African Affairs Network https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Nigeria: Oyo Deploys Two Surveillance Aircraft to Tighten Security Across the State Main Former Nigerian Finance Minister and Sardauna of Sokoto Abubakar Alhaji Dies at 88 Nigeria: Uba Sani Taps Jerry Adams as Running Mate for 2027 Kaduna Governorship Race Nigeria: DSS Warns of Planned Boko Haram Attacks in Adamawa, Borno Nigerian Army Named Africa’s Best in Counter-Terrorism Operations DR Congo Court Backs Proposal That Could Pave Way For President Tshisekedi’s Third Term NIGERIA: INEC Extends PVC Collection Deadline Ahead of Osun Governorship Election NIGERIA: House of Representatives Declares PFIPC DG’s Appointment Letter Fake FIFA Plans Sale of Minority Stake in World Cup Business, Targets $4.2bn Kenya Power Restores Electricity to Multiple Regions Following Nationwide Outage South Sudan’s Kiir Sacks Central Bank Governor Johnny Ohisa NIGERIA: Governor Otti Approves First Medical Bill Payment For Actress Ngozi Nwosu NIGERIA: United States of America Ends Routine Visa Processing in Abuja, 24 Other African Missions Ajax Sign Super Eagles Striker Tolu Arokodare on Season-Long Loan Nigeria, South Africa Hold Talks Over Recurring Xenophobic Attacks Amnesty Calls For War Crimes Probe Into Killing of 19 Malian Soldiers Nigeria: Alleged Boko Haram Informant Nabbed in Monguno Over Cross Kauwa Attack Nigerian Aviation Unions Give Airlines 7 Days to Pay Outstanding Ticket Charges or Face Action WAFCON 2026: Chawinga Sisters Fire Malawi to Historic 3-2 Win Over Super Falcons of Nigeria Five Kenyan Security Officers Killed in Suspected Al Shabaab Attack Near Somalia Border 15 Elephants Found Dead Near Amboseli Park as Kenya Launches Urgent Investigation Awuche: Ghana’s Tallest Man Passes Away at 33 Nation Media Group Resumes Uganda Operations After Month-Long Shutdown Ordered by Military Chief Ghana Hit by Nationwide Blackout After Major Grid Failure Nigeria Police Recover Abuja-Stolen Lexus and Hilux Trafficked to Burkina Faso South Africa and Russia Agree to Deepen Army Cooperation After Moscow Talks IMF Releases Final $360m to Ghana, Wraps Up $3bn Bailout and Moves to New Reform Deal South Africa and Nigeria Pull Back From Brink After Migrant Protests Trigger Diplomatic Talks Nigeria Rolls Out ‘Decade of Gas’ in Bayelsa, Targets 5 Million Homes for Affordable Cooking Gas by 2030 Uganda Declares Ebola Outbreak Over After 42 Days With No New Cases Super Falcons of Nigeria Begin WAFCON Title Defence Against Malawi Today Team Nigeria Wins Three Gold Medals as Lawal Sets Commonwealth Games Record Nigeria: Gunmen Kidnap INEC Worker in Anambra, Demand N40 Million Ransom DSS Files New Terrorism Charges Against 5 Ansaru Commanders Over Oyo School Abduction Ugandan Opposition Leader Kizza Besigye Rushed to ICU After Collapsing in Court NFF, AFC Toronto Condemn Racist Abuse of Super Falcons Star Okoronkwo Naira Slides Further as Official Rate Falls to N1,366.71/$ Uganda’s Olara Otunnu Enters Race for UN Secretary-General Chad Becomes Fourth Sahel State To Announce ICC Withdrawal, Cites Africa Bias Nigeria: Adeleke and Accord Party Adopt Tinubu as 2027 Presidential Candidate Nigeria: Gunmen Storm INEC PVC Centre in Osun, Make Away With Voter Cards and BVAS Ahead of August 15 Poll Ex-DSS Director Dares Al-Mustapha to Release CCTV Footage of Abacha’s Final Hours Fugitive Drug Kingpin, Ex-Nigerian Footballer Sentenced to 24 Years for Cocaine Trafficking Nigeria: Gunmen Shoot Dead Former Khana Security Chief in Rivers Nigeria: (VIDEO) Three-Storey Hostel Collapses in Anambra, Students Feared Trapped as Rescue Efforts Continue Angola’s Kwanza Joins SADC Payment System in First Expansion Since 2013 Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu Sacks Ifeanyi Ejiofor as Lawyer, Revokes Authority to Represent IPOB US Deports Former Colts Linebacker Daniel Adongo Over Visa Overstay Nigeria: 30 Killed in Fresh Attack on Southern Kaduna Village, Houses Burned