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Congo sentences 13 soldiers to death in effort to strengthen discipline

Afrireporters January 2, 2025 0

A Congolese military tribunal has sentenced 13 soldiers to death on charges including murder, looting, and cowardice in what military...

North Korean hackers steal $1.3bn in cryptocurrency amid rising global crypto theft

Afrireporters December 20, 2024 0

Cryptocurrency theft reached $2.2 billion globally in 2024, with North Korean hackers responsible for over half, according to a new...

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EFCC arrests 148 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, other suspects over international online fraud scheme

Afrireporters December 17, 2024 0

Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested 792 suspects in a raid targeting a major...

UNICEF chief urges immediate action as Gaza children face daily bloodshed

Afrireporters December 14, 2024 0

Catherine Russell, head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has called for urgent intervention to protect children in Gaza,...

US president announces strategy to combat Islamophobia as Gaza war rages on

Afrireporters December 13, 2024 0

Five weeks before the end of his term, President Joe Biden unveiled a detailed national strategy to tackle Islamophobia and...

Skales lashes Nigerian artists for ignoring local media

Afrireporters November 30, 2024 0

Nigerian singer Raoul John Njeng-Njeng, known as Skales, has voiced strong disapproval of his colleagues who have turned their backs...

Port Harcourt refinery producing 1.4 million liters of PMS daily, NNPCL clarifies

Afrireporters November 27, 2024 0

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has affirmed that the revitalized 60,000 barrels-per-day Port Harcourt Refinery is operational and...

Tinubu seeks senate confirmation for Oluyede as Chief of Army Staff

Afrireporters November 22, 2024 0

President Bola Tinubu has officially requested the Senate's confirmation of Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the substantive Chief of...