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Africa

July 26, 2022

Military security alone cannot defeat violent extremism, says U.S. Africa commander

The outgoing commander says there’s a need to “limit destabilisation and prevent the expansion of violent extremist organisations.”

U.S. Africa commander, Stephen J. Townsend
July 26, 2022

YouTube picks Joeboy, Black Sherif for 2022 Foundry Class 

Nigeria’s Joeboy and Ghana’s Black Sherif are two out of 30 artists from 15 countries for this year’s Foundry Class.

Joeboy and Black Sherif
July 25, 2022

Buhari cares about Liberia’s security: Presidency

“Peace and security of Liberia (and Sierra-Leone) is important to Nigeria,” the president’s spokesman said.

Garba Shehu
July 25, 2022

Buhari jets off Tuesday to attend Liberia’s 175th Independence anniversary

The president, who will be the Special Guest of Honour at the event, joins other world leaders to celebrate with Liberia.

President Muhammadu Buhari
July 25, 2022

30 people killed as bus falls off bridge in Kenya

Authorities said that the bus must have developed brake failure because it was at a very high speed when the accident happened.

July 25, 2022

Referendum: Tunisians vote to change country’s constitution

Amid tight security measures, polling stations across the country opened doors to a total of 9,278,541 registered voters at 6:00 a.m. local time.

July 25, 2022

Zimbabwe launches gold coins as legal tender to stem inflation 

The gold “Mosi-oa-tunya” coins, named after Victoria Falls, contain one troy ounce of gold and can be converted into cash and traded.

Zimbabwe’s “Mosi-oa-tunya” coin
July 24, 2022

World Championships: Nigeria’s Amusan sets new African record

The record sees Amusan, 25, lead the semi-final race, which is expected to take place in the early hours of Monday.

Tobiloba Amusan
July 24, 2022

South Africa win their first WAFCON title

This win ended a run of five finals without success for Banyana Banyana, who completed this tournament with a 100 per cent record.

South Africa’s Banyana Banyana
July 23, 2022

Germany unsure of its military cooperation with Mali’s junta 

Berlin said that Mali’s “harassing practices” made the work of German soldiers more difficult and, in some cases, impossible.

Germany's Bundeswehr in Mali