African Affairs Network https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Nigeria: Oyo Deploys Two Surveillance Aircraft to Tighten Security Across the State Main CAF to Review FIFA’s Controversial Plan to Sell Stakes in World Cup Nigeria: MIND Foundation Graduates Cohort 2 of Top Muslim First-Class Talent in Lagos NIGERIA: Okocha, Portable Set For ‘Unfinished Business’ Rematch in Lagos Nigerian Government Congratulates Colombia’s President-Elect de la Espriella President Boakai of Liberia Sacks 12 Officials Over $336m Cocaine Busts Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct Eight Gateway ICT Polytechnic Students in Ogun, Institution Postpones Exams Team Nigeria Tops Africa at 2026 Commonwealth Games Nigeria and Canada Set August 6 Talks to Finally Launch Direct Flights Ghana Approves 5-Year Presidential Term and Drops Candidate Age Limit to 35 Oprah Winfrey to Close South Africa Girls’ Academy in 2027, Pivot to National Scholarships UEFA Vows to Boycott FIFA Competitions Over World Cup Sell-Off Plans NIGERIA: President Tinubu Dissolves 25-Year-Old Committee on Federal Government Properties Ugandan Boxer Aziz Abdul Accuses Commonwealth Games Officials of Racism After Disqualification NIGERIA: Osun SSG Igbalaiye Regains Freedom After Police Arrest Enekwechi Makes History as Nigeria Shines at Commonwealth Games Nigeria to Begin Phasing Out Power Sector Subsidy in 2027, No Immediate Tariff Hike Planned Nigeria: MUSWEN Hails JAMB Registrar Oloyede for 10 Years of Transparency as He Bows Out July 31 At least 25 dead, 44 Injured After Bus Overturns in Northern Algeria Nigeria: Segun Aina Takes Over JAMB as Youngest-Ever Registrar NIGERIA: Resident Doctors Give FG August 10 Deadline, Threaten Nationwide Strike Nigerian Army Probes Leak of DSS Memo on Planned Boko Haram, Bandit Attacks South African Artist, Tyla Removes Lagos From Tour Schedule Amid Boycott Calls NIGERIA: Governor Makinde Inaugurates Panel to Probe Oriire School Abduction Former Nigerian Finance Minister and Sardauna of Sokoto Abubakar Alhaji Dies at 88 Nigeria: DSS Warns of Planned Boko Haram Attacks in Adamawa, Borno 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 Ghana Hit by Nationwide Blackout After Major Grid Failure Nigerian Army Named Africa’s Best in Counter-Terrorism Operations 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 Naira Slides Further as Official Rate Falls to N1,366.71/$ NIGERIA: House of Representatives Declares PFIPC DG’s Appointment Letter Fake FIFA Plans Sale of Minority Stake in World Cup Business, Targets $4.2bn 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 South Sudan’s Kiir Sacks Central Bank Governor Johnny Ohisa Awuche: Ghana’s Tallest Man Passes Away at 33 NIGERIA: FCT Police Recover Stolen Infrastructure, Bust Fake Diplomatic Plate Network Kenya Power Restores Electricity to Multiple Regions Following Nationwide Outage