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🇳🇬 Katsina police have busted a kidnapping syndicate accused of abducting a child in the state capital. Investigators recovered N7.5 million believed to be part of the ransom proceeds and arrested six suspects, while one alleged accomplice remains on the run. Details here: africanquarters.co/katsina-kidnap… via @AfricanQuarters

🚨 Police in Katsina State have dismantled a seven-man kidnapping syndicate linked to the abduction of an 8-year-old boy returning from Islamic school. Authorities say the gang demanded N50 million ransom before the child was freed. Six suspects have now been arrested, including a neighbour of the victim’s family. Read more: africanquarters.co/katsina-kidnap… via @AfricanQuarters

🚨 Senegal’s political alliance has collapsed. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has sacked Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the entire government in a dramatic late-night decree that could reshape Senegal’s future. The split comes amid IMF pressure, a worsening debt crisis and growing tensions inside the ruling PASTEF movement. Read more: africanquarters.co/faye-sacks-son… via @AfricanQuarters

BREAKING: Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed PM Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government in a shock late-night broadcast. The dramatic fallout between the two former allies now raises major questions about Senegal’s economy, IMF talks and political stability. Read: africanquarters.co/faye-sacks-son… via @AfricanQuarters

BREAKING: Niger ends France’s 58-year grip on the Arlit uranium concession. 🇳🇪⚡ The government has revoked the historic mining title originally granted in 1968 and replaced it with a new state-owned uranium company called TSUMCO. The move deepens the post-coup split between Niger and France. Full story 👇 africanquarters.co/niger-arlit-ur… via @AfricanQuarters

🇳🇪 Niger has officially cancelled the historic Arlit uranium concession linked to France after nearly six decades of mining control. The military-led government says it is reclaiming uranium operations through a new state-owned company, TSUMCO, while accusing Orano of unpaid royalties and environmental damage. For decades, Niger’s uranium powered French nuclear energy. Now Niamey says the era is over. Read more: africanquarters.co/niger-arlit-ur… via @AfricanQuarters

🚨 A UK radio station accidentally announced the death of King Charles III after a computer error triggered its royal emergency protocol. The Radio Caroline false death broadcast spread rapidly online before corrections were issued, raising concerns about automated broadcasting systems and misinformation. Read more 👇 africanquarters.co/radio-caroline… via @AfricanQuarters

A Cape Town family says false viral claims linking their 9-year-old daughter to missing child Joshlin Smith have caused harassment, fear, and emotional trauma after misinformation spread online. Read more: africanquarters.co/joshlin-smith-… via @AfricanQuarters #JoshlinSmith #SouthAfrica #CapeTown #BreakingNews

🚨 Rivers politics just took another dramatic turn. Hours after Governor Siminalayi Fubara withdrew from the APC primary, Blessing Fubara Snr entered the Rivers State 2027 governorship race under the NDC platform. Could this move reshape the battle for Rivers State in 2027? Read more 👇🏽 africanquarters.co/rivers-state-2… via @AfricanQuarters

🚨 Former Nigerian Power Minister Saleh Mamman vanished after his conviction, ignored repeated court appearances, and allegedly relied on accomplices to stay hidden in Kaduna. But EFCC operatives tracked him down in a dramatic pre-dawn operation after he was sentenced to 75 years in prison. Read the full investigation 👇 africanquarters.co/saleh-mamman-a… via @AfricanQuarters #Nigeria #EFCC #SalehMamman #Corruption #Kaduna #MambillaProject

BREAKING: Eight people were killed in the Egypt transport hub shooting in Assiut after a gunman opened fire on civilians before being killed by police. Investigations remain ongoing. Read more: africanquarters.co/egypt-transpor… via @AfricanQuarters #Egypt #Assiut #Breaking

The SERAP DSS defamation ruling is sparking nationwide debate after a Nigerian court ordered SERAP to pay N100m in damages to DSS officials. SERAP has appealed the judgment, calling it a threat to civic freedom and accountability. Read more 👇🏽 africanquarters.co/serap-dss-defa… via @AfricanQuarters #SERAP #DSS #Nigeria #HumanRights

Escalating xenophobic attacks in South Africa are drawing condemnation from the AU, UN and African governments as anti-migrant protests spread across major cities. Read more 👇 🔗 africanquarters.co/xenophobic-att… #SouthAfrica #Xenophobia #AfricaNews

DRC’s Ebola death toll has passed 100 as Uganda tightens border controls following confirmed Bundibugyo virus cases in Kampala. Health officials warn the outbreak may be larger than reported. Read more: africanquarters.co/uganda-ebola-b…⁠� #Ebola #Uganda #DRC #AfricaCDC

🚨 Nigeria’s security crisis is deepening. Fresh AFRICOM-backed strikes against ISIS-linked militants in Borno come as more than 40 schoolchildren remain missing after armed attacks in Oyo State. The joint US-Nigerian operation reportedly killed senior ISIS figures and over 20 additional militants, but fears are growing over expanding insecurity across the country. Read the full report 👇 africanquarters.co/nigeria-strike… via @AfricanQuarters

City Boy Movement Empowers 1,000 Women in FCT, Backs Tinubu Re-Election africanquarters.co/city-boy-movem… via @AfricanQuarters #CityBoyMovement #Tinubu #WomenEmpowerment #FCT

Kenya has ground to a halt. Thousands of commuters were stranded after a nationwide transport strike shut down matatus, buses, trucks, boda bodas and ride-hailing services over soaring fuel prices. Schools suspended classes. Businesses faced disruption. Road blockades were reported across major routes. Read more: africanquarters.co/kenya-transpor… via @AfricanQuarters #KenyaTransportStrike #Kenya #Nairobi #FuelPrices #Matatu #AfricaNews

The world is now confronting a dangerous reality: Most Ebola testing systems across parts of Africa were built to detect only the Zaire strain. But the current outbreak is Bundibugyo. How a diagnostic gap became a continental health threat: africanquarters.co/ebola-diagnost… #WHO #Ebola #GlobalHealthEmergency #Uganda #DRC