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The Nigerian government has dismissed claims made by US President Donald Trump about the persecution of Christians in the West African nation, insisting that religious freedom is fully protected under the country’s constitution. Responding to a reporter’s question at a…
Tanzania’s election did not comply with democratic standards, the African Union’s observer mission said on Wednesday of the disputed vote that triggered deadly protests. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the landslide winner of the October 29 vote, but opponents accused…
AC Milan and Inter have finalised the purchase of their San Siro stadium and confirmed plans to demolish and replace it with a 71,500-capacity arena. The demolition of San Siro, widely regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious football…
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has addressed the Africa Growth and Opportunity: Research in Action (AGORA) 2025 Conference in Palermo, Italy, urging symmetry in trade between Africa and the rest of the world. The AGORA 2025 Conference brought together…
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Federal Republic of Germany on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. The historic visit, the first of its kind, was to strengthen the relationship between Germany and the…
Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, is notable in many ways. He will become the city’s youngest mayor since 1892, its first Muslim mayor and its first mayor born in Africa. That alone makes his victory…
Four people have been detained after Portuguese authorities intercepted a narco-sub carrying more than 1.7 tonnes of cocaine in the mid-Atlantic. The semi-submersible vessel was bound for the Iberian Peninsula and was seized in recent days, according to officials. Footage…
Former US President George W Bush has led tributes to Dick Cheney, saying his death is “a loss to the nation and a sorrow to his friends”. Cheney died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease on Monday…
Online retailers Shein, Temu, AliExpress and Wish are being investigated in France in relation to the offence of enabling minors to access pornographic content on their platforms, the Paris prosecutor said on Tuesday. The country’s consumer watchdog had reported the…
At least 52 people have been killed while hundreds of thousands fled their homes as one of the strongest typhoons this year ripped through the central Philippines, authorities say. Typhoon Kalmaegi has flooded large areas, including entire towns on the…