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By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  At least 50 civilians have been killed in a series of attacks by armed Islamist groups in Burkina Faso since May 2025, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report on...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A Zambia court has sentenced two men to two years in prison over their roles in an attempt to kill the country's President, Hakainde Hichilema using witchcraft. "It is my considered view that...

By Ebi Kesiena Families forced from their homes by weeks of monsoon flooding have begun returning as waters recede across much of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, officials confirmed on Monday. The floods, triggered by overflowing rivers,...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Nigeria's Farouk Gumel has been named the inaugural Chairman of Board of Directors of newly created Sovereign Wealth Fund Limited in Botswana Botswana's President, Duma Gideon Boko had recently created the Botswana Sovereign...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  Canada has denied 1,596 asylum claims filed by Nigerians so far in 2025, new data from the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) reveal. The figures, updated to August 21, show that Nigerian...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) to mobilise $500 million over the next four years for transformative gas infrastructure projects in Nigeria. The agreement, signed...