Military manufacturing may be growing, but defence sovereignty depends on far more than production.
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Women-led campaigns are helping curb gang violence by changing young people’s mindsets in conflict-scarred communities.
Black students braved bullets to protest the discriminatory apartheid-era education policies.
More than 360 people abducted by Boko Haram have been rescued in northeastern Nigeria.
President Tinubu takes victorious tone despite recent mass kidnappings by armed groups across the country.
Migrants say they are living in fear after a group gave people living illegally in South Africa a deadline to leave.
Portugal beat Nigeria 2-1 as Pedro Neto and Francisco Conceicao net, but Cristiano Ronaldo scuffs golden chances.
Political issues continue to dominate the build-up, with the US-Israel war on Iran overshadowing the World Cup.
All the news on the teams, lineups and start time as Portugal complete their World Cup preparations against Nigeria.
It’s not the first time the two African giants have gone head-to-head over attacks on their nationals.
