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IMF Ranks Ethiopia, Guinea, Uganda, Rwanda and Benin as Africa’s Fastest-Growing Economies in 2026, Nigeria Absent From List
The International Monetary Fund has published its list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies for 2026, and Nigeria does not appear anywhere on it. The...
Ghana Approves Formal Application to Join BRICS as Cabinet Backs Mahama’s Economic Diversification Drive
Ghana’s cabinet has approved a decision to formally apply to join BRICS, the geopolitical and economic bloc of emerging economies, Foreign Minister Samuel...
Lagos-Calabar Highway Costs $15.7m Per Kilometre, Nigeria Pays More Than Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal Combined
The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is costing Nigeria far more per kilometre than similar road projects in neighbouring West African countries, and the disparity...
Red Sea Belongs to Its Coastal States, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia Declare
The leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia have issued a joint declaration asserting that the governance of the Red Sea is the...
Gambia Receives 21MW Generators From China to Tackle Crippling Power Crisis
The Gambia has taken delivery of two new power generators with a combined capacity of 21 megawatts, as the West African nation scrambles...
JAMB Prioritises Ottawa UTME Centre Over Nigeria’s Broken Exam System
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced plans to open a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination centre in Ottawa, Canada, starting in 2027....
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Launch Joint TV Channel Tafouk TV to Challenge Western Media
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have launched a joint television channel called Tafouk TV, a new regional broadcaster intended to promote the three...
Amaechi Claims Tinubu Spent N12 Billion to Change National Anthem, But Was It Budgeted For?
Former Minister of Transportation and 2027 African Democratic Congress vice presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that the President Bola Tinubu government spent...
Burkina Faso’s Traoré Says God Is Angry With Black People for Refusing to Use Their Brains
Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has said God is angry with Black people because they have refused to use their brains,...
Ghana Begins Jailing Pastors Who Preach on Moving Buses
Ghana has started enforcing a new law that sends pastors who preach on moving public buses to prison for up to eight months....
Senegal’s Power Cuts Force Government to Push Gas as the Long-Term Fix
Senegal’s energy minister says the power cuts that hit the country hard in September have made one thing clear: the country cannot keep...
Ethiopia and Eritrea Cut Diplomatic Ties as Tigray Conflict Escalates
Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic relations as renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of a wider regional conflict. On Thursday, Ethiopia...