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Let's safeguard humanity through science-based early warning systems
A packed conference chamber welcomed World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Celeste Saulo’s Call to Action: Accelerating Implementation of Early Warnings for All — Safeguarding Humanity through Science-based Early Warning Systems. “We...
Owner: United Nations
Jihadists’ fuel blockade poses biggest threat yet to Mali’s military junta
A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on the military government and raising concern that the jihadists might eventually try to impose their rule on the West...
Owner: Samuel Ogundipe
Paris Agreement working but too slowly to prevent dangerous global heat, scientists warn
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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Paramilitaries, coups, and foreign powers in the Sahel
Once seen as a strategic frontier in the global fight against terrorism, the Sahel is now marked by political upheaval, armed insurgency, and changing international alliances. Stretching 5,000 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the...
Owner: Meersohn Marstrand
Mali crisis: Is West Africa the new epicenter of global terrorism?
A group of Al Qaeda-linked militants are reportedly on the cusp of seizing control of the West African nation of Mali in what many fear could lead to a complete takeover of a national government by a designated terrorist organization. The Jama’at...
Owner: Northeastern University
Africa’s floods and droughts are messing with our minds. Researchers are trying to figure out how
The parched earth opened in jagged cracks. But it was the dead cows on the side of the road that did it. By October of 2014, the government had declared a state of emergency in KwaZulu-Natal. The prolonged drought left some 40 000 cattle dead,...
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WA’s Energy Stakeholders to Lead Conversation
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Business Ghana
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Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has been confirmed as Patron of the West Africa Energy Cooperation Summit (WAECS), to be held in Accra from 2–3 December 2025. The Summit brings together regional government leaders, investors, and...
Owner: Zipzig Ventures (Non-transparent)
Bad Bananas and Blowback: Trump, Nigeria, and the Danger of Déjà Vu
In the early 1950s, bananas were a big deal in America. To many, they were symbols of American abundance and international trade. To others, they were the cornerstone of the idea that what was good for America was, somehow, always good for the...
Owner: Malam Kabiru A. Yusuf
Musa: Exit of Nigeria’s iconic military leader
Friday, October 31, 2025, was not just another day in the annals of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It was a day when the parade ground of Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja fell into a rare silence, not of formality, but of reverence. Soldiers stood...
Owner: Simon Kolawole
Between Conflict and Collapse: The Need for Ceasefire and Aid in Africa
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As global attention remains focused on the Russia-Ukraine war, the crisis in Gaza, and the recent stand-off between Israel and Iran, Africa is witnessing its most severe wave of conflicts and humanitarian suffering since 1946. The African...
Owner: Observer Research Foundation (think-tank)
Crise au Mali : ce que révèle le blocus djihadiste de Bamako
Une coalition de groupes djihadistes affiliés à Al-Qaïda a assiégé la capitale du Mali. Depuis plus d'un mois, ils attaquent les convois d'approvisionnement de ce pays enclavé d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Ces attaques ciblent notamment ceux qui...
Owner: The Conversation Media Group
NITDA boss urges regional cooperation to achieve digital sovereignty
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has called on West African nations to deepen collaboration toward building shared digital infrastructure and governance frameworks that will...
Owner: Angela Emuwa
Sharjah hosts 31 expert publishing workshops
As a prelude to the Sharjah International Book Fair 2025, the 15th Sharjah International Publishers Conference has convened a global assembly of publishers from around the world; and beyond the grand speeches and keynote addresses, a different...
Owner: Khalid Abdullah Omran Taryam
How economic development ambitions and a global tech war are shaping the rise of resource nationalism
In 2022, a panel from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) sided against Indonesia in a case brought against it by the EU. Indonesia had, over the previous years, enacted a series of policies aimed at increasing local processing of nickel, a...
Owner: Michael "Mike" Danson
How economic development ambitions and a global tech war are shaping the rise of resource nationalism
In 2022, a panel from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) sided against Indonesia in a case brought against it by the EU. Indonesia had, over the previous years, enacted a series of policies aimed at increasing local processing of nickel, a...
Owner: Michael "Mike" Danson
Grey List: ‘Naira Returns Stronger Against US Dollar’
Naira has recorded its strongest performance in 10 months, rising to ₦1,444.42 against the United States Dollar ($) at the official market. Naija News reports that the development comes following Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task...
Owner: Opemipo Adeniyi
Mali nears collapse amid jihadist siege
Across Africa and beyond, concern is mounting that Mali—under military rule since 2020—may be on the verge of collapse after its junta failed to repel jihadist insurgents who have battled the government for years. The militants, affiliated with...
Owner: Yedioth Media Group
FATF delisting lifts naira, boosts economic confidence
Nigeria’s financial markets have surged with renewed optimism following the country’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force grey list, TEMITOPE AINA reports The delisting of Nigeria from the Financial Action Task Force grey list—a global...
Owner: Angela Emuwa
The Sahel’s Terror Surge Signals a New Front in Global Security
In the span of a few hours, Manda joined the growing list of towns and villages reduced to symbols of terror, underscoring the reality that groups like Islamic State in the Sahel now operate less as rogue insurgents than as entrenched power...
Owner: Suzanne Kelly
Sissala East MCE calls for more empowerment of women
By Mohammed Balu Leo, (Burkina-Faso), Nov. 02, GNA- Mr Adamu Bening Yakubu, the Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has underscored the importance of more empowerment of rural women to achieve food sovereignty and community resilience....
Owner: Ghanian Government