African Affairs Network https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Nigeria Floats N729bn to Boost Electricity Supply Main Nigeria: (VIDEO) Enugu Air Plane Runs Off Runway in Benin, No Casualties Reported NIGERIA: Dangote Refinery Raises $2.5bn in Landmark Equity Deal Nigeria: APC Member Abimbola Olawumi Allegedly Abducted in Abuja After Court Visit Over Ekiti Primary Dispute Liberia Seizes $370 Million in Cocaine in Record Drug Bust Near Monrovia Dakar 2026: Senegal Set to Host Africa’s First Olympic Event Trump Commends President Tinubu’s Counter-Terrorism Push, Pledges Continued US Support FOOTBALL: Motsepe Backs Infantino Amid Growing Criticism of FIFA President Nigeria and Germany Set for High-Level Talks in Abuja to Deepen Trade Nigeria: Sokoto Watchman Killed By Bandits After Using Mosque Loudspeaker To Warn Village Ghana President Seeks AU Debate on South Africa Anti-Migrant Violence NIGERIA: DSS to Appeal Life Sentences For Three Oriire Abduction Suspects Barcelona Sign Karim Adeyemi From Dortmund on Five-Year Deal Genk Sign Nigerian Striker Rafiu Durosinmi on Four-Year Contract BREAKING: Court Sentences Three Oriire Abduction Suspects to Life Imprisonment Angolan Court Sentences Two Russians to Prison for Terrorism and Espionage Nigeria: Atiku Demands Tinubu’s Resignation, Says Contradictory PFIPC Testimonies Show Government in Crisis Nigeria to Host CAF Ordinary General Assembly in November Ebola Death Toll in DR Congo Nears 1,000 as Confirmed Cases Top 2,400 Kenya Projects Smaller Budget Deficit and Steady Growth by 2027/28 Nigeria: (VIDEO) Fire Outbreak Rocks Justritte Mall in Akowonjo Area of Lagos State Nigeria: Dangote Switches Back to Naira, But Petrol Price Jumps ₦140 to ₦1,215 Per Litre Nigerian Government Returns 13 Unbid Oil Blocks to Licensing Basket Nigeria: All 5 South-East Governors Declare Support for Tinubu’s 2027 Re-Election Bid Nigeria: Kabiru Gaya Returns to APC Days After Losing NDC Ticket in Kano South QPR Sign Ghana International Tariq Lamptey on Free Transfer NIGERIA: Tears as Slain Lagos NURTW Leader Toba Ijaya Is Laid to Rest Nigeria: CBN Holds Benchmark Rate at 26.5% for Second Consecutive Meeting Africa CDC Chief Urges U.S. to End Ebola Travel Ban on Uganda Nigeria: Four Abuja Police Officers Arrested After Allegedly Extorting Anti-Corruption Boss Top Ghana Opposition Leader Sentenced to 20 Years for Illegal Mining in Landmark Case Nigeria: Ex-DSS Director Says Abacha Died of Cardiac Arrest During Intimate Encounter at Aso Rock Nigeria: IPOB Accuses Opponents of Plot Against Nnamdi Kanu, Threatens Suit Against News Central TV Nigeria: Kwankwaso Says Obi Signed Written Pledge for One-Term Presidency Ahead of 2027 Election NIGERIA: Ansaru Commanders Plead Guilty to 32 Terrorism, Kidnapping Charges West Africa Backs $25 Billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline to Power 14 Nations Andy Burnham Replaces Starmer as Britain’s New Prime Minister Nigeria: (VIDEO) Several Feared Injured as Rival Gangs Battle for Control of Osogbo Motor Parks Spain Return Home to Hero’s Welcome After World Cup Glory Burna Boy, Shakira Headline FIFA’s First-Ever World Cup Halftime Show WAFCON 2026: Super Falcons of Nigeria Intensify Training as Six Players Remain Expected NIGERIA: Court Grants Ex-Warri Refinery MD N500m Bail in Money Laundering Case NIGERIA: House of Reps Begins Investigation Into Controversial N1.32bn PFIPC Allocation Nigeria: IPMAN Suspends Petrol Loading at Dangote Refinery, Marketers Shift to Higher-Cost Depots Eight Worshippers Killed in Stampede at Burundi Prayer Gathering US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Sudan Over Alleged Chemical Weapons Use Nigerian Troops Arrest Sudanese Terror Suspect, Ghanaian Woman in Borno Nigeria: Court Grants N2bn Bail to Miyetti Allah President in Alleged $2.63m Money Laundering Case President Faye of Senegal Elected As New ECOWAS Chairman