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The US is back to the same level of trade uncertainty as last year, with a higher risk of a full-blown tariff war, according to a statement on the BBC's Today programme. President Trump signed an executive order imposing a 10% import duty to address international payments issues and rebalance trade relationships, citing Section 122 of the 1974 Trade...
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Sitting in a dim room at a refugee camp in Ivory Coast, Yameogo Aminata, 57, is haunted by memories of the murder of her four sons by jihadists in her home country, Burkina Faso.
In 2022, she was away from her home when the armed insurgents - who have been terrorising communities...
Dozens of people have been killed in coordinated dawn raids across three villages in Niger State, Nigeria, after armed men on motorcycles stormed communities, shooting residents, burning homes, and abducting an unknown number...
Motorcycle‑riding gunmen launched coordinated attacks on three villages in Niger State, killing at least 46 people, according to humanitarian sources. The assaults took place in the Borgu local government area, already shaken by...
Nigeria will hold its next presidential election on 20 February 2027, the electoral commission announced on Friday, marking the official start of a political...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A passenger plane carrying 55 people veered off the runway at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport on Tuesday, ending up on the shoreline in shallow water after an emergency landing.
The Incident
The...
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s music community is mourning the sudden death of Ifunanya Nwangene, a 26‑year‑old aspiring singer who died on Saturday after being bitten by a snake in her apartment in Abuja....
LOS ANGELES/LAGOS — The late Nigerian icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti, long celebrated by fans as the king of Afrobeat, has become the first African artist to receive the Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award. The...
KADUNA, Nigeria — Nigerian police have confirmed that worshippers were abducted from three churches in Kurmin Wali village, Kaduna state, after initially issuing a...
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Former Burkinabè leader Paul‑Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been extradited from Togo to Burkina Faso after authorities accused him of plotting...
ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s Statistical Service has announced that the country’s multidimensional poverty rate has declined for the third consecutive quarter, marking a significant...
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo — The Republic of Congo has officially scheduled its next presidential election for March 15, 2026, according to government spokesperson...
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — President Alassane Ouattara has reappointed Robert Beugré Mambé as prime minister, signaling a preference for continuity in governance after the...
