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Tinubu defends economic reforms ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 election

Tinubu says Nigeria’s economy is improving as he prepares to seek re-election in January 2027

Zambia is adding a 20-year government bond to its auction programme, extending the country’s longest domestic debt maturity

Military intelligence personnel allegedly disrupted operations at Wadi Halfa’s only working fuel station

Fuel shortages have deepened across Sudan, sending prices higher as the Port Sudan government orders additional deliveries

MSF worker freed in West Darfur after about a year in detention over alleged contacts with Sudan’s military

Blasts rocked parts of Addis Ababa as Ethiopia’s northern conflict intensified and opposition forces claimed drone strikes

An MSF worker has contracted Ebola during Congo’s record outbreak and is being evacuated to the Netherlands for treatment

At least 30 children have died from malnutrition in eastern Jebel Marra, with more than 100 severe cases reported

Trump leaves open another Iran strike or a deal as Rubio orders Tehran’s delegation out following stalled New York talks

Gulf oil exports have rebounded to prewar levels, but Iran remains largely shut out as its Hormuz crude shipments stay near zero