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JICA withdraws Africa Hometown Initiative after protests

THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has announced the withdrawal of its recently announced “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative, citing...
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News Analysis

Coups in west Africa have four things in common: knowing what they are is key to defending democracy

By Salah Ben Hammou, Rice University AUGUST 2025 makes it five years since Malian soldiers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta...
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News

Democracy is dying in Africa, not just failing – Obasanjo

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that democracy in Africa is not just failing but on the verge of...
Mustapha USMAN -
Health

Mpox : Nigeria, Ghana, Cote ‘Ivoire, Liberia top cases as ECOWAS raises alarm over further spread

THE ECOWAS Regional Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control has reported that Mpox is still spreading in the region,...
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Health and Environment

About 7m Africans aged 13 to 15 use tobacco – WHO

ABOUT seven million Africans aged 13 to 15 use tobacco, data by The World Health Organisation WHO) show. A statement by...
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Fact-Check

Is Air Peace the ‘largest’ African airline in terms of passenger traffic?

AN X user, @AfricaFactsZone, has claimed that Air Peace is Africa's largest airline in terms of annual passenger traffic. In...
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