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1 week ago | 
nytimes.com | Ismail Auwal |Lynsey Chutel
Nigerian authorities said they had expected flooding as part of the rainy season but were surprised by the extent of the damage. Torrential rainfall triggered devastating floods in a western Nigerian town, according to local officials, who said the severity of the flood had taken them by surprise. Credit Credit...
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
africannewspage.net | Ismail Auwal
In a world where Africa’s narrative is often dominated by negative stereotypes, Zipporah Maubane, newly appointed Head of Communications and Advocacy at the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), is on a mission to change how the continent is viewed. Maubane, who spoke to African Newspage on the sidelines of the 8th Programme for Infrastructure Development (PIDA) Week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia recently, is committed to reshaping how Africa sees itself—and how the world views Africa.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
africannewspage.net | Ismail Auwal
Nardos Bekele-Thomas, the CEO of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), has been named one of Africa’s 100 Most Influential Personalities of 2024 by New African magazine. The London-based publication recently released its annual list, highlighting remarkable individuals from 29 countries whose work has significantly advanced Africa’s development and global influence across diverse sectors from politics to business and sports to the creative industries.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
africannewspage.net | Ismail Auwal
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health have signed an agreement to transform healthcare in Africa’s second most populous country, Ethiopia.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
africannewspage.net | Ismail Auwal
The 8th Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week sought to address the continent’s $100 billion annual infrastructure financing deficit. From November 25 to 29, African infrastructure stakeholders gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the continent’s premier infrastructure event, the 8th Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
africannewspage.net | Ismail Auwal
Propcom+, an 8-year United Kingdom-funded rural and agricultural market development program, targets increasing the incomes and climate resilience of around 4 million poor and rural Nigerians, (50% of whom will be women), by increasing productivity and food security, enhancing climate resilience by 2030.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Elian Peltier |Ismail Auwal
Dozens of teenagers, some as young as 14, had been held for nearly three months in a squalid detention center that houses murder suspects. They faced treason charges and possible death sentences for alleged participation in protests against Nigeria's government. But since they were arraigned in a courtroom on Friday, their appearance there shocked people around the country, creating a wave of indignation at their treatment.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Ismail Auwal |Emily Flitter
Nigerian officials said on Wednesday they were preparing to release Tigran Gambaryan, an American who has been imprisoned there as part a criminal case against the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, after prosecutors dropped charges against him of money laundering. Dele Oyewale, a government spokesman, said Mr. Gambaryan was being released on humanitarian grounds after significant declines in his health. Mr. Gambaryan had malaria and dealt with issues stemming from a herniated disk.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Ismail Auwal |Elian Peltier
The driver of a fuel tanker was transporting 45,000 liters of gasoline on an unlit road in northern Nigeria on Tuesday night when a van carrying tomatoes veered into his lane. The driver lost control of his vehicle as he tried to avoid the van. The driver, Yusuf Mohammad, emerged from the truck uninjured, as did the driver of the van.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
bostonglobe.com | Ismail Auwal |Elian Peltier
KANO, Nigeria — More than 140 people were killed in northern Nigeria on Tuesday after an overturned fuel tanker exploded, emergency officials said, in one of the deadliest road disasters ever recorded in Africa’s most populous country. While the death toll was exceptionally high, the tragedy followed an all too common pattern on Nigeria’s roads: A truck driver lost control of a fuel tanker, and people rushed in to collect the spilled gasoline from the overturned vehicle.
