From the Elysee Palace to a prison cell: The scandal-ridden life of Nicolas Sarkozy

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The African Union Contributes to UNESCO's launch of the "African Diaspora" and "Global Africa" Volumes in Paris

Mon 20 Oct 2025 | 12:06 AM The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held a special high-level event to present the new volumes of the General History of Africa Encyclopedia at its headquarters in Paris....

Tinubu, Obasanjo, Okonjo-Iweala, pay tribute to Christopher Kolade

President Bola Tinubu, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Director General of World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday paid glowing tributes to late diplomat, renowned broadcaster and corporate leader, Dr Christopher...

Power, gold and guns shape Mali’s uncertain future

Military juntas, foreign mercenaries and resource rivalries now define the Sahel’s shifting geopolitical order. A mine worker hammers a large ingot of gold in Loulo, Mali. The country is Africa’s second-largest producer of the precious metal, and...

Overthrowing government: Full list of African countries that fell to military rule after coup plot

Military coups have reshaped the political landscape across Africa, with seven countries falling under army control since August 2020 From Mali to Niger, transitional governments led by generals have replaced elected leaders, often promising...

Russian mercenaries replace Western forces as ISIS surges across Africa's Sahel region

Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Vice President Alberto Miguel Fernandez told Fox News Digital that ISIS-aligned soldiers in the African nation of Mozambique are boasting of attacks on Christian villages. NEWYou can now listen to Fox...

Mali’s sovereignty dilemma

Since Assimi Goïta’s rise to power through a coup in 2021, Mali’s trajectory has become increasingly uncertain and unstable. Following two military coups in 2020 and 2021, Goïta’s leadership has been marked by a pronounced nationalist stance. His...

Hon. Justice Ayotunde Phillips to chair Realnews 13th Anniversary Lecture 

Featured, Politics Honourable Justice Ayotunde Phillips Chair: Honourable Justice Ayotunde Phillips Theme: “Cybersecurity, Illicit Financial Flows and Achieving Agenda 2063 in Africa.” Date: Wednesday, the 19th of November, 2025 Venue: Radisson...

Not All Nuclear Exposure Is Created Equally

Summary The nuclear energy universe spans from uranium mining to developers of advanced reactors to utilities generating electricity from nuclear reactors, with very different risk profiles across the value chain. Given the diversity of...

Osinbajo, Nwachukwu, Gov. Bago, Others Commend Peterside’s Leadership Books

4 Prominent Nigerians, in­cluding Professor Yemi Osinbajo, former Vice President of Nigeria; re­tired General Ike Nwachukwu (rtd), Niger State governor, Mo­hammed Bago, and others, have praised Dr. Dakuku Peterside’s two new books, Leading in a...

Climate Change And The Farmer’s Cry: Adapting To A Drying Sahel -By Hadiza Ibrahim Ba’aba

The Sahel region of West Africa, stretching from Senegal to Chad, was once known for its vast grasslands, rich soil, and rhythmic cycles of rain and harvest. Today, that landscape is changing dramatically. The once-predictable rains now come late,...

Dozens of Palestine Action supporters appear in London court on terror charges

A group of people accused of showing support for Palestine Action, which is proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the UK, has appeared in court in London. The 28 to appear on Monday were among 47 arrested at a protest in central London in...

Nutritional interventions to enhance gut health, reduce AMR

Back Edward Manchester 28 Oct 2025 The antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis is intensified by the absence of new antibiotic classes, with no discoveries made since 1984, only modifications of existing compounds. Edward Manchester, Global...

Remembering Yakubu’s innovations at resetting election conduct in Nigeria

After ten years in the saddle, Yakubu Mahmood recently bowed out of office as the head of Nigeria’s electoral Commission, the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC), leaving a legacy that many would talk about for a while. Since leaving...

Tanzania’s health, agriculture sectors reap fortunes from TBPL products

KIBAHA: THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Dr Hashil Abdallah, has stated that the Tanzania Biotech Products Ltd (TBPL) factory has become a vital pillar in both the health and agriculture sectors by producing...

Algeria and France: The End of a Historical Exclusive Relationship

Relations between Algeria and France are settling into a zone of silence. As Paris multiplies symbolic gestures to reopen dialog (the participation of its recalled ambassador to Paris in the ceremony paying tribute to the victims of October 17,...

Chinese firms invested over $1.3billion in Nigeria’s lithium sector – Alake

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, says Chinese companies have invested over $1.3 billion in Nigeria’s lithium processing sector since the administration of President Bola Tinubu took office. In a statement issued by his...

From “Christian Genocide” to “Coup Attempt”: Tread Carefully, By Prof. Usman Yusuf

Sunday 26th October, 2025 This article discusses the conspiracy of genocide of Christians in Nigeria and rumours of a coup plot against the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE” The Good Book repeatedly states that “lying...

Today in Africa — October 28, 2025: Tourist Plane Crash in Kenya Kills 11, Sudan’s Army Withdraws From El Fasher, Côte d'Ivoire’s President Allasane Ouattara Wins Fourth Term

NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. A Kenya Police officer examines the wreckage of a plane as officers gather to process evidence at the crash site in Mombasa, on October 28, 2025. by...

A shade above your average squirrel

A black-morph eastern gray squirrel photographed in central Wisconsin. Photo by Stan Tekiela Even the most ordinary critters in nature have behaviors and characteristics that I find fascinating — and I hope you will, too. The eastern gray squirrel...