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According to the Henley Passport Index, South African passport holders can travel to 101 destinations without a prior visa. The ranking places the country 50th or 96th globally, depending on the report, with regional highlights across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Caribbean.
Armed groups attacked several villages and a mosque in Nigeria's central Niger State during Friday prayers, kidnapping dozens of worshippers. Police and local officials gave conflicting accounts of casualties, while survivors blamed the Lakurawa group and witnesses reported clashes with a rival faction.
Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of two French documentary filmmakers and their Togolese fixer, detained in Togo since late July on charges of making false declarations. The probe into the case has also raised questions about press freedom in the country.
Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo has become the first African musician to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The five-time Grammy winner, 66, was honored at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday, where she celebrated the power of music to unite people across cultures.
At an annual lecture in Accra honoring Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigerian scholar Ogochukwu Chidiebere Nweke urged African youth to reclaim their heritage and dismantle Eurocentric historical narratives, citing pre-colonial achievements and continental integration efforts.
Delegates from universities in 17 African countries gathered in Accra for the fourth International Annual Conference of the Harakati Za Muungano Union, focusing on economic restructuring, political reforms, and integration. Kwame Danquah, President of the International Secretariat, called for sweeping reforms and deeper regional integration, citing statistics on Africa's trade and population.