Africa
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Outrage as Nigeria changes national anthem
Some Nigerians have expressed outrage after the country’s national anthem was changed with little consultation. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday…
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Golden Eaglets beat Black Stars in WAFU Zone B U-17 AFCON
Nigeria’s under 17 National team the Eaglets, beat Ghana’s Black Starlets in the third-place playoff game at the ongoing WAFU…
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Nollywood banned from producing ‘money rituals’, smoking scenes in films
The CEO of Nigeria’s National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shaibu Husseini, says the federal government has approved the prohibition…
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Rolex to leave South Africa after 76-year presence
The luxury watch brand Rolex will close its official store in South Africa in June after 76 years, the company told…
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Nigeria asks Senegal to mediate with junta-led states
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on his Senegalese counterpart to reach out to neighbouring countries planning to pull…
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SA ends rescue efforts at collapsed George building
Authorities in South Africa have ended rescue efforts at the site of the building collapse in George, with 19 people…
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Mass wedding for Nigeria orphans sparks outcry
The planned mass wedding of about 100 orphans has sparked widespread outrage across Nigeria. The orphans, some of whom are…
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At least 56 people dead in Sudan’s North Darfur state, Doctors Without Borders says
At least 56 people died in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, between last Friday and Wednesday,…
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Saudi Arabia postpones execution of Kenyan man
A Kenyan man due to be executed in Saudi Arabia has had a last-minute reprieve following a large-scale social media…
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Residents describe deadly battle for key Darfur city
Residents of the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher have told the BBC there’s been no let-up in the fighting.…
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