Google has announced plans to build a landmark undersea cable, Umoja, the first of its kind to directly link Africa and Australia. This project is expected to revolutionize digital communication and economic ties between the two continents. Google has partnered with African and Australian leaders to develop Umoja, which translates to "unity" in Swahili.
NEMA has repatriated 497 Nigerian returnees stranded in Niger Republic, most of whom had set out for Libya before turning back from the perilous desert route.