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Mary Oluwabamise

Uganda 2026 Presidential Showdown Begins

Uganda’s 2026 presidential campaign officially begins, as both ruling and opposition forces make bold moves toward next January’s voteOn August 19, 2025, the ruling National...

M23 Rebels Kill 140+ Civilians in DR Congo’s Rutshuru

At least 140 civilians were killed in July by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), HRW reported on August 20,...

Diphtheria Kills 87 in Somalia Amid Aid Cuts

Somalia is experiencing a sharp increase in diphtheria cases, driven by vaccine shortages and slashed humanitarian aid, according to health officials and aid agencies. Over...

Mali Ex-PM Choguel Maïga Charged With Embezzlement

Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Mali’s former civilian prime minister, has been formally charged with the embezzlement of public funds, his legal representative Cheick Oumar Konare...

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CBN Holds Interest Rate At 26.5% As MPC Cites Global Risks And Inflation Concerns

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the country’s benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), at 26.5 per cent, following the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso, who announced the committee’s decision on Tuesday, said the move reflected the...

144 Migrants Dead Or Missing Off Mauritania’s Coast, UN Says

The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that 144 migrants are dead or missing after attempting to reach Europe via the waters off Mauritania, following three separate rescue operations carried out between July 14 and 18. The heaviest toll came from a single boat that departed Bufaloto, Gambia,...

ECOWAS Demands Release Of Detained Opposition Leader In Guinea-Bissau

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally free all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, according to a statement issued after a summit of regional heads of state in Sierra Leone. Freeing the political prisoners would...