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Ethiopia joins push for Pan-African currency printing with $140bn state firm

Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the country’s state-owned investment arm, plans to develop domestic currency-printing capacity as…

Gangland killing at a funeral shocks idyllic French island

Chris BockmanIn southern France Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP Alain Orsoni was shot at his mother’s funeral service in…

Lagos Police Launch CCTV Center for Crime Prevention

The Lagos State Police Command has said that the recently activated Closed-Circuit Television Surveillance Centre will…

I oversee a lab where engineers try to destroy my life’s work. It’s the only way to prepare for quantum threats

The first time I handed over my credit card to a security lab, it came back…

Will Iran’s internet shutdown become permanent?

Joe Tidy,BBC cybersecurity correspondentand Farshad Bayan,BBC Persian NurPhoto via Getty Images Iran is 10 days into…

Police Arrest Suspect in Anambra Child Killing and Abduction

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Friday Akonobi, in connection with the…

African Scientists push homegrown health R&D solutions as global funding tightens

Leading scientists from eight African countries are calling for urgent, Africa-led action to strengthen the continent’s…

YouTube star touches hearts in Africa during first tour

Eswatini Tourism US YouTuber IShowSpeed took part in an initiation ceremony to become a warrior in…

Nigerian News Recap: Obasanjo, S’Eagles, Matawalle Wedding

The political landscape is buzzing following a notable snub by former President Olusegun Obasanjo toward his…

There’s broad bipartisan support to renew Obamacare subsidies, but abortion issue could block a deal

Despite significant progress, bipartisan Senate negotiations on the subsidies seemed to be near collapse at the…