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Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traore (L) sit next to Niger’s General Abdourahamane Tiani (R) upon his arrival in Niamey on July 5, 2024.
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Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso Form New Confederation, Vows to Improve Use of Local Languages

The military regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger signed a treaty on Saturday for the creation of a new confederation called the...

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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...

IThis afternoon the national power grid suffered yet another collapse, throwing the entire country into darkness. The collapse was reported to happened around 3 pm, as confirmed by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC).
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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,...

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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...

Mali's Goita Accuses France of Printing Counterfeit CFA Francs to Sabotage Malian Economy
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Mali’s Goita Accuses France Of Printing Counterfeit CFA Francs In Repeat Of 1960 ‘Operation Persil’

Mali’s transitional President, Colonel Assimi Goïta, has accused the French government of attempting to destabilise the country’s economy by injecting counterfeit CFA franc...

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000. The President also committed to periodically reviewing the national minimum wage law every three years.
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My Fall Was Prostration For Democracy As A Yoruba Boy – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has described his fall during the democracy day parade as prostration in honour of democracy as a Yoruba boy. Tinubu...

Tinubu bad governance protest
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From Disappointment To Pain: Reflecting On President Tinubu’s First Year In Office

Aided by multiple electoral irregularities and unprecedented violations of electoral law, Bola Tinubu emerged “victorious” in the 2023 general election and was sworn...

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iPhone 17 series: Apple might launch a ‘Slim’ model not ’17 Plus

Amidst the anticipation for the forthcoming iPhone 16 lineup, which is still months away from its official launch, speculations surrounding the iPhone 17...

Peoples Redemption Party opposes Relocation of US-France Military Bases to Nigeria
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Peoples Redemption Party opposes Relocation of US-France Military Bases to Nigeria

The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, has opposed the relocation of United States and French military bases, warning Nigerian authorities not to compromise its...

African leaders hold security summit over violent extremism
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African leaders hold security summit over violent extremism

African Union Commission leader, Mousa Faki alongside Chairman of ECOWAS, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and others, have called for the establishment of a standby...

Burkina Faso gives three French diplomats 48 hours to leave the country
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Burkina Faso gives three French diplomats 48 hours to leave the country

Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore, has expelled three French diplomats for alleged subversive activities, according to reports by Reuters on Thursday, stating...

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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Gallops to No. 1 on Billboard 200 with Record-Breaking Debut

Beyoncé’s latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” rides into the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart, debuting with an impressive 407,000 equivalent album units...