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Africa · Life Style · Beauty & Grooming · Practical guide
A practical starting point for salon appointments and beauty shopping in Abuja, Lagos, Nairobi, Accra and Cairo—with verified operator listings and questions to ask before you go.
19 Sept 2026, 15:55 WAT
Africa · Life Style · Beauty & Grooming · Practical guide
From cornrows and twists to locs, wigs and cropped cuts, choose a look around your routine, comfort and full maintenance cost—not the reference photograph alone.
19 Sept 2026, 15:55 WAT
Eritrea / United States · Politics · Sanctions policy
OFAC removed the PFDJ, Eritrean Defence Forces, two officials and two party-linked businesses from its blocked-persons list after the legal authority behind the 2021 Ethiopia sanctions expired. The action is substantial, but it does not erase every separate U.S. restriction involving Eritrea.
19 Sept 2026, 12:05 WAT
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Nigeria · Sports · World Cup
Tosin Rafiu, Janet Akekoromowei and substitute Mary Mamudu scored as Nigeria eliminated England in Poland. Goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma's penalty save protected the lead before the Falconets pulled clear after half-time.
18 Sept 2026, 06:10 WAT
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Nigeria · Nigeria · Defence procurement
The Air Force says three AW109 Trekker B helicopters arrived on 15 September and two H125s were delivered earlier. The aircraft still require assembly, induction and readiness work before operational use.
16 Sept 2026, 02:58 WAT
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Nigeria · Life Style · Wedding dress
Aso oke, coral beads, caps, wrappers, kaftans and white gowns do more than produce photographs. They identify kinship, region, faith, occasion and the terms on which two families meet.
15 Sept 2026, 13:05 WAT
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Nigeria / diaspora · Life Style · Design & enterprise
From Deola Sagoe’s Komole to ATAFO’s tailoring and Veekee James’s remote fittings, bridal studios are converting cultural knowledge into skilled work, global visibility and demanding production systems.
15 Sept 2026, 13:04 WAT
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Uganda / South Sudan · Environment · Climate & culture
Accounts from eastern Uganda and South Sudan show how erratic weather, fragile farm livelihoods and paid expectations can turn respected spiritual figures into targets. Climate change is part of the pressure, but it is not a complete explanation for individual attacks.
15 Sept 2026, 11:58 WAT
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Nigeria · Business · Capital markets
The SEC-approved offer seeks subscriptions for up to 4.1 billion shares and closes on 13 October. It opens public participation in a major industrial asset, but allotment, listing and investment returns are not guaranteed.
14 Sept 2026, 11:58 WAT
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South Africa · Latest · Weather alert
SAWS forecasts 25–50 mm across Eastern Namakwa and the Central Karoo, with 60–80 mm possible in some districts. The alert warns of flooding and disruption; it does not confirm that those impacts have occurred.
14 Sept 2026, 06:02 WAT
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Madagascar · Life Style
The textile can be worn, exchanged or used in funerary practice. Museum objects reveal material and technique, but living meaning belongs to Malagasy communities and particular occasions.
13 Sept 2026, 12:00 WAT
United States / African diaspora · Hollywood
Her Academy record spans Malcolm X, Amistad and the Black Panther films. The achievement is not only visual spectacle: it shows how research, silhouette and material can build character and political memory.
13 Sept 2026, 12:00 WAT
Nigeria / United Kingdom / United States · Hollywood
His 12 Years a Slave performance earned an Academy nomination, but acting is only part of the story. Writing and directing create another route for diaspora artists to shape whose point of view governs a film.
13 Sept 2026, 12:00 WAT
Kenya · Culture
Academy officials say key milestones are complete and Kenyan artists will visit the United States in October. Kenya is still competing with Nigeria and South Africa, and no headquarters decision or opening date has been announced.
12 Sept 2026, 04:48 WAT
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South Africa · Latest
Electricity failures have unsettled water systems across Johannesburg, the West Rand and parts of North West. Officials say conditions are improving, but have not declared the network sustainably stable.
10 Sept 2026, 15:05 WAT
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Uganda · Life Style
The Babiito royal clan has selected the former broadcaster to succeed King Oyo. The choice is consequential, but it is not yet an enthronement—and competing succession claims remain part of the story.
10 Sept 2026, 02:55 WAT
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Nigeria / West Africa · Technology
From watching aircraft in Zaria to building remote-controlled models in Ilorin, Musa Aliyu Damilola’s journey reveals what happens when practical curiosity meets access to training.
10 Sept 2026, 00:25 WAT
Nigeria / West Africa · Technology
Mohammed Bah Abba’s pot-in-pot system turned familiar earthenware into a useful preservation tool. Its value lies in a modest but consequential change: fewer vegetables lost before sale.
