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Cameroon beats Malawi to win Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time

Cameroon defeated tournament debutant Malawi in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, winning the trophy for the first time. The Indomitable Lionesses, who failed to qualify for the previous edition of the tournament, had lost on their last three appearances in the final – all…

France 24

Lithium in the Sahel: how armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineral

Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium.

The Conversation

The Sahara once held a lake 48% larger than all five Great Lakes combined, but Mega-Chad vanished about 5,000 years ago

Roughly 6,000 years ago, the middle of what is now the southern Sahara held a lake larger than all five North American Great Lakes combined, spread across about 361,000 square kilometres of open water. Today, only Lake Chad remains as the surviving surface-water remnant of that much larger system, shared…

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Galatasaray respond to Victor Osimhen offer after surprise Arsenal 'talks' over £38m deal

Gunners are not the only club being linked with a move for the prolific Nigeria international

Evening Standard

India's Petronet says no clarity on September LNG supplies from Qatar

Petronet LNG of India faces challenges in securing a reliable Qatari natural gas supply for September due to Qatar's force majeure announcement, affecting 56 cargoes. To compensate, Indian firms are diversifying their LNG imports from Oman, the US, Nigeria, and Angola. Existing contracts indicate that any late Qatari deliveries could…

The Economic Times

Nigeria kidnap victims escape 'hellfire' captivity beaten, malnourished

ILORIN (NIGERIA) - Visibly frail and malnourished children and women lay on rows of hospital beds, their bodies bearing the scars of six months of captivity deep in the Nigerian bush.

Bangkok Post

Nigeria’s border closure failed to stop smuggling. Here’s why

Border closures don’t always produce the intended objectives. The idea is usually to control illegal movements and prohibited goods, lessen informal trade, reinforce customs operations, and regain control of national borders. But history shows that in cases as diverse as England, the Asante Kingdom, the US and colonial Nigeria/Benin, stiffer…

The Conversation

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Quote of the day by Chiwetel Ejiofor: 'All roads lead home in the end...' Life lessons from inspiring quote on values, roots, peace and family

Quote of the day by Chiwetel Ejiofor focuses on home, roots, heritage, values and identity. His words remind people that work and life can take them to different places, but their foundations remain important. The quote encourages people to stay grounded, remember where they come from, maintain balance and value…

The Economic Times

Outsiders Malawi beat Ghana to reach WAFCON semi-finals and World Cup

Malawi have completed one of the biggest surprises in Women’s Africa Cup of Nations history, coming from behind to beat Ghana 2-1 and secure both a place in the semi-finals and qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.

Radio France Internationale

‘It’s a true art form’: Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye on high fashion and life at Udinese

The former Watford player talks about his off-field pursuits, lessons from the World Cup and unfinished business

The Guardian - UK

Ghana and Mali battle for place in last eight at Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana and Mali fight for a place on Thursday in a last-eight showdown with tournament debutants Malawi. Both sides go into the Group D clash at the Stade Rachid Moulay in Casablanca aiming to reach the quarter-finals for the second tournament on the trot.

Radio France Internationale

Nigerian security forces free more than 300 hostages in ‘largest single-day recovery’

President hails operation to rescue captives held in dense forests of Kainji Lake national park in north-central region

The Guardian - UK

How 308 kidnap victims were rescued in Nigeria

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The Independent UK

Nigeria security forces free over 300 abducted people in largest-ever rescue operation

Nigeria president Bola Tinubu hailed the rescue operation

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Nigeria rescues more than 300 kidnapping victims in major operation

Nigerian authorities announced the rescue of 308 people abducted by armed groups, including 163 villagers seized during a deadly attack earlier this year, calling it the country's largest single-day hostage rescue operation.

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria approves $4.5bn refinancing of state-owned oil company

Nigeria has approved a new $4.5 billion loan to replace a 2023 loan of $3.3 billion.

The Economic Times

Their shares fell from 5% to 0.63%. Now twin daughters are fighting with billionaire dad for $43.5 million

A Nigerian billionaire Muhammadu Indimi is seeking to join an appeal regarding a hefty judgment imposed on his company. His twin daughters were awarded $43.51 million due to a disagreement over owed dividends. The company maintains that the changes in shareholding were both legal and previously resolved.

France 24

Hundreds flee Ethiopia's Tigray after fighting flares near border with Sudan

In tonight's edition: Hundreds of people run from the most serious fighting to break out in Tigray since 2022, with many heading to Sudan despite the conflict there. Also, Nigeria is still probing links that Mexican drug cartels may have to Africa's top economy. Plus Cape Verde's veteran goalkeeper ⁠Vozinha…

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The Guardian - UK

The body snatchers: how a young Nigerian man was lured to London in an organ-trafficking plot

The long read: Daniel was working at a market in Lagos when he was given the chance to start anew in the UK. He had no idea what was expected of him in return

The Conversation

Nigeria’s new digital economy rules leave gaps in crypto regulation – financial law expert explains

Nigerian president Bola Tinubu signed an executive order in mid-2026 aimed at harmonising the country’s oversight of the digital economy. The press statement said the order was responding “to a regulatory environment that has become fragmented as virtual assets increasingly blur the traditional boundaries between currencies, money, commodities and securities”.…

The Independent UK

1 in 5 pregnant and breastfeeding women in eastern Chad acutely malnourished

Figures come as Hard Labour, a documentary by Bel Trew for Independent TV exposes how efforts to stop women and babies dying in childbirth have been blunted in the Central African Republic and Nigeria

Euronews

Gunmen kidnap at least 52 in overnight raid in northwest Nigeria, local sources say

Kidnappings have become a major source of income for armed groups in Nigeria, including jihadists in the northeast and criminal gangs known locally as "bandits."

The Conversation

Young Nigerian women want to go into politics – party rules and older men keep them out

Nigerians will return to the polls in 2027. Campaigns will commence, crowds will fill the streets for party rallies, but the most consequential decisions about the elections are already happening. They are taking place in party offices, at the homes of powerful political godfathers, and in selection processes that most…

The Independent UK

Inside the worst places on Earth to give birth

ON THE GROUND: The Independent’s chief international correspondent, Bel Trew, travelled across the Central African Republic and Nigeria, speaking to women who are risking their lives for motherhood

Radio France Internationale

Oil pollution in Nigeria: NGOs accuse Shell of bad pipeline maintenance

After decades of operations in the Niger Delta, oil giant Shell is once again facing allegations regarding pollution. A consortium of NGOs is accusing the company of having been aware of oil spills yet allowing them to continue, in order to keep raking in ever-greater profits – amounting to nearly…

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