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President Bola Tinubu asked the Senate to approve $20.52 billion and 1.05 billion euros in foreign loans, setting up a fight over transparency and debt.

KEY POINTS Algeria’s parliament approves sending troops to Niger, the country’s first overseas deployment since 1973. The mission is intended to protect economic interests and energy infrastructure, including facilities linked …

The rand was steady as South Africa’s leading business cycle indicator rose 1.1% in August and traders awaited the Fed’s Oct. 28 decision.

KEY POINTS A nurse was killed and another health worker seriously injured in an attack on an Ebola response team in eastern DR Congo. The WHO warned that violence and …

KEY POINTS At least 60 Orthodox Christians were killed in attacks in Ethiopia’s Oromia region on October 20 and 24. More than 20 people were seriously injured and 20 homes …

KEY POINTS Uganda has introduced 21-day quarantine for citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Travellers from DR Congo face tighter entry restrictions and intensified health screening. …

KEY POINTS Five people remain missing after the Prospector 5 oil rig sank off Gabon. The rig had 115 people on board, with 110 accounted for. Authorities have launched an …

KEY POINTS Gabon has lifted an eight-month suspension of social media platforms. The ban was imposed in February over claims that online content fuelled conflict and division. The restriction drew …

Sixteen clubs are set for the 2026/27 CAF Champions League group stage after Mamelodi Sundowns’ shock exit, with the Cairo draw due Wednesday.

Kenya has announced its second Ebola death, a 65-year-old quarantined relative of the first victim, saying all cases are in one cluster with no evidence of community spread.