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ThisDay
Sci & Tech · TurkeyThisDayNG
UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Stiell Urges Parties to Tackle Tough Climate Issues as COP31 Enters Second WeekChiemelie Eze in Antalya, Turkiye The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)…
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News Agency of Nigeria
Health · NigeriaNews Agency of NigeriaNGState media
UN Deputy Chief seeks funding, protection for Nigerian women peacebuildersUN Deputy Chief seeks funding, protection for Nigerian women peacebuilders By Hafsah Tilde United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina…
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The Rio Times
UN & international bodies · NigeriaThe Rio TimesBR
Nigeria Proposes US$10 Billion Peace FundNigeria proposed a US$10 billion African Union Peace Fund at a finance meeting in Accra, 25 times today's…
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The Rio Times
UN & international bodies · LibyaThe Rio TimesBR
Libya PM Urges UN Chief to Advance ElectionsDbeibah’s office says he pressed Guterres at COP31 in Antalya to advance elections and end Libya’s transitional periods…
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Conflict · Ukraine
PunchNG
US proposes Ukraine cede territory for NATO membership — ZelenskyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the United States raised the possibility of Ukraine withdrawing from its eastern…
8 sources · Punch, Ahram Online, Business Recorder, Channels TV +4
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UN & international bodies · Nigeria
Premium TimesNG
Nigeria, 150 other countries adopt UN resolution supporting Palestinian sovereignty over natural resourcesThe resolution was adopted by 151 votes in favour. African states, including Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, Ghana, Liberia, and…
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Egypt Independent
Society · EgyptEgypt IndependentEG
Egypt, UN showcase results of EU-Funded Joint Program Supporting RefugeesAssistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Migration, Ambassador Neveen Elhussein, United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Egypt Gianluca…
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Conflict · Pakistan
Associated Press of PakistanPKState media
UN Security Council votes to extend UN Interim Security Force for Abyei; Pakistan backsAssociated Press Of Pakistan UN Security Council votes to extend UN Interim Security Force for Abyei; Pakistan backs…
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The Rio Times
Business · AfricaThe Rio TimesBR
IMF Says Fuel Costs Deepen Mozambique RiskThe IMF's Maputo representative says higher fuel prices deepen Mozambique's currency shortage and budget strain, with growth forecast…
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White House · China
VanguardNG
Trump, Xi, Putin to hold historic meeting in China – White House"The president has made it clear that, among other topics, he will discuss the reduction of nuclear weapons…
15 sources · Vanguard, Ahram Online, Asharq Al-Awsat, Business Recorder +11
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Markets · Nairobi
Citizen DigitalKE
Kenya’s public infrastructure projects called out by World Bank for offering little value for moneyThe Mombasa–Nairobi SGR cost US$7.6 million per kilometre, against US$5.7 million for Tanzania’s electrified Dar es Salaam–Dodoma line…
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Markets · Ethiopia
Business RecorderPK
Pakistan, Ethiopia agree to advance trade cooperation, address WTO issuesFederal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan and Ethiopia’s Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, Yasmin Wohabrebbi, held…
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Health · NigeriaVanguardNG
Nigeria poised to lead new era of health system transformation — WHOBy Sola Ogundipe Reform of the global health architecture is now being driven by a Member State-led process…
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Markets · Nairobi
The StandardKE
Kenya pays more to move cargo as corruption, delays drive up costs, World Bank saysThe World Bank report attributes the higher costs in Kenya to inefficiencies along the Mombasa-Nairobi transport corridor.
- The Star, Kenya Sifuna intensifies diplomatic outreach as he meets UN, Italian and Japanese envoys
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Banking & insurance · NigeriaPunchNG
Nigeria pays five times more for private external loans — W’BankNigeria paid 9.6% interest on new private external loans in 2025, five times more than the 1.9% from…
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UN & international bodies · TurkeyPremium TimesNG
Finance must break developing countries from ‘debt and disaster’ loop – UN climate chief“Meeting a financial target does not always meet countries’ needs. To do that, we need to look at…
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Amnesty demands answers over failure to prevent South Sudan massacreAmnesty International has accused South Sudanese authorities and UN peacekeepers of failing to prevent a massacre earlier this…
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Kwesi Pratt questions Ghana’s sovereignty over reported IMF approval of 2027 BudgetVeteran journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr has questioned Ghana’s economic sovereignty following reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
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The Brussels Times
Sci & Tech · AfricaThe Brussels TimesBESource has a paywall
NATO weighs civilian infrastructure risks in push to bolster wartime logistics
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Equality & rights · Africa
IOLZA
South African academic Tshepo Madlingozi to lead UN expert mechanismProfessor Tshepo Madlingozi was appointed Chair of the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality…
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Bloomberg
Markets · AfricaBloombergUSSource has a paywall
Senegal Picks Deloitte to Audit Debt as It Seeks IMF Loan PactSenegal selected Deloitte to audit its public debt, according to people familiar with the matter, taking a step…
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The Rio Times
Weather & Climate · United StatesThe Rio TimesBR
Burundi Puts El Niño Needs at US$211MBurundi and the UN signed a joint El Niño plan on 13 November. It puts needs at about…