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Former Zimbabwe minister Walter Mzembi awaits a critical High Court ruling on his discharge application, while regional legal authorities grapple with enforcement of cross-border judgments.
As Australia faces T20 World Cup elimination in Sri Lanka, Nigeria's esports scene demonstrates how competitive gaming is reshaping African sporting ambitions with structured pathways and real prize money.
While state governments pour millions into rewarding athletic success, Nigeria's sports infrastructure crisis continues to drive top talent abroad, exposing a fundamental disconnect in the nation's approach to sporting development.
As Rivers State prepares to launch 23 virtual learning hubs and a Nigerian woman defies age barriers to secure an engineering internship at 41, the African education landscape is being redrawn by technology and determination.
From police brutality compensation denials to corporate payroll fraud and calls for prosecutorial oversight, South Africa's justice apparatus faces mounting questions about its capacity to deliver accountability to those it serves.
State and federal officials across Nigeria distributed food and cash support to hundreds of thousands of households during Ramadan, reflecting growing government recognition of economic hardship facing ordinary citizens.
Spanish and French authorities dismantle Europe's largest counterfeit perfume operation while UK police face renewed pressure to investigate human trafficking claims linked to Jeffrey Epstein's private flights.
The Grammy-winning rapper publicly addressed her separation from Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs during a concert performance, while simultaneously responding to ongoing tensions with fellow rapper BIA.
The sighting of the crescent moon in Saudi Arabia on February 17 signals the beginning of Ramadan 2026, prompting spiritual reflection and charitable initiatives across the Islamic world and Nigeria's Muslim communities.
Continental integration efforts face mounting obstacles despite ambitious frameworks like AfCFTA and EAC expansion, with infrastructure deficits and payment system failures hampering progress across regional economic communities.
Nigerian football awaits FIFA's ruling on a controversial eligibility case that could reshape their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes, while administrative failures plague African football competitions.
From Ethiopia's fragile Tigray truce to M23's control of eastern DRC and South Sudan's collapsing peace deal, multiple conflicts across East and Central Africa are creating humanitarian crises and testing regional institutions.
The deterioration of Nigeria's most prominent political friendship reveals deeper fractures in the country's governance, as calls grow for judicial rather than political resolution of allegations against the former Kaduna governor.
From the protracted Senzo Meyiwa trial to historical taxi violence inquiries, South African courts are navigating a constellation of high-stakes cases that test the limits of witness testimony, forensic evidence, and procedural integrity.
South Africa's sporting focus splits on 18 February as the Proteas prepare for their final T20 World Cup group match against UAE with Super Eights secured, while Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns contest a potentially title-defining Betway Premiership showdown at FNB Stadium.