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Nigeria

Nigeria slaps Meta with $290m in fines for invasive practices

Africa

Nigeria slaps Meta with $290m in fines for invasive practices

By Tolu Olarewaju and Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada

Get-rich-quick schemes, pyramids and ponzis: five signs you’re being scammed

Maverick Life

Get-rich-quick schemes, pyramids and ponzis: five signs you’re being scammed

By Bomikazi Zeka and Abdul Latif Alhassan

Drones in Africa are a new frontier for armed groups and propaganda warfare

Africa

Drones in Africa are a new frontier for armed groups and propaganda warfare

By Karen Allen

Post-festival blues, coffee with Abi Daré and the rage that becomes fiction

Maverick Life

Post-festival blues, coffee with Abi Daré and the rage that becomes fiction

By Joy Watson

Angola and Argentina crackdowns expose secrets about drug mule syndicates operating via South Africa

DM168

Angola and Argentina crackdowns expose secrets about drug mule syndicates operating via South Africa

By Caryn Dolley

Under pressure but picking up — the state of Africa’s real estate markets

Business Maverick

Under pressure but picking up — the state of Africa’s real estate markets

By Kara le Roux

$Gaslight: Femi Kayode's provocative novel unravels truth and justice in a fractured society$

Maverick Life

Gaslight: Femi Kayode's provocative novel unravels truth and justice in a fractured society

By Joy Watson

Anchor states benefit Africa’s Peace and Security Council, but their dominance raises concerns

Op-eds

Anchor states benefit Africa’s Peace and Security Council, but their dominance raises concerns

By Maram Mahdi

US revokes all visas held by South Sudanese citizens; Libya devalues currency by 13.3%

Africa

US revokes all visas held by South Sudanese citizens; Libya devalues currency by 13.3%

By Reuters

World Bank approves $1.08bn loan for Nigeria; AU mediators in bid to save South Sudan peace deal

Africa

World Bank approves $1.08bn loan for Nigeria; AU mediators in bid to save South Sudan peace deal

By Reuters

War criminal forms rebel group to topple eastern DRC; Zimbabwe police block anti-Mnangagwa protests

Africa

War criminal forms rebel group to topple eastern DRC; Zimbabwe police block anti-Mnangagwa protests

By Reuters

Sudanese army surrounds Khartoum airport; Islamist fighters attack Nigerian army base, military outpost

Africa

Sudanese army surrounds Khartoum airport; Islamist fighters attack Nigerian army base, military outpost

By Reuters