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Nigeria Film Industry Calls for Cheaper Tickets and Decentralised Cinemas to Boost Nollywood
Nