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[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu yesterday threw jabs at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over its series of industrial actions, saying calling four strikes against his administration that is barely nine months is unacceptable.

[WHO] New study released by the Lancet shows that, in 2022, more than 1 billion people in the world are now living with obesity. Worldwide, obesity among adults has more than doubled since 1990, and has quadrupled among children and adolescents (5 to 19 years of age). The data also show that 43% of adults were overweight in 2022.

[New Dawn] Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf retired in 2018 having led Liberia for 12 consecutive years as Africa's first female elected president upon winning a 2005 democratic election at the end of a brutal 14-year civil war.

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

A woman featured in a BBC video struggling to feed her children is overwhelmed by the help she has received.

A woman featured in a BBC video struggling to feed her children is overwhelmed by the help she has received.

A woman featured in a BBC video struggling to feed her children is overwhelmed by the help she has received.

A woman featured on a BBC video struggling to feed her children is overwhelmed by the help she has received.

Yaya Dillo was a leading critic of Chad's military ruler, Mahamat Déby, and was also his cousin.

Yaya Dillo was a leading critic of Chad's military ruler, Mahamat Déby, and was also his cousin.

They were walking to Grand Bassin lake, considered sacred by the island's Hindu community - and more.

The student was in a passing bus when a gunman killed two men in a car in Johannesburg, police say.

A prosecutor confirms that Yaya Dillo died in an exchange of heavy gunfire with security forces.

Cameroonians are grappling with a fuel price hike as well as soaring food costs.

Cameroonians are grappling with a fuel price hike as well as soaring food costs.

Cameroonians are grappling with a fuel price hike as well as soaring food costs.

Dominic Ongwen was convicted of crimes including rape, kidnapping and murder by the ICC.