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Imprisoned Militants Escape From Niger’s High-security Prison
A large-scale mutiny occurred on Thursday at Koutoukalé high-security prison in Niger, allowing most of the militant inmates to escape. Prisoners overpowered security...
Ghana’s Inflation Hits Two-Year Low At 22.8% In June
Ghana’s inflation rate fell to 22.8% in June 2024, continuing a downward trend from 23.1% in May. June’s inflation rate is the lowest...
FBI Reopens Charges Against Ex-Lawmaker for Accepting Donations from Tinubu’s Ally Chagoury
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has reopened public corruption charges against former U.S. lawmaker Jeffery Fortenberry on “falsifying and concealing” illegal campaign...
Withdrawal From ECOWAS is Irreversible – Mali Foreign Minister
Mali’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has said that the country’s withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is...
Nollywood Actor Hanks Anuku Embarks on Solo Protest Against Hunger
Popular Nollywood actor, Hanks Anuku, stormed the streets today to stage a one-man protest on the precarious situation of hunger in Nigeria. In...
Russia Denies Deliberately Targeting Civilian Buildings In Missile Attacks
Following its missile attacks in Ukraine Monday that left at least 29 dead, Russia’s Defence Ministry has denied allegations by Kyiv that it...
Nigeria’s Tinubu Re-elected As ECOWAS Chairman After Disastrous One-Year Tenure
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu initially became ECOWAS...
Tunisian Court Sentences President’s Critic To One Year In Prison
A well-known Tunisian lawyer and critic of President Kais Saied, Sonia Dahmani, has been sentenced to one year in prison, her lawyer said...
Breaking: Darkness, as National Power Grid Collapse Again
This afternoon, the national power grid suffered yet another collapse, throwing the entire country into darkness. The collapse was reported around 3 pm,...
World Bank Grants $208 Million for Zambia Drought Relief
The World Bank has approved a $208 million grant to help Zambia cope with the severe social and economic effects of the ongoing...
We Need $4.7bn To Aid 21 Million Displaced Persons In Nigeria, Others – UN
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN) has revealed that their humanitarian partners need $4.7 billion in 2024 to...
Gunmen Kill Seven Benin Republic Soldiers In Sahel Border Attack
Gunmen have reportedly killed seven soldiers in an attack on Pendjari National Park, in the north of Benin Republic, an army source and...