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As severe thunderstorms bearing heavy downpours and hail threaten South Africa's nine provinces, rescue teams in California continue searching for nine skiers missing after a Lake Tahoe avalanche, highlighting the mounting challenges of extreme weather events across continents.
A carbon monoxide explosion at an artisanal mining site in Plateau State has killed more than 30 workers, while communal clashes in Ebonyi State left four dead, prompting emergency curfews and highlighting Nigeria's dual security and mining safety challenges.
The Gunners' Premier League championship hopes suffered a devastating blow after surrendering a commanding position to draw 2-2 with bottom-placed Wolves, while losing Bukayo Saka to injury.
From coaching reshuffles at the Sharks to cricket's financial windfall and Bonko Khoza's awards dominance, South Africa's sporting and entertainment landscapes reveal a nation recalibrating ambition across multiple stages.
Nigeria's Eniola Bolaji has ascended to the top of the world badminton rankings, prompting celebration from the National Sports Commission and signaling a breakthrough moment for a sport long overshadowed by football in the nation's athletic landscape.
As corruption allegations swirl at the Madlanga Commission, former police official Sibiya has defended the controversial directive to disband the PKTT unit, claiming Police Commissioner Masemola knew the elite team was never meant to be permanent.
As Nigerian states grapple with varying inflation pressures and UK manufacturers buckle under energy bills, the global cost-of-living crisis reveals itself as fundamentally an energy story—one that determines where people can afford to build their lives.
The veteran activist, who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and spent decades fighting for racial and economic justice, leaves behind a legacy that shaped modern American politics and inspired liberation movements across continents.
Edo State in Nigeria recorded 47 disasters affecting over 10,000 people in 2025, while Kenya's government issued land title deeds to resettle 105 families displaced by Maai Mahiu floods, highlighting contrasting approaches to disaster management across the continent.
Nigeria's federal government pursues dual-track development strategy as urban infrastructure renewal gains momentum in Abuja while energy sector receives enhanced environmental protection framework through new oil spill response committee.
President Bola Tinubu has unveiled Nigeria's Industrial Policy 2025, introducing factory construction as the primary measure of success for the nation's industrial transformation agenda.
As wars rage and institutions falter, Kenya's President William Ruto confronts the African Union's deepest crisis in decades, pushing sweeping reforms while navigating regional tensions and a shifting global order that increasingly sidelines African voices.
The Sultan of Sokoto has officially announced that Ramadan will commence on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, following the sighting of the new moon, marking the beginning of Islam's holiest month for millions of Nigerian Muslims.
A perfect storm of rising tariffs, infrastructure decay, and forced cargo policies is crippling East African ports, threatening to choke regional commerce and drive up costs for millions of consumers across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Israel's first expansion of Jerusalem's municipal boundaries since 1967 marks a significant shift in Middle Eastern territorial politics, raising questions about international law and sovereignty that resonate across the African continent's own post-colonial experience.