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Nigeria: Budget Commissioner Challenges Sokoto MDAs to Increase Revenue Generation
[Leadership] Sokoto State Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, MDAs, have been challenged to devise more ways to generate revenue for the government.
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Nigeria: NLC Urges States to Emulate Imo On N104,000 Minimum Wage
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal and other state governments to emulate Imo State in implementing the N104,000 minimum wage for workers in the country.
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Liberia: NEC Risks Bank and Mobile Money Account Freeze Over $171k Unpaid Debt
[Liberian Investigator] The National Elections Commission faces the possible freezing of its bank and mobile money accounts after M-Tosh Prints Media petitioned the Commercial Court, charging Chairperson Davidetta Browne-Lansanah with ignoring a $171,000 debt ruling.
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Senegal: Senegal's Rating Downgrade - Credit Agencies Are Punishing Countries That Don't Check Their Numbers
[The Conversation Africa] Senegal's dramatic two-notch credit rating downgrade in February 2025 by the credit rating agency Moody's was followed by a Standard & Poor's downgrade in July.
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Nigeria: Criminal Networks Exploit Nigerian Children in Illegal Oil Trade
[ISS] Children are drawn into dangerous oil theft operations after witnessing the financial benefits that peers and adults gain from this illicit work.
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Rwanda: Rwandan Company Seals Historic Deal to Supply Tungsten to the U.S.
[New Times] A historic deal has been finalised to directly supply Tungsten concentrate from Rwanda to the United States, with the first shipment now being prepared, Trinity Metals has announced.
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South African politician Julius Malema found guilty of hate speech
A South African politician accused by the Trump administration of being at the forefront of an anti-white movement was found guilty of hate speech Wednesday for race-fueled comments he made in 2022.
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Rescuers search rubble after deadly missile and drone strikes in Kyiv
A heavy Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv early Thursday killed at least 10 people, including two children, and injured 48, Ukrainian officials said.
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Deadly Russian attack on Kyiv leaves 10 killed, nearly 50 injured
A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, including a rare strike in the center of the city, early Thursday killed at least 10 people and wounded 48, local authorities said.
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Russia extends gasoline export ban amid shortages, price surge
Officials insist the situation is not yet “system critical,” with Moscow and major cities largely spared. But experts warn that with inflation, high demand, and continuing drone strikes, Russia’s vulnerability on the home front could deepen as the war drags on.
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CHAN 2024: First-time finalists Madagascar steps into the lion’s den
Madagascar is heading for its first African Nations Championship finals on Saturday against the Moroccan Atlas Lions who chases a record-breaking third trophy.
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Israeli forces raid Nablus as West Bank violence intensifies
Israeli forces carried out a raid in the city of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday, firing tear gas from armoured vehicles as young Palestinians threw stones and hurled the canisters back.