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At least six people lost their lives in a tragic crowd crush during a military recruitment exercise at Accra’s El-Wak Sports Stadium in Ghana.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have boycotted their training session in Rabat, Morocco, due to unpaid bonuses, raising concerns just days before their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa play-off semi-final match against Gabon.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics enforcement agency said on Tuesday it is working with its U.S. and British counterparts to “unravel the cartel behind the importation of 1,000 kilograms of cocaine” discovered at a port in Lagos.Sourced from Africanews Read More

According to Statistics South Africa, the official jobless rate fell to 31.9% between July and September, from 33.2% in the previous quarter.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The U.N. migration agency warned on Tuesday that humanitarian efforts in Sudan’s war-torn North Darfur region might come to a complete halt unless immediate funding and safe delivery of relief supplies are ensured.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation’s military, authorities said Monday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week’s opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them from being put on display.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has arrested a 40-year-old man described as a “notorious drug lord” at Lagos’ Murtala Mohammed International Airport as he prepared to board a flight to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Since 2000, the world has lost more than 7 trillion tons of ice from mountain glaciers. Scientists are racing to recover vital information from the natural archives they store before it’s too late.Sourced from Africanews Read More

It’s been almost a year since Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled but life in Syria is still a daily struggle. The economy is in tatters with 90 percent of the country living in poverty. Half the populations faces food insecurity.Sourced from Africanews Read More