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Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Wednesday, 27th August, 2025
Naija News
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August 27, 2025
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 27th August, 2025 President Bola Tinubu has ordered a temporary ban on the export of raw shea nuts, with immediate effect. Naija...
Stronger Political Will Needed to Combat Money Laundering in West Africa
Liberian Observer
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The Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has stressed that there is a lack of stronger political will from leaders of member states to effectively fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in...
A vicious cycle: African leaders and other people’s plans for Africa
Observer
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August 27, 2025
African and Japanese presidents at the conferenceWere we are. Again. Another round of African leaders embarrassing us on the world stage as if we don’t have enough struggles on our African plate. African leaders continue to play pretend about...
Action packed openers across Europe, Africa signal exciting football season ahead
The Maravi Post
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August 20, 2025
The 2025/26 English Premier League season began in exhilarating fashion, with Liverpool opening on Friday night with a 4–2 victory over Bournemouth at Anfield. The match, played in an emotional atmosphere following the tragic passing of Diogo...
UPDATED: Tinubu orders six-month ban on raw shea nut export
Punch
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August 26, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday approved a six-month temporary ban on the export of raw shea nut to curb informal trade, boost local processing, protect and grow Nigeria’s shea industry. The ban, which is with immediate effect, is subject to...
Pan-African visa-free campaign targets $3.3trn market, deeper integration
Business Day
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August 26, 2025
A continent-wide campaign advocating for visa-free travel across Africa is gathering momentum, with its champions arguing that eliminating travel restrictions could unlock access to Africa’s $3.3 trillion economy and create jobs for its 1.4...
Controlling Our Communities and Because DC is Black
The Westside Gazette - Florida
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August 13, 2025
The Gantt Report By Lucius Gantt At the time of this writing, more than a few African nations have supported and followed the governing practices of Burkina Faso leader Ibrahim Traore. Traore is encouraging all African nations to unite and to...
Humanitarian airdrops: Can life-saving food fall from the sky?
World Food Programme
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As the use of airdrops to bring relief to hungry civilians in Gaza is heatedly debated in the media, we take a look at key questions about how airdrops work and why they are not a solution for every crisis. Airdrops are a lifeline for people in...
Goals and Highlights for Senegal 1-1 Congo in African Nations Championship Match
VAVEL
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August 12, 2025
Thanks! And that's all for now! Thank you so much for watching this African Nations Cup match here on VAVEL. Stay tuned for the next matches of this competition in real time! Good morning, and see you next time! END OF MATCH In the first half,...
Beyond Mashonaland and Matabeleland: Renaming for Unity in a...
Modern Ghana
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More than four decades after independence, Zimbabwe still carries scars of colonial rule not only in its economy and land ownership patterns, but also in its toponyms, the names of provinces, districts, towns, and villages. Among the most enduring...
Business : Senegal Calls On Malaysian Companies To Invest And Use It As Gateway To Africa
Bernama
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August 26, 2025
By Rosemarie Khoo KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Senegal is inviting Malaysian companies to invest and form strategic partnerships in the West African nation as part of its ambition to become Malaysia’s gateway to Africa, which has a huge...
Locarno Open Doors: Nigerian, Zimbabwean & Ivorian Projects Among Winners
Deadline
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August 12, 2025
The main award of the Open Doors initiative at this year’s Locarno Film Festival was shared by three projects: Black Snake, directed by Naishe Nyamubaya (Zimbabwe); Kachifo, directed by Dika Ofoma; and Diary of a Goat Woman, directed by Azata Soro...
Highlights and goals: Madagascar 1-0 Sudan in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 26, 2025
TRANSMISSION ENDS Thank you very much for joining us for our coverage of this African Nations Championship semifinal match between Madagascar and Sudan. Stay tuned for all the latest sports news on Vavel.com. Have a great day! 120+2' | GAME OVER...
Savannah woman wants to empower women through all-natural skincare line
Savannah Now - Georgia
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Nyna Kumi Butler started Melanin Palace, an organic, ethical, and inclusive skincare company rooted in Afrocentric beauty practices, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company currently sells whipped shea butter sourced from Burkina Faso, infused...
First ever PFL Africa semifinals set for Rwanda
MyMMANews
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August 25, 2025
RWANDA (August 25, 2025) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced four bouts for the historic first-ever PFL Africa Semifinals, taking place Saturday, October 18 at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. This event marks the biggest MMA...
ECOWAS to raise 260,000 counter-terrorism brigades
Daily Trust
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August 26, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says plans are underway by the regional bloc to activate a 260,000-member counter-terrorism brigade. President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, stated this at the 2025 African Chiefs of Defence...
China Uses Think Tank Diplomacy to Shape Africa Policy to Its Advantage
Africa Defense Forum
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August 19, 2025
China has an extensive record of attempting to gain power and influence in Africa. Its media strategies seek to position it positively in the minds of nations and their people. It trains African military and police forces in the image of its own...
Better data strengthens food supplies in West Africa
Zawya
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While West African farms produce abundant food, many people in the region still face hunger. A new initiative is equipping policymakers with better data tools to improve trade and ensure that food reaches those who need it. The International Trade...
African brutalism explored: from bold experimentation to uncertain future
Wallpaper*
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August 25, 2025
Brutalism, arguably the easiest architectural language with which to have a love-hate relationship, holds a particularly complex legacy across Africa – welcome to our guide to the continent’s brutalist architecture. African brutalism: the origins...
Nigeria’s Ocheme closes in on pioneer PFL Africa crown
The Sun Nigeria
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August 26, 2025
By Emma Jemegah Nigeria’s Featherweight star, Patrick ‘Starboi’ Ocheme will headline Professional Fighters League’s first-ever PFL Africa semifinals as the continent’s elite fighters compete for a spot in the Tournament Finals, that will see the...