Africa News Headlines
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A Nigerian chess champion plays the royal game for 60 hours — a new global chess record
A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate has played chess nonstop for 60 hours
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The West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket
A UN report says drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region in recent years, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential hotspot for trafficking
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2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industry’s trade association
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As a landmark United Methodist gathering approaches, African churches weigh their future.
The United Methodist Church lost one-fourth of its U.S. churches in a recent schism, with conservatives departing over disputes on sexuality and theology
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10 years after Chibok, Nigerian families cope with the trauma of more school kidnappings
The mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls a decade ago in Nigeria marked a new era of fear in Africa's most populous country