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Nigeria’s Fuel Price Hike Sparks Nationwide Anger as Pump Costs Jump 65%

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Nigeria’s government announced a 65 percent increase in gasoline prices on Tuesday, ending a long-standing fuel subsidy in what authorities called a necessary step toward economic reform — but triggering immediate outrage among ordinary Nigerians already struggling with soaring costs of living. The Announcement The Minister of Petroleum Resources announced the new pump price in […]

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UN General Assembly Votes to Recognize Slave Trade as Crime Against Humanity

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In a historic vote that drew applause from delegates across the chamber, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution formally recognizing the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism-era atrocities as crimes against humanity — paving the way for potential reparations claims that could reshape the global financial and moral landscape. The Vote The resolution,

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South Africa Disinvited from G7 Summit in Shock Diplomatic Snub

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South Africa has been uninvited from the G7 summit scheduled to take place in France, in a move that has sent shockwaves through African diplomatic circles and ignited a fierce debate about the treatment of the continent at the world’s most powerful tables. A Sudden and Unprecedented Decision The disinvitation, confirmed by the Élysée Palace

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