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Niger appoints new Chief of Staff of Armed Forces after foiled mutiny

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Two weeks after a foiled mutiny attempted to oust him from power, the head of Niger’s military regime has appointed a new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.

Six Nigerians to face US charges over $6m online romance scam

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Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said.

Colossal energy brings veteran investor Warren Irwin on board as Africa strategy advances

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Canadian explorer adds four decades of capital-markets and offshore investment experience as it targets upstream opportunities across Africa

Colossal Energy Brings Veteran Investor Warren Irwin On Board as Africa Strategy Advances

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Canadian explorer adds four decades of capital-markets and offshore investment experience as it targets upstream opportunities across Africa

Nigeria: Lagos Fashion Week Looks Beyond The Catwalk To Fashion's Future

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[Bird Story Agency] A new coalition is challenging African fashion to turn its long traditions of repair, reuse and community production into a modern industrial strategy that keeps more jobs, knowledge and economic value on the continent.

Kenya: Kenya Rebuilds The Cotton Chain From Field To Fabric

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[Bird Story Agency] Farmers are returning to cotton in coastal Kenya, while a new ginnery and one of the country's few surviving integrated textile mills are rebuilding links from field to factory.

Nigeria: Abuja bans all official visits to South Africa amid anti-immigrant violence

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As violence in South Africa continues against immigrants, the Nigerian National Assembly has announced it is banning all official visits to the country.

Athletic Club forward Williams retires from Ghana duty

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Inaki Williams says the time has come to bring his journey with the Black Stars to an end four years after making his international debut.

Ethiopia: Fano Claims Capture of More Than 150 Ethiopian Soldiers in Amhara Clashes

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[Shabelle] Amhara -- Ethiopia's Fano militia has claimed it captured more than 150 soldiers from the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) following heavy fighting in the Wadla-Delanta-Dawunt area of the Amhara region on September 8.

Kenya: Finance Should Work Around How Customers Actually Earn, says Watu Kenya's Damien Gueroult

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[allAfrica] Watu Kenya Country Manager Damien Gueroult says serving customers outside traditional banking starts with understanding how they earn, what they use financing for and what it takes to lend sustainably.

Cleaner cooking stoves offer hope for 1 billion Africans using wood, charcoal

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Almost 1 billion Africans still rely on wood, charcoal and other fuels that produce harmful smoke, according to the International Energy Agency. But across continent, cleaner cooking stoves are being brought into homes by cutting the price of electric and efficient biomass models

South Africa: Thousands of Zulu women gather for reed dance ceremony

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Bright outfits and dancing filled the streets of Ingwavuma, in South Africa's southeastern KwaZulu-Natal province on Saturday, as thousands of young zulu women gethered to take part in the annual Reed Dance ceremony.

Six Nigerians to face US charges over $6m online romance scam

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Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of over $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said.

Russia trafficking foreigners to fight in Ukraine, Amnesty says

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Russia is illegally trafficking foreigners to fight in Ukraine, Amnesty International said in a report Thursday, citing interviews with prisoners of war whom it said had been deceived into signing Russian military contracts

Uganda: Save the Children warns child malnutrition is worsening

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Home to around 1.6 million people, Uganda’s Karamoja region has seen worsening food insecurity over the course of the past few months, according to Save the Children.

Nigeria: Academic Union Threatens Nationwide Strike

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[Premium Times] The union said its decision was prompted by the government's failure to fully implement the December 2025 agreement reached after years of negotiations.

Samuel Eto’o rejects embezzlement allegations, calls claims smear campaign

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Cameroon football chief Samuel Eto’o has rejected embezzlement allegations, calling the claims mere smear campaigns.

Moroccan lawyers extend strike over profession law

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Moroccan lawyers are continuing a nationwide strike, launched nearly three months ago to protest changes to their practise which they say undermine their independence

Six Nigerians accused of romance scams to be extradited to the US

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The six will face wire fraud and money-laundry charges in the US, South African police say.

Ghana: A Garment Hub Puts Northern Ghana To Work

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[Bird Story Agency] Northshore Apparel is turning industrial ambition into formal jobs in Savelugu. Its next phases could connect those sewing lines to northern Ghana's farmers and build a fuller local value chain.

Kenya: AI Plot to Divide Opposition Ahead of 2027 Exposed

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- An artificial intelligence-driven influence operation targeted former President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua while promoting Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi in a covert social media campaign ahead of Kenya's 2027 General Election, according to a threat intelligence report by global AI firm Anthropic.

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