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27.01.2026 20:10 On a visit to Ankara, Bola Tinubu was filmed stumbling and falling after walking past soldiers and dignitaries.

27.01.2026 20:10 Franco-Chadian military relations have been strained after Chad abruptly ended its defence agreement with France.

27.01.2026 20:10 Diezani Alison-Madueke took bribes including luxury goods and private jet travel, a prosecutor tells a London court.

27.01.2026 20:10 The African nation argues it is owed payments but Downing Street says it will fight the case.

27.01.2026 14:50 Kenyan middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon plans to build a maternity facility in her hometown Keringet in partnership with her shoe sponsor.

26.01.2026 19:50 Following an investigation some of the 16 detained last year are accused of planning to unseat President Bola Tinubu.

26.01.2026 19:50 Prosecutors say Paul Mackenzie lured the latest victims to their deaths by writing notes from his prison cell.

26.01.2026 19:50 The UN mission says it is gravely concerned by "inflammatory rhetoric calling for violence against civilians".

26.01.2026 15:00 Barbara Kyagulanyi, married to the opposition leader, says she refused to reveal her husband's whereabouts.

26.01.2026 00:00 The worst flooding in a generation hits Mozambique with teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK helping with the rescue.

26.01.2026 00:00 The interior minister condemned the attack, which police say they are investigating.

24.01.2026 12:51 Twins whose classmates were killed by shelling say their deaths have made them determined to finish their studies.

23.01.2026 22:01 He also met his counterpart from Israel which has recognised the independence of the breakaway region.

23.01.2026 17:30 Reinforcements are sent to the town of Bor, a strategic staging post on the way to the capital, Juba.

23.01.2026 17:30 The authorities tried to stop their export arguing they were part of the country's heritage.