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Senegal museum reopening celebrates art ‘back on African soil’

Like many other museums around the world, the Theodore-Monod museum of art in Dakar reopened this week after over a year of pandemic-induced closure...

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Nigeria

Nigeria’s Boko Haram leader ‘badly wounded’: sources

Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied...

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Africa

Zambia’s opposition leader launches presidential bid

Zambia's top opposition figure Hakainde Hichilemaon Wednesday launched his campaign for an August 12 presidential election, promising to end hunger and boost education. The impoverished...

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Nigeria

Attacks risk preparations for Nigeria’s 2023 vote: official

Attacks on Nigerian election offices are putting at risk early preparations for the country's 2023 general election, the electoral body said. Political jostling has already...

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Lagos Government Announces Traffic Diversion For Eyo Festival

The Lagos State Government has announced a temporary traffic diversion on part of the Third Mainland Bridge ahead of the Eyo Festival scheduled to hold on Saturday. In a travel advisory issued through the state government’s social media platforms, residents and motorists were advised to plan their movements...

Drone Explosion Destroys Building In Kwara Hours After US Airstrikes On Terror Targets

A building was destroyed in Offa, Kwara State, following a reported drone bomb incident that occurred just hours after the United States announced airstrikes on ISIS-linked terrorists in Nigeria’s North West. Videos circulating widely on social media showed the damaged structure, with residents recording debris believed to be...

Abducted Niger Catholic School Pupils And Staff Reunite With Families

The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has confirmed that all pupils and staff abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Schools, Papiri, in Niger State, have been successfully rescued and reunited with their families. The confirmation was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Rev. Fr. Bulus Yohanna, proprietor of...