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Guinea: Guinea President Sacks 173 Soldiers for Desertion
[allAfrica] President Mamadi Doumbouya has dismissed 173 military personnel for alleged desertion. This includes Colonel Michel Lamah, a member of the elite Special Forces unit who helped him…
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Nigeria: Demise of Eagle Online Publisher, Dotun Oladipo, Painful Loss to Media, Nation – Tinubu
[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the sudden death of former Political Editor of The Punch newspaper and Publisher of The Eagle…
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Nigeria: Stop Practices Eroding Public Trust in Healthcare – Govt to Doctors
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has challenged Nigerian doctors to confront professional misconduct within their ranks, warning that absenteeism, diversion of public patients, informal payments and other unethical practices…
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Ghana: President Mahama Announces Fresh Ministerial Reshuffle
[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama has made further changes to his government in a mini-reshuffle announced on Wednesday.
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Nigeria: Katsina Survey – 88% of Households Consume 1-3 Food Varieties Daily, 61% of Recent Births Occurred At Home
[Premium Times] Katsina's new household survey shows wide gaps in food consumption, income and maternal healthcare, with poorer households and rural women recording worse outcomes across several indicators.
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'If you started running, they shot you' – inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis
Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.
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Nigeria: Analysis – COP17: Top Issues Dividing, Shaping Ongoing Negotiations in Mongolia
[Premium Times] As UNCCD COP17 enters its final days in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, negotiators remain divided over a proposed global drought instrument, finance for land restoration, rangeland management and…
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Nigeria: NFF Probe Uncovers Deep-Seated Rot, Calls for Sweeping Reforms in Nigerian Football
[Leadership] The Nigeria Football Federation's fact-finding committee set up to investigate the country's recent decline in international football has uncovered a raft of administrative, technical and structural weaknesses,…
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Nigeria: Nscia Demands Urgent Rescue of Borgu Captives, Condemns Mosque Attack
[Leadership] The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has condemned the deadly terrorist attacks on four communities in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, demanding immediate…
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West Africa: From Hunger to Harvests – How Land Restoration Is Transforming the Sahel
[WFP] WFP's community-supported initiative is restoring degraded ecosystems in five sub-Saharan African countries - building food security, incomes and bonds in the process.
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Nigeria: APC Petitions Police to Arrest, Prosecute Hunye Over Ogun Governorship Claim
[Premium Times] The APC is demanding the investigation, arrest and prosecution of Abayomi Hunye for allegedly parading himself as the party's governorship candidate in Ogun State.
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Guinea's president dismisses 173 soldiers, including coup ally, for desertion
It is thought to be part of efforts to consolidate the former coup leader's control.