10 Sept 2026, 00:25 WAT
Kenya / East Africa · Technology
Richard Turere’s Lion Lights brought electronics into the livestock enclosure. The deeper achievement was designing a way to protect an income without making killing a predator the first response.
10 Sept 2026, 00:25 WAT
Uganda / East Africa · Technology
TEXFAD turns banana pseudostems into fibre, yarn and woven objects. The transformation connects farming to textile skills—and puts the economics of collecting agricultural leftovers under scrutiny.
10 Sept 2026, 00:25 WAT
Cameroon / Central Africa · Technology
Arthur Zang’s medical tablet addressed distance between a local health worker and a specialist. Its importance lies in that connection, not in replacing the cardiologist.
10 Sept 2026, 00:25 WAT
DR Congo / Central Africa · Technology
Thérèse Kirongozi’s traffic robots became an arresting symbol of Congolese invention. Behind the metal figure is a serious design question: what makes road users pay attention and comply?
10 Sept 2026, 00:25 WAT
Malawi / Southern Africa · Technology
William Kamkwamba’s achievement is often reduced to a tale of solitary genius. Look closer and the book, the librarian and the opportunities that followed become just as important.
10 Sept 2026, 00:25 WAT
Kenya / East Africa · Technology
Nzambi Matee’s Gjenge Makers moved from experiments with sand and plastic to useful paving products. The revealing part is how a promising sample became something a customer could buy repeatedly.
10 Sept 2026, 00:25 WAT
Nigeria · Nollywood · Director
KAP’s film village and a 2026 training partnership shift the conversation from a director’s visual ambition to the infrastructure that can sustain it.
Updated 9 Sept 2026, 22:09 WAT
Nigeria · Nollywood · Craft
From a room’s layout to the objects a family keeps, design gives Nigerian stories a material history—and its makers deserve to be named.
Updated 9 Sept 2026, 22:09 WAT
Nigeria · Nollywood · Craft
Clothing carries work, status, memory and change into a scene. The craft lies in making those choices belong to the person wearing them.
Updated 9 Sept 2026, 22:09 WAT
Kenya · Health
A return-to-work agreement directs nurses back to public hospitals within 24 hours and gives the parties 45 days to finish negotiations. Services can restart now, but the commitments that caused the walkout have not all been delivered.
9 Sept 2026, 18:05 WAT
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South Africa · Health
The lenacapavir rollout has reached 360 public clinics across 24 districts in six provinces. The figure records PrEP initiations—not HIV treatment, vaccination or permanent protection—and follow-up will determine its lasting impact.
9 Sept 2026, 15:05 WAT
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South Africa · Business
The second-quarter decline ended six consecutive quarters of growth and was slightly worse than economists expected. Household spending rose, but weak production and a surge in imports outweighed the gains.
8 Sept 2026, 12:03 WAT
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Ghana · Business
Reported first-quarter figures show exports well ahead of imports in money terms. The composition of those exports explains why a large surplus is not the whole economic story.
8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT
Africa / Diaspora · Business
Transfer fees tell only part of the story. Comparing a remittance means following the same payment from the sender’s account to the recipient’s usable balance.
8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT
Nigeria / United Kingdom · Diaspora
Her route through building services, international projects and professional registration shows the technical work behind spaces that people can safely use.
8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT
Nigeria / United Kingdom · Diaspora
The British-Nigerian scientist’s work connects precision instruments with public explanation—two demanding parts of making science useful.
8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT
Mozambique · Hospitality
The landmark hotel combines a historic main building with a different accommodation wing. A useful booking decision starts with the room category, not the grandest photograph.
8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT
Burkina Faso · Tourism
The Kasena royal compound brings building, surface decoration and social organisation together. Its heritage value cannot be reduced to a patterned backdrop.
8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT
Nigeria · Life Style
The Abia textile tradition uses the structure of the loom to create design. Understanding the work explains why a woven wrapper cannot be priced like a printed imitation.
8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT
Madagascar · Life Style
An artisan’s account from Antoetra connects carved houses and utensils with timber supplies, farming income and the difficulty of keeping skilled work economically sustainable.
8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT
Nigeria · Nollywood
Retrospective analysis: Arie and Chuko Esiri’s Lagos drama gives work, family responsibility and ordinary transactions the weight usually reserved for the journey abroad.
8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT
Africa · Politics
The Peace and Security Council has a formal conflict-prevention and response mandate. Following a decision into funding, deployment and political cooperation reveals what it can achieve.
8 Sept 2026, 04:05 WAT