensifying within South Africa's coalition government. The Democratic Alliance (DA), the second

Ethiopia exploring yuan debt swap with China

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Ethiopia is actively negotiating with China to convert a portion of its $5.38 billion debt into yuan-denominated loans. This strategic move,

Can West Africa halt growing Jihadist extremism?

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A devastating humanitarian crisis is unfolding as jihadist violence, originally concentrated in the Sahel, increasingly spills into coastal West

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe dismisses ANC presidency rumors

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Billionaire Patrice Motsepe has firmly dismissed speculation that he intends to seek the ANC presidency, emphasizing that politics is not part of his

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