Culture
The Headies move to Toronto, and to April 2027
Nigeria's leading music awards will be held over two days in Canada instead of on 23 October.
Region
Diaspora
The latest reporting from the global African diaspora.
Diaspora
Nigeria brings home 105 citizens found in Ghana cybercrime raids
The anti-trafficking agency says each returnee will be assessed. It has not said how many were victims and how many were willing participants.
Diaspora
Sent to countries they had never seen: US deportations to Africa
More than 500 people the US could not return home have been flown to African states instead, Human Rights Watch says. The US Supreme Court hears the case in December.
Diaspora
A Sudanese and an Egyptian among 12 dead at Riyadh airport
Nigeria and Egypt have condemned the Houthi strike on Saudi Arabia's main airport. The Egyptian victim was a 28-year-old flight attendant.
Diaspora
France expels two Nigerien intelligence officers
The pair worked at Niger's embassy in Paris. One was suspected of watching exiled opponents of the junta, Le Monde reports.
Sport
Kipruto wins Chicago Marathon in 2:01:09
The Kenyan broke clear with seven kilometres to go for a personal best. Ethiopia's Hawi Feysa kept the women's title.
Politics
ICC tells member states its fate is in their hands
Sanctioned by Washington as an institution, the court says it will not be deterred. The US says allies must rein it in or watch it be dismantled "brick by brick".
Sport
Ohale returns to Italy with Como as Gift Monday joins Boston's new NWSL team
Two Super Falcons, two moves: the veteran defender signs for Como after leaving Pachuca, and the forward is traded from Washington Spirit.
Diaspora
Trump tells Minnesotans to 'fight back' against Somali immigrants
The White House has not said what the president meant. Minnesota is home to the largest Somali community in the United States.
Opinion
Only Africa can save Africa. Here is what we are doing about it.
Aid has its place, but development that lasts is led by the people who live with the result. The African Coalition for Development sets out what it is working on now.
Sport
Osimhen back with an assist after 13 careful minutes
Galatasaray say they are protecting the Nigerian striker after injury. He had six goals in four games before he was hurt.
Diaspora
Ugandan in US court over cocaine and cartel arms plot
Michael Katungi Mpweire, extradited from Uganda, is accused with three others of offering weapons worth $58 million to a Mexican cartel. Two co-accused have pleaded guilty.
Diaspora
US lobbyist sues Tinubu and Nigeria for $57 million
Karl Von Batten alleges defamation and a plot to harm him. A lobbying firm also named in the Washington suit calls the claims absurd.
Culture
In Sheffield, a Nigerian singer reads her grandmother's letter on stage
Kayefi's Tales & Tunes brought music, fashion, dance and food together, with the producer ID Cabasa directing the music.
Technology
Airtel Money starts trading in London with a $7 billion target
The mobile money business, which operates in 13 African countries, opened slightly below its offer price. Full trading begins on 14 October.
Politics
US sanctions the International Criminal Court hours after its former judge wins the Nobel
Washington has banned transactions with the court, a step that could cut it off from banks, insurers and software suppliers. "Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC," the US secretary of state said.
Diaspora
Kenya says 354 of its citizens were drawn into the Russia-Ukraine war
Figures given to Parliament show 84 killed or missing in action, 77 still on the front lines and 62 brought home. Nairobi wants them treated as victims of human trafficking.
Diaspora
US deportations to Africa are designed to frighten migrants, Human Rights Watch says
More than 500 people have been sent to African countries that are not their own. Fifteen African governments have now agreed to take deportees, the latest being Burundi.
Diaspora
Green, red, yellow, wheat: the many words Africans use for skin tone
From Sudan to Ghana, communities describe complexion with vocabularies that carry history, status and ideas of beauty, and do not translate neatly into "Black".
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