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Gist23 minutes ago Gunmen Kill 22 People During Baptism Ceremony In Niger Gunmen reportedly on motorbikes have killed 22 villagers in western Niger, where most of them had gathered for a baptism ceremony. Naija News understands that the...
Naija News understands that the dreaded attack took place on Monday in Takoubatt village, Tillaberi region, an area plagued by jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. A resident told AFP that the gunmen opened fire on...

How to watch Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid: live Champions League 2025/26 game, free streams, team news
The Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid live stream ushers in the return of the Champions League as both sides look to get their campaign off to a positive start. Liverpool will be looking to repeat the form they showed in last season’s league phase of...
Mali Coach Saintfiet Eyes Historic World Cup Upset Against Ghana Monday
Mali head coach Tom Saintfiet has declared his team ready to make history by defeating group leaders Ghana in Monday’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Accra Sports Stadium, despite the Black Stars holding a four-point advantage. The...

Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 17, 2025 Morning
Myanmar Military News Updates – Sep 17, 2025 Morning 🚩🚩 1. SAC Column Advancing by Water Route in Kawthaung Attacked and Crushed for Two Consecutive Days September 16 Radio NUG The Kawthaung District People’s Defense Organization (PDO) announced...
Geographer Exposes Hidden Politics Behind Africa’s Failed Farm Policies
When William Moseley served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mali decades ago, a conversation with a development official changed how he understood African agriculture. The official insisted cotton was crucial for everything paying off debt, reducing...

School Assembly News Headlines Today (Sept 17): Top National, International & Sports Updates + Thought of the Day
School Assembly News Headlines Today (Sept 17): Top National, International & Sports Updates (Source: DPS Tezpur) If you’re a student on the lookout for news headlines to read out in your school assembly, you’re at the right place! We’ve compiled...
India joins Russia-Belarus drills amid nuclear weapons launch rehearsal
Indian troops have participated in the Russian-led Zapad-2025 military drills, Russian state agency TASS said on Tuesday, highlighting Moscow’s close ties with New Delhi, whose growing ties with the United States have been strained by the...

Al-Qaida-linked militants target fuel trucks in Mali in a blockade that could squeeze the economy
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Militants affiliated with al-Qaida have burned and destroyed some 100 trucks transporting fuel to Mali’s capital in recent days, a local trade union said Tuesday, as the nation’s military tries to stop a blockade of fuel...

Business News | OPPO India Launches F31 5G Series: The Best Smartphone for Durability with Smooth and Powerful Performance
PNN New Delhi [India], September 17: OPPO India has launched the F31 5G Series, the latest in its popular F line-up, designed to meet India's demand for durability and smooth performance. The new series offers three models--F31 Pro+, F31 Pro, and...

India Joins Russia-Belarus Zapad Military Drills Amid Trade Tensions With US
Last Updated:September 17, 2025, 07:37 IST India had previously taken part in Zapad exercises, joint war games between Russia and Belarus, before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russian and Belarusian flags fly at a training...

India joins Russia and Belarus Zapad military drills amid trade tensions with US
India joined the Russian-led Zapad-2025 military exercises, sending 65 personnel to the five-day drills, a move that has drawn attention amid strained ties with the United States. Relations between New Delhi and Washington have been tested after...

Techiman central market to undergo major expansion and rehabilitation works-Minister
By Jerry Azanduna Techiman, Sept. 16, GNA-Mr Francis Owusu Antwi, the Bono East Regional Minister says the Techiman Central Market will soon undergo major expansion and rehabilitation works under the government’s 24-hour economy programme. He said...

UN Report Warns of Worsening Famine in Gaza, Sudan and Other Conflict Zones
Palestinians in Gaza, 2025. X/ @AHRCUSA September 16, 2025 Hour: 8:21 am On Tuesday, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) informed that northern Gaza is in conditions similar to or worse than Gaza Governorate but has not been...

Enock Piroro –Zim’s high flying bassist
ENOCK Piroro may be an unknown on the local music scene, but his mastery of the bass guitar has made him an international icon. The 35-year-old bass guitar maestro testifies to the universality of music as a language that transcends the boundaries...

Cora Gold reports encouraging results from Madina Foulbe
The AIM-traded West Africa-focused miner said its 2024 reconnaissance drilling at the Tambor target - one of four main targets at the project - returned economic or anomalous gold grades from six of 10 holes, including a best intersection of 10...

Plan to establish national reinsurance company in Mali
The Malian Minister of Economy and Finance has presented a proposal to the Council of Ministers to establish a national reinsurance company. According to the authorities, this initiative is part of a broader strategy to strengthen the country's...

Washington backs Mali’s Junta to fight extremists: WashPo
Intelligence shared by Washington is reportedly aiding Malian forces as the Trump administration recalibrates policy toward the country’s military rulers. The United States has stepped up intelligence-sharing with Mali’s authoritarian military...

At least 40 fuel tankers burned in al Qaeda-linked attack in Mali, sources say
Audio By Carbonatix (Reuters) -At least 40 fuel tankers were destroyed in Mali on Sunday when al Qaeda-linked insurgents who had declared a blockade on fuel imports to the country attacked a convoy of more than 100 vehicles under military escort,...

HEATHER KLEIN: Gaza front page, world back page
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists A large group of people came together on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to rally in support of Palestinians, while calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Sunday, November 12, 2023. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia...

Import substitution industrialisation, sheer nuts?, By Uddin Ifeanyi
A couple of years ago, it was not just that under import substitution industrialisation (ISI) coddled industries became inefficient and uncompetitive. Nor that a balance of payments crisis eventually came to be as the then-Third World countries...