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Will the US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave the way for peace?
Will the US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave the way for peace? Domestic power struggles between President Tshisekedi and former president Kabila will likely complicate difficult negotiations with M23. Published on 07 July 2025 in ISS Today By Bram...

Suspected terrorists kill 75-year-old farmer in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have shot and killed a 75-year-old farmer, Bukar Tijjani, while he was working on his farmland in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Counter-insurgency media expert Zagazola Makama learnt that the...

France withdraws last troops in Senegal, ending ‘permanent’ presence
France officially transferred control of its last military installations in Senegal to local authorities in a ceremony on Thursday, concluding over 350 French troops’ permanent deployment since Senegal gained independence in 1960. The withdrawal...

Senegal joins growing list of countries that have eliminated trachoma
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Senegal becomes the ninth country in WHO’s African Region to have achieved this feat. “I commend Senegal for freeing its population...

MNJTF Troops Kill Boko Haram Commander, Five Others
Naija News reports that this was revealed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the MNJTF spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba. According to the statement, the terrorists, suspected to be members of the Islamic State West Africa Province...

Revenge of the vernac! Time to mind your angrezi, mister
A controversy of sorts erupted recently after home minister Amit Shah’s declaration at a book launch in Delhi that “those who speak English will soon feel ashamed — the creation of such a society (in India) is not far away.” The comments attracted...

Buhari’s 1993 interview with TheNEWS: Why Babangida overthrew me
In 1993, President Muhammadu Buhari, (who died on Sunday 13 July 2025 and was buried in Daura, Katsina State on Tuesday 15 July 2025) spoke on major issues about his regime when he and General Tunde Idiagbon were in charge. That is, his overthrow...

How do you say, Ilya Naishuller?
Somehow, we associate European directors’ names with art-house cinema; how about a mini czar of crazy actioner, yo! Filmmaker Ilya Naishuller. PIC/X/@elkailar It happens when the name sounds foreign — you try and remember by association. Shortly...

UN pays tribute to Buhari, hails his commitment to regional stability
The United Nations, UN, has joined global voices mourning the passing of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, who died on Sunday in London at the age of 82. In a statement released through his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, UN...
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Trump suggested he could revoke these Americans’ citizenship. Here are answers to some key questions
Follow What do the world’s richest man, a candidate for New York City’s top job and a comedian who once co-hosted “The View” have in common? In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has made comments implying their US citizenship could be in...

Day Buhari Wept at Aso Villa
FEMI ADESINA All that some people knew about former President, Muhammadu Buhari, was his stern nature, which they mistook for wickedness. But the man had his soft side, which you never got to know except when you got close to him. Let me tell the...

Nigerian garrison town offers haven for people fleeing jihadists
From the air, Monguno looks like a fortress, with deep trenches slashing into the sand around this garrison town in northeast Nigeria's volatile Borno State. These defences have kept the Monguno largely secure despite the region witnessing a...

UAE And Chad Discuss Ways To Strengthen Cooperation In Financial Sector
(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) His Excellency Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, has received H.E Tahir Hamid Nguilin, Chad's Minister of Finance, Budget, Economy, Planning and International Cooperation, to discuss...

Reflections on PMB: Buhari and Maiduguri: A relationship that goes back in history
Yesterday, July 17, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the session of tributes of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) renamed the University of Maiduguri as Muhammadu Buhari University to honour his predecessor. As the decision was made public,...

From Chad to China, these are stories of empowerment brought to the world by the big screen
by Miriam Raccosta It has always been asserted that, among all the arts, cinema is the most powerful medium for shaping collective images, and possesses the ability to transform them into foundational elements of our understanding of reality. In...

Rick Swart takes over as U.S. Consul General in Lagos
The United States Mission in Lagos has announced the arrival of Rick Swart as the new Consul General. He succeeds JoEllen Gorg, who served in an acting capacity for the past seven months following the departure of former Consul General Will...

Funding Shortfalls Deepen Human Suffering Amid Sudan’s Displacement Crisis
The humanitarian crisis unfolding across Sudan and neighboring countries stands among the most catastrophic ever recorded in modern history. Widespread armed conflict, mass displacement, extreme food shortages, disease outbreaks, and critical...

UN warns over 11 million refugees face aid loss
Massive cuts to humanitarian budgets risk leaving more than 11 million refugees without desperately needed aid, the United Nations has warned. That corresponds to a full third of the number reached last year by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. In a...

Rick Swart assumes duty as new US Consul General in Lagos
The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced the appointment of Rick Swart as the new Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos. Swart officially began his tenure on July 16, succeeding JoEllen Gorg, who had served in an acting...