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Could Nigeria's careful ethnic balancing act be under threat?
In Nigerian politics, there has long been an informal understanding: presidential appointments should carefully balance the country's many…
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Russia's attack drones are flying higher and faster. A Ukrainian air defender says old machine guns aren't enough to kill them anymore.
Russia's drone attacks have become more complex and difficult to defend against. A Ukrainian team leader overseeing a mobile air defense…
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X restricted in Tanzania after police targeted by hackers
Access to the social media platform X has been restricted in Tanzania after some official accounts of government and private institutions…
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Race Across the World locations: Where is the new series filmed?
The fifth series of Race Across the World recently returned to our screens, along with a brand-new cast this time navigating themselves…
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Riffs, rage and racers: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement…
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Fire, fronds and flax: Africa's top shots
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Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out
Investors were attracted by the promise of high interest rates Angry Nigerians are turning to social media to describe how they have been…
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Fifty hippos killed by anthrax in DR Congo
At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in Africa's oldest national park, its director has said.…
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UN appalled by 'credible reports' of Sudan civilian killings
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has said he is appalled at what he described as "credible reports" of extrajudicial killings of…
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Feasts, frogs and flowers: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement…
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Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape after eight years in South African jail
After spending eight years in jail, a Nigerian televangelist accused of raping young women from his South African church has been found…
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People Are Sharing Local Customs They've Seen Abroad That America Should Seriously Adopt
Whenever you travel somewhere new, you probably notice some unique customs that feel very different from life at home. Redditor…
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French-Algerian writer jailed over Morocco comments
An Algerian court has sentenced an 80-year-old writer to five years in prison after accusing him of undermining the country's territorial…
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Three dead as 'brutal' cyclone sweeps through Reunion
Three people have died in Reunion after Cyclone Garance swept through the French Indian Ocean territory with gusts of up to 234km/h…
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Sudan military plane crashes in residential area
At least 46 people have been killed and 10 others injured after a Sudanese military plane crashed in a residential neighbourhood in…
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At Least 6 Palestinian Babies Freeze To Death As Gaza Families Look For Shelter
At least six Palestinian newborn babies have recently died from extreme cold in Gaza, as families try to survive the winter with virtually…
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Inspired by White Lotus? Here are the Thai islands to visit
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). It was only a matter of time before the mischievous guests and resort…
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What it's like to sail Thailand's wild Andaman Coast onboard a catamaran
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). I didn’t anticipate starting the day by accidentally slapping a…
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Ghana's ex-finance minister declared a fugitive
Ghana's former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been declared a fugitive by prosecutors over his alleged involvement in multiple…
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Huge data price hike sparks anger in Nigeria
Nigerians are expressing outrage over a big jump in the price of mobile data charged by some of the country's major phone networks. MTN -…
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Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a humanitarian…
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We Took an Arctic Train to the World’s Largest Ice Hotel
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to ride an overnight train above the Arctic Circle? We have traveled by train all around the world,…
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'People are afraid': BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control
When I first drove into DR Congo's eastern city of Goma, it was hard for me to tell I had entered a conflict zone. Goma residents filled…
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Shelling at busy Sudanese market 'fills mortuary with bodies'
Shelling at a busy market near Sudan's capital has filled a mortuary with bodies, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says. MSF…