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Africa

March 6, 2026

IWD: FAME Foundation hosts ninth women’s day football tournament in Abuja

The FAME Foundation, on Friday, organised its ninth annual football tournament in Abuja to mark the 2026 International Women’s Day celebration.

FAME Foundation
March 6, 2026

Dry Season: NCDC intensifies surveillance as meningitis risk rises

The director-general of NCDC, Jide Idris, disclosed this in a public health advisory issued on Friday in Abuja, warning that the country had entered a high-risk period.

Patients in the hospital
March 5, 2026

Africa and the deadly dust from Iran

Who could have believed that after the U.S. and its allies destroyed Iraq in search of “weapons of mass destruction” and found none, history would repeat itself as a farce?

Donald Trump with Benjamin Netanyahu
March 4, 2026

Tinubu celebrates Obasanjo at 89

Mr Tinubu noted Mr Obasanjo’s courage and sacrifices in service to the nation.

President Bola Tinubu and former President Olusegun Obasanjo (Credit: Presidency)
March 4, 2026

7,000 Russians evacuated from Middle East, 292 from Iran

Ms Zakharova said that estimated figure of roughly 50,000 Russian travellers were stranded in the Middle East.

A flying aeroplane
March 2, 2026

Dangote targets steel, power, ports in new industrial push

Dangote cited India’s Tata Group as a model for diversified industrial expansion.

Aliko Dangote
February 28, 2026

U.S., Israel strikes on Iran threaten global stability, economies in Africa, AU warns

Mr Youssouf appealed to the warring countries to adopt dialogue and abide by international law and the United Nations Charter.

Mahmoud Youssouf
February 25, 2026

Economic impact of forex trading on local African economies

Once considered the preserve of global institutions, forex trading now attracts everyday African traders who see opportunities in the currency market’s constant movement.

Currencies
February 24, 2026

Nigeria, EU seal science pact to drive African tech revolution

Nigeria and the European Union signed a historic science and technology pact, ending a 20-year hiatus.

February 14, 2026

Africa’s exclusion from Security Council ‘indefensible’, says UN chief

The secretary-general thanked the African Group at the UN for “unwavering, decisive support” on justice, equality, and reform initiatives.

António Guterres