[Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance] Major push by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and lower-income countries to extend access to the HPV vaccine has reached its target ahead of schedule - helping protect an estimated [1] 86 million girls in the world's highest-risk countries from cervical cancer, and preventing an estimated 1.4 million future deaths By the end of 2025, the vaccine will be available in countries where 89% of global cervical cancer cases currently occur Gavi's HPV vaccine programme has generated US$2.32 billion in economic

[Premium Times] Last Thursday, the Nigerian government said the implementation of a 15 per cent import duty on petrol and diesel, approved by President Bola Tinubu, in October was «no longer in view».

[Daily Trust] Nigeria's hope of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup was finally dashed yesterday following the Super Eagles defeat to the Leopards of Democratic Republic of Congo in the final of Africa's playoff in Rabat, Morocco.

[New Zimbabwe] United States-based economist and currency expert Steve Hanke has ranked the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency as the seventh worst-performing unit in the world.

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[allAfrica] The 2025 G20 Summit, scheduled for 22-23 November 2025 in Johannesburg, marks the first time the gathering is held on African soil.

[Premium Times] These are not small numbers. These are not ''disturbances.'' These figures, if true, describe a mass political killing. Yet, where is the outcry?

[Premium Times] Did Iraq's invasion bring accountability to Saddam's victims? Or did it bring new graves and insurgency?

[Premium Times] Will the JNIM take over Bamako? It does not seem likely! They appear to be pushing a strategy of regime implosion, as life becomes impossible for Malians.

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[allAfrica] The South African government has admitted 130 Palestinians who arrived at OR Tambo International Airport from Kenya, despite initially denying admission because they did not meet the immigration requirements.

[allAfrica] Africa Must Pay Its Health Debt -- Before the Planet Collects

[Premium Times] Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, recently refused to open his defence on the basis that there were no valid charges against him despite the court initially dismissing his no-case submission.

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[UN News] The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) warn of a major hunger emergency, with acute food insecurity set to worsen in 16 countries and territories between now and May 2026, putting millions of lives at risk.

[UN News] Forty-two people are missing and presumed dead following a shipwreck off Libya - the latest fatal crossing in the Central Mediterranean, where more than 1,000 lives have been lost this year.

[WHO] Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world's deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, according to the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025, released today. Despite measurable progress in diagnosis, treatment and innovation, persistent challenges in funding and equitable access to care threaten to reverse hard-won gains in the global fight against TB.

[Premium Times] The delegation was also received at the Nigerian High Commission in London by Ambassador Mohammed Maidugu, who is serving as the Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

[RFI] A Gabon court on Wednesday sentenced the former first lady and son of the oil-rich country's deposed leader Ali Bongo to 20 years in prison following a two-day graft trial.

[Premium Times] ERT reported that 56 people have been rescued so far, and the search for possible further passengers was ongoing.

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[MSF] Port Sudan -- As starved people continue trying to flee atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are providing urgent care to those who have reached the town of Tawila. Here MSF is witnessing extreme levels of acute malnutrition, in what is now the most severe example of a malnutrition crisis that has gripped Sudan since the start of the war.

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms over parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal.

[allAfrica] Accra, Ghana -- Millions of children sit in classrooms across Africa but leave unable to read a simple sentence or solve basic math problems.

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[allAfrica] Raila Odinga was a giant in Kenya's politics.

[Namibian] South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has assumed the interim chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) after Madagascar stepped down from the position amid political turmoil.

[RFI] Tens of thousands of Sudanese are on the move once again, fleeing reported atrocities after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the key western city of el-Fasher late last month.

[Premium Times] The coalition said its Process and Results Verification for Transparency (PRVT) methodology confirmed the integrity of the results announced by INEC.

[RFI] Tunisia's migration policy is under scrutiny two years on from a deal with the European Union intended to discourage illegal migration from the North African country, and from a «replacement theory» speech the same year by President Kais Saied on the «dangers» of black migration. A recent Amnesty International report has highlighted widespread human rights violations in the country.

[RFI] The Republic of the Congo this week entered the international bond market for the first time since 2007, signalling a new confidence in its economic reforms and fiscal management.

[allAfrica] President Félix Tshisekedi's latest cabinet reshuffle is not a mere administrative update--it's a full-scale political recalibration. With 46 new faces in a 56-member cabinet, the Congolese leader has sent an unmistakable message: the era of shared power is over.