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Egypt instructs its airlines to avoid Iran airspace
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Egypt instructs its airlines to avoid Iran airspace

Egypt has instructed its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace amid Iran's escalating tensions with Israel. Egypt instructed its airlines to avoid Iran's airspace for a three-hour period early Thursday amid concerns of an Iranian attack against Israel. The NOTAM, a notice filed with an aviation auth...

Kenyan-born athlete beats Kenyans to win Olympic gold for Bahrain
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Kenyan-born athlete beats Kenyans to win Olympic gold for Bahrain

Winfred Yavi stole the show by setting an Olympic record time of 8 minutes 52.76 seconds in the women's steeplechase. Kenyan-born Winfred Yavi won the women's Olympic 3,000 metres steeplechase gold medal for her adopted country Bahrain, dethroning Uganda's Peruth Chemutai who had to settle for si...

Jami'an NNPCL ba ɓarayi ba ne — Mele Kyari
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Jami'an NNPCL ba ɓarayi ba ne — Mele Kyari

Kyari ya ce a matsayinsa na shugaban kamfanin NNPCL, ya fuskanci hare-haren da ba su dace ba daga kafafen yada labarai daga mutanen da ke yin duk abin da zai haifar da tunanin cewa NNPCL na yi wa tattalin arzikin ƙasa zagon kasa. Shugaban Kamfanin Man Fetur na Nijeriya NNPCL, Mele Kyari ya ce bab...

Chiume: South Africans honour late Black Panther actress
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Chiume: South Africans honour late Black Panther actress

Chiume is famous for her roles in global box office films such as Black Panther and Disney’s Lion King, as well as local programmes such as Zone 14 and Gomora. South Africans are honouring the legacy of veteran actress Connie Chiume, who died on Tuesday in Johannesburg at the age of 72. Her famil...

Niger cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine
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Niger cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine

Niger has announced that it is cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine "with immediate effect." Niger said on Tuesday it was cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine "with immediate effect", accusing Kiev of supporting "terrorist groups." The move comes two days after Mali also broke ties with Ukraine i...

Serbia to build Djokovic museum after Olympic gold win
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Serbia to build Djokovic museum after Olympic gold win

The announcement comes just days after Djokovic won a gold medal at the Paris Games on Sunday. Following Novak Djokovic's dramatic gold medal victory at the Paris Olympics, Serbia is set to build a museum dedicated to the tennis great, according to the country's president. "We had the first discu...

Connie Chiume: South Africans honour late veteran actress
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Connie Chiume: South Africans honour late veteran actress

Chiume is famous for her roles in global box office films such as Black Panther and Disney’s Lion King, as well as local programmes such as Zone 14 and Gomora. South Africans are honouring the legacy of veteran actress Connie Chiume, who died on Tuesday in Johannesburg at the age of 72. Her famil...

South Africa's Tyla, Nigerian Afrobeats stars clash again in MTV awards
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South Africa's Tyla, Nigerian Afrobeats stars clash again in MTV awards

The ‘Water’ crooner is nominated in the Best Afrobeats category alongside Nigerian stars Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, and Tems. South Africa’s singing sensation Tyla will again go head-to-head with Nigerian Afrobeats giants in the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards scheduled for September 11. The ‘Water’ croo...

DR Congo's president accuses predecessor of backing rebels
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DR Congo's president accuses predecessor of backing rebels

President Felix Tshisekedi says Joseph Kabila behind an initiative to unite armed groups and political parties against his government. Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi accused former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a US-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups during an inter...

Sojojin Nijeriya sun kama wasu manyan kwamandojin Boko Haram
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Sojojin Nijeriya sun kama wasu manyan kwamandojin Boko Haram

Kazalika rundunar sojojin Nijeriyar ta ce, ta kuɓutar da wasu mutane da 'yan ta'adda da suka yi garkuwa da su a yankuna daban-daban a fadin ƙasar tare da ƙwato kayayyakin da 'yan daba suka sace da sunan yin zanga-zanga a Nijeriya. Rundunar sojin Nijeriya ta ce dakarunta da ke yaƙi da ta'addanci a...