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Africa’s gold trade landscape undergoes transformation amidst global geopolitical shifts/in /by
Russian gold trading's shift to Hong Kong is driven by US sanctions and a crackdown in the UAE.
Tobacco use declines globally – WHO report/in /by
The WHO region which currently has the lowest tobacco use prevalence is the African Region, which has already decreased from an average of 18 per cent in 2000 to under 10 percent in 2022. The WHO however warned about new strategies by the tobacco industry targetting children.
Wrestler Hulk Hogan helps rescue teenage girl trapped after Florida car crash/in /by
Retired wrestler Hulk Hogan and a friend rescued a teenage girl who was trapped in an overturned vehicle after a crash in Florida, according to Hogan's social media posts.
Nigerian leader says ‘massive education’ of youth will help end kidnappings threatening the capital/in /by
Nigeria's president said Tuesday that his government will embark on "massive education" of youth as a way to tackle the increasing kidnappings for ransom now threatening the capital city along with the rest of the country's conflict-hit north.
Agriculture can play a central role in climate action- UN’s FAO/in /by
“Farms don't just have to be producers of food. They can be generators of renewable energy. Energy can then be used on the farm for the greenhouses, for pumping water, for irrigation, or energy that can be shared into the grid, or better using agricultural waste, turning it into fuels, into biofuels
Nigeria: mass kidnappings returns to Abuja/in /by
Kidnappings and killings have returned to Nigeria’s federal capital, Abuja, after over 10 months of silence from the bandits.
Shell will sell big piece of its Nigeria oil business, but activists want pollution cleaned up first/in /by
Shell will sell big piece of its Nigeria oil business, but activists want pollution cleaned up first
3 killed and 77 injured in a massive blast in southern Nigeria/in /by
Residents in the southwestern state of Oyo's densely populated Ibadan city heard a loud blast at about 7:45 p.m., causing panic as many fled their homes.
AFCON 2023: Mali beats South Africa 2-0, Namibia makes history/in /by
South Africa's Bafana Bafana lost their AFCON opener to Mali's eagles 2-0 on Tuesday (Jan. 16). In the same group Namibia made history. The Brave warrios caused one of the major upsets of the tournament so far, beating 2004 champions Tunisia, 1-0.
Pics of the day: January 16, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.