By Ajewole David
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Exclusive
EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria Is Taxing Its Own Doctors to Leave — And the UK Built the Pipeline
Every year, thousands of Nigerian medical professionals pay millions of Naira to exit a broken domestic healthcare system — and…
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Business
West African Powers Move to Limit South African Corporate Influence After Xenophobic Unrest
G hana and Nigeria have taken steps to limit South African corporate influence, rejecting mining leases and enforcing stricter regulations…
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Africa
Islamist Terror Tactics Expand South into Nigeria’s Wealthiest Region as Schoolteacher Is Executed
I BADAN, Nigeria — The execution of an abducted schoolteacher in southwestern Nigeria has signaled a dangerous southern expansion of…
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Africa
Diplomatic Crisis Deepens as African States Weigh Retaliation Over South Africa Xenophobia
J OHANNESBURG — A fresh wave of targeted violence against foreign nationals has ignited a diplomatic firestorm across the African…
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Breaking News
Namibia Achieves Zero-Debt Status with IMF Following Final COVID-era Repayment
WINDHOEK — Namibia has repaid all outstanding obligations to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with no outstanding IMF credit as…
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Africa
South African Firebrand Opposition Leader Julius Malema Sentenced to Five Years in Prison over Firearm Charges
J OHANNESBURG — Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), was sentenced to an effective…
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Africa
Uganda’s Army Chief Issues 30-Day Ultimatum to Turkey: Demands $1 Billion and a Bride
KAMPALA, Uganda — In an extraordinary escalation of “digital diplomacy” that has left international observers stunned, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the…
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Strategic Analysis
The Great Divide: African Fuel Prices Hit Historic Extremes as Malawi Surges and Libya Holds Firm
A radical restructuring of the African energy landscape has reached a boiling point this April, as a widening “fuel-poverty gap”…
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World
U.S. Bill on Nigeria Oversimplifies Chinese Mining and Ignores Broader Security Drivers
A recently proposed bill in the United States Congress — the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026, introduced…
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