Nigeria

At least 37 illegal mining suspects died in detention in central-northern Nigeria. While officials blame an illness, survivors report severe overcrowding and suffocation.

Gunmen in military uniforms raided four villages and attacked mosques during prayer time. In a video released by the kidnappers on Sunday, many people are seen sitting in the forest with gunmen surrounding them. The president ordered the launch of a rescue operation. The identity of the kidnappers is not yet known, survivors identified them as jihadists linked to ISIS.

Nigeria's NIGCOMSAT is set to purchase two communications satellites from IAI and Thales. The total value of the deals is estimated to reach approximately $2 billion.

Electra has divested its contracting operations in Nigeria for $15 million, marking the company's complete exit from Africa. The decision follows limited business scale and a challenging operating environment.

"Arrested with commercial quantities of marijuana": Authorities in Nigeria arrested an elderly woman with dozens of bags of cannabis in her possession. The suspicion is that her daughter transferred the drugs to her. At the same time, Britain and Nigeria arrested two suspects in a joint operation with cocaine worth 20 million dollars.

A chilling event has shaken African football: Nigerian defender Chinedu Ozoor collapsed during a match and was declared dead. Shortly after, viral reports claimed he had shown signs of life in the morgue, but the club has since refuted these claims.

Following years of regulatory ambiguity, the President of Nigeria has signed a decree to regulate the digital assets market and establish a special oversight body within the central bank.

The Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation drug cartels have deepened their grip on Africa. Drug production in the west of the continent allows easy access to smuggling routes to Europe and Asia. Nigeria announced that it carried out the largest drug seizure in its history.