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Startups Eye Metaverse, NFTs, to Solve Africa’s Economic Woes

It might sound like science fiction, but a Nigerian-born tech entrepreneur thinks he has found a way for Africans to escape problems like inequality and bad governance - a virtual nation born online. His is among a number of African-led virtual projects that aim to help the world's poorest continent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Herder-farmer conflict in the Sahel needs a new description: why 'eco-violence' fits

The Sahel – a 5,000km long strip of the African continent stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea – has become the most neglected and conflict-ridden part of the planet. Millions of people have been displaced in the region. Mass murders and property destruction occur almost daily.

The Conversation

Football fan spends three years making video game in frustration at teams being ignored

Victor Daniyan, from Nigeria, has painstakingly created a version of Pro Evolution Soccer that incorporates leagues, team names, kits and player avatars from the top leagues in his country

Daily Mirror

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Police hunt gunmen who killed at least 15 in Soweto bar shooting

In tonight's edition: People in Soweto accuse authorities of not doing enough to protect them after 15 people are gunned down in an attack on a bar in the South African township. In Nigeria, the presidential candidate for the ruling party picks a Muslim senator as his running mate. Lastly,…

France 24

Latest Nigerian jailbreak could usher new era of insecurity – experts

Armed gunmen attacked a prison and freed several Boko Haram members. Analysts fear it will lead to a ripple effect.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria jailbreak raises more questions over insecurity

Nigerian authorities on Monday admitted shortcomings in security at a jail in the nation’s capital after an attack that resulted in the escape of hundreds of inmates last week

The Independent UK

Bodies of 17 people recovered after Nigeria boat accident

The boat had set sail on Friday evening, but was carried into a barge by the tide and capsized.

Al Jazeera

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World population to hit eight billion mark this year, but growth rate is slowing: UN

The world's population is expected to reach eight billion on 15 November, the UN forecast Monday in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023, but growth rate is declining.

Radio France Internationale

Bodies of all 17 on board recovered after Lagos boat accident

Seventeen bodies have been recovered in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos after a boat accident that led to a frantic search for passengers, the inland waterways agency said.

Reuters

Historic Handover: Looted Benin Bronzes Returned By Germany

“Over 1,100 valuable bronzes from West Africa found their way into the collections of German museums.”

Zenger

Women's Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa, Nigeria and Botswana into quarters

Uchenna Kanu bagged a brace on Sunday night as defending champions Nigeria walloped Burundi 4-0 to advance to the quarter-finals at the women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria's Tinubu picks Muslim senator as presidential running mate

Nigeria's presidential frontrunner Bola Tinubu on Sunday picked as his running mate a sitting Muslim senator and former governor of northeastern Borno state, the heartland of an Islamist insurgency that has killed and displaced thousands of people.

Reuters

Nigeria's troubled northwest battles child malnutrition

Nigeria is grappling with child malnutrition in its troubled northwest region where armed groups have been targeting rural communities

The Independent UK

This is how Nigerians are fighting an epidemic with highest number of child pneumonia deaths in the world

Nigerian photographer Yagazie Emezi travels across her home country to document the ongoing epidemic of child pneumonia

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How Gbemisola Abudu Is Building an NBA Footprint in Her Native Nigeria

The NBA Africa vice president and country head of NBA Nigeria is determined to create a foundation of strong leaders by teaching young people the life skills basketball has to offer.

The Hindu

Nigerian soccer joins video game big league as local stars get avatars

A young coder in Nigera frustrated that they showcased football clubs and footballers from across Europe but not the stars and strips of his native country, made his own soccer video game

Evening Standard

Tems at Somerset House review: So much onstage charisma and musical talent

The hugely talented Nigerian singer-songwriter was cheered on by the crowd but coming shortly after a nasty bout of illness, she struggled to hit the high notes in the second half

Financial Times

Niger: the west’s bulwark against jihadis and Russian influence in Africa

The country is emerging as a critical ally in a neighbourhood of failing states

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Nigeria's Super Falcons swoop past Botswana's brave defence

This was one the Nigerian women had to win in order to stay in contention in the Africa Cup of Nations, a competition they have won on nine previous occasions. Despite a spirited display by Botswana's Mares, Nigeria did more than enough.

Reuters

Nigeria recaptures 27 inmates after jail attack claimed by Islamic State

Nigeria's security forces on Thursday recaptured 27 inmates who fled from a prison in the capital in Abuja following an attack claimed by Islamic State, the correctional service said.

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria face moment of truth at women's Africa Cup of Nations

Defending champions Nigeria face a test of their mettle on Thursday night in Rabat when they take on Botswana in their second pool match at the women's Africa Cup of Nations.

The Independent UK

Nigerian politician and wife who ‘plotted to harvest man’s kidney for their daughter’ to face trial

Couple allegedly treated 21-year-old as slave before he managed to escape to police station

The Conversation

Wole Soyinka's life of writing holds Nigeria up for scrutiny

Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, known simply as Wole Soyinka, can’t be easily described. He is a teacher, an ideologue, a scholar and an iconoclast, an elder statesman, a patriot and a culturalist.

The Independent UK

Extremists claim responsibility for Nigerian prison attack

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a prison attack in Nigeria’s capital which freed nearly 900 inmates including 60 of its members

The Conversation

Women's Afcon final stage is underway with a new challenge - testosterone testing

The 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) opened in Morocco with several storylines that include challenges to perennial giants, broadcast to a global audience, increased monetary payout to the winner and an expanded number of finalists. There are 12 teams left standing.

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