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Explosion Rocks Soku Gas Pipeline in Rivers State, Despite Fubara’s Suspension

An explosion has been reported along the Soku-Elok (Abua)-Rumuji-Bonny export terminal pipeline late Saturday, March 22. Christian Otiasah, an environmental manager in the...

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Burkina Faso: Authorities Launch Investigation into Hate Speech Calling for Ethnic Extermination

The Burkinabè judiciary has launched an investigation into hate speech circulating on social media calling for the extermination of an ethnic group. The...

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History Made as Namibia Inaugurates First Female President Nandi-Ndaitwah

Namibia made history on Friday as Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was sworn in as the country’s first female president, marking a new chapter in the...

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Ghana Revokes Small-Scale Mining Licences Issued After 2024 Elections To Combat Illegal Mining

The Ghanaian government has revoked all small-scale mining licences issued after the December 7, 2024, general elections as part of efforts to combat...

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Gabon Repays $29.8 Million Debt to World Bank

The government announced that Gabon has fully repaid its debt to the World Bank, amounting to 17.9 billion FCFA ($29.8 million). According to...

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“We Are No Longer in a War Against Terrorism, But a War of Independence” – President Traoré

On Thursday, Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traoré stated that the country is engaged in a “war of independence” rather than a conventional...

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US Court Awards Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas $18 Million in Defamation Case Against Former Ghanaian MP Agyapong

The Norbert Zongo Cell for Investigative Journalism in West Africa (CENOZO) has hailed the ruling of a United States court awarding $18 million...

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Tinubu’s Appointee to Control Rivers’ ₦1.176trn Budget Following Emergency Rule

The Nigerian National Assembly approved President Bola Tinubu’s emergency declaration in Rivers State, transferring control of the state’s ₦1.176 trillion budget from elected...

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Mali and Algeria Strengthen Ties as New Ambassador Presents Credentials

Mali’s newly appointed Ambassador to Algeria, Mohamed Amaga Dolo, officially presented his credentials to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Tuesday, according to MaliMaeci....

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Ghana Nabs Nigerian Drug Trafficker, Seizes $2.1m Cocaine and Heroin

A suspected drug kingpin of Nigerian origin, Uchechukwu Chima, has been arrested in Ghana. The 56-year-old was reportedly nabbed by the Narcotics Control...

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Burkina Faso: Government Tightens Firearm Acquisition Regulations

The Burkinabè government has reinforced regulations governing the acquisition and possession of firearms. A new decree, adopted during the Council of Ministers on...

Two Days After NLC's Strike, Akpabio Seeks Motion To Make Industrial Actions Illegal
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Hundeyin Condemns National Assembly’s ‘Nonsensical Voice Vote’ Approval of Rivers’ State of Emergency Declaration

Journalist and West Africa Weekly Editor-in-Chief David Hundeyin has raised concerns over the approval process for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s state of emergency...