September 18
Africa: What's in a Game? Video Games and Russian Influence in Africa [analysis]
ISS
It may be time to bring gaming onto the information integrity radar, while supporting citizens' right to choose their tech. Read more »
Africa: Oil Prices Settle Up Above $70 Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Decision
Daba Finance
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September 17
Africa: The Sierra Leonian Gangster Who Gave up Violence and Drugs for Poetry [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
For the past five years, the GANGS project, a European Research Council-funded project led by Dennis Rodgers, has been studying global gang dynamics in a comparative perspective.… Read more »
Nigeria: I'm Not Leaving Nigeria, Declares Dambe Fighter From Poland
This Day
One of the foreign fighters at the Dambe Warriors League (DWL) super-fight contest in Abuja on Sunday, Mateusz from Poland has revealed his plan to stay behind in Nigeria out of… Read more »
September 16
Africa: Italy Deputy PM On Trial for Blocking Migrant Boat
Namibian
Prosecutors in Italy are seeking a six-year jail term for deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini over a decision in August 2019 to stop a migrant boat from docking. Read more »
Nigeria: UK-Bound Hard Drugs - NDLEA Nabs Businesswoman, Auto Parts Dealer
Vanguard
....Arrests 2 brothers behind cocaine shipment to vietnam in custard' Read more »
September 13
Kenya: Kenya, Germany Sign Pact to Promote Exchange of Digital Skills
Capital FM
Kenya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Germany's Friedrich Naumann Foundation to promote the exchange of digital skills, labor, and digital jobs creation. Read more »
September 12
Nigeria: Tinubu Visits King Charles III to Strengthen UK-Nigeria Diplomatic Ties
Leadership
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday visited King Charles III at the Buckingham Palace where the two leaders had discussions aimed at enhancing diplomatic relations abetween the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Signs Multi-Billion Naira Partnership Agreements With UK
Premium Times
The agreements commit both countries to collaboration in critical sectors, including governance, climate change, education, health, and the economy. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Players Accused of Forgery in Botched Transfer to Italy Claim Innocence
Capital FM
Players, who had their passports confiscated by the Italian Embassy and faced document forgery accusations by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) have opened on the saga that left… Read more »
September 11
Africa: The Global South in the New Cold War
IPS
Marginalised and dominated economically by the Global North, developing countries must urgently cooperate to better strive for their shared interests in achieving world peace and… Read more »
Nigeria: Adams - Tinubu Is Like Adolf Hitler, His Policies Are Harsh, Nigerians Are Suffering [opinion]
This Day
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, yesterday, likened President Bola Tinubu to the Austrian-born dictator of the Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, saying Nigerians were… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Is My Home, Says Miss Belgium 2024
New Times
Rwandan model Kenza Johanna Ameloot has describe Rwanda as her home although she is visiting the country as Miss Belgium 2014. Read more »
September 09
Congo-Kinshasa: Belgium Accused of Colonial-Era Crimes Against Humanity in Congo
RFI
Five mixed-race women demanding reparations from Belgium after being taken from their mothers in Congo 70 years ago took their fight to a Brussels appeals court Monday. The women… Read more »
Africa: West and Central Africa - Alarming Rise in School Closures
Norwegian Refugee Council
In West and Central Africa, more than 14,000 schools have been forced to close due to violence and insecurity as of June 2024, impacting the learning of hundreds of thousands of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: UK Mining Firm Classifies Zim Entry Milestone
The Herald
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September 08
South Africa: The Critical Role of South African Aircrews in Supporting the 1944 Warsaw Rising
Daily Maverick
Between 13 August and 22 September 1944, South African airmen from 31 and 34 Squadrons of the South African Air Force dropped arms, food and clothes for Warsaw. A total of 23 SAAF… Read more »
Africa: Japa - Many Immigrants Come to Europe Thinking 'Life Is Easier' - Poland President
Vanguard
Poland's President Andrzej Duda said "very many" immigrants come to Europe expecting a free ride, in an interview aired Sunday on a US political affairs programme. Read more »
September 06
Tanzania: Azam FC, Swedish Club Sign Partnership Deal
Daily News
Azam FC has inked a five-year partnership deal with their Sweden counterparts, AIK that will see the two parts collaborating in the several areas, including player development and… Read more »
September 05
Ethiopia: Germany Commits €4 Million to Support Peace-Building in Ethiopia's War-Affected Regions
Addis Standard
Germany has announced an additional contribution of €4 million to the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Peace Support Facility (PSF) to support peace-building… Read more »
Nigeria: Osimhen Unveiled At Galatasaray, to Wear Jersey Number 45
This Day
*Turkish League giants confirm Osimhen to earn €6million for loan spell Read more »
Nigeria: Paris 2024 - Nworgu Wins Silver, Secures Nigeria's Second Powerlifting Medal
Daily Trust
Upset as Ogunkunle books semi-final spot in para-table tennis Read more »
September 04
South Africa: Ukrainians Outraged By SA Hosting Russian Navy Ship in Cape Town Harbour
Daily Maverick
While the Smolny was in the Cape Town harbour, Russia killed scores of Ukrainians in missile attacks. Later this month, South Africa is expected to welcome a long-range Russian… Read more »
Africa: William Bascom and the Ifẹ̀ Bronzes - Reconstructing Histories of Expropriation and Repatriation in Nigeria [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarly, original and activist writing from within… Read more »
Nigeria: Surrender Yourself to Us, Police Tell British National Declared Wanted
Daily Trust
The police high command, on Tuesday, asked the British national declared wanted, Andrew Wynne, to come out of his hiding and surrender himself to the operatives of the Nigerian… Read more »