Six Individuals Accused of Treason in Nigeria: Media

Nigeria’s Attorney General has charged six individuals with treason in connection with an alleged attempt to seize power and plan a coup that authorities say was foiled in 2025, according to a local media report.

A 13-count indictment has been filed by the prosecutor against the alleged…

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Benin Begins Extradition Process for Pan-African Activist Kemi Seba From South Africa: Prosecutor’s Office

The activist faces two Beninese arrest warrants in Benin—one for money laundering (June 2025) and another for allegedly glorifying crimes and inciting hatred and violence (December 2025), according to Benin’s prosecutor.

A Beninese…

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Putin Invites AES Leaders to Russia-Africa Summit: Russia’s MFA

The appropriate invitations were delivered by Tatyana Dovgalenko, Director of the Department for Partnership with Africa of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the capital of Togo, Lomé.

Dovgalenko held meetings with Burkina Faso’s FM Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, Niger’s FM…

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Uganda Launches Domestic Gold Purchases to Bolster Foreign Reserves: Central Bank

The Bank of Uganda (BoU) is expected to buy gold under a three-year pilot, joining Kenya and DRC in diversifying reserves.

According to the BoU, the program aims to:

diversify foreign exchange reserves by incorporating domestically mined gold;
strengthen…

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Zimbabwe & Russia Pledge to Deepen Ties, Says President Mnangagwa

The two countries will continue to build on their long‑standing relationship across trade, politics, and health, Emmerson Mnangagwa said after a farewell meeting with outgoing Russian Ambassador Nikolay Krasilnikov in Harare.

For his part, the ambassador highlighted the…

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