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Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria, abduct 23 pupils
Gunmen abducted 23 pupils from an illegal orphanage in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. Fifteen have been rescued, and authorities are searching for the remaining eight victims. By Dyepkazah Shibayan in…
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Boko Haram threatens to kill 400 women and children if Nigeria refuses $3.5 million ransom
Boko Haram militants have threatened to execute more than 400 women and children they are…
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Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, contributing analyst to USAfricaonline.com, is a lawyer and a teacher. USAfrica…
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ECOWAS exit irreversible – Mali’s Foreign Minister
Mali’s Foreign Minister, Abdoulaye Diop, has reaffirmed the irreversible exit of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the Economic Community…
Former South African speaker faces trial for corruption and money laundering
Former South African Parliament Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula appeared in court on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, to face charges of corruption…
Nigeria: Reps call for suspension of Samoa Agreement over alleged LGBT clause
On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, the House of Representatives called on the Federal Government to suspend the implementation of the…
U.S. troops complete first phase of withdrawal from Niger
The Ministry of National Defense of Niger and the U.S. Department of Defense announced on Monday the completion of the…
ECOWAS decries lack of progress with junta states
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed disappointment over the lack of progress in reconciling with the…
Can Diomaye Faye reintegrate Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger into ECOWAS?
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Africa's youngest president at 44, is now confronted with the significant task of reuniting a fractured regional…
25 soldiers sentenced to death in DR Congo for Fleeing M23 rebels
Twenty-five soldiers accused of "fleeing the enemy" while fighting M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to…
Sierra Leone bans child marriage
A bill prohibiting child marriage in Sierra Leone has been signed into law, President Julius Maada Bio announced late Tuesday,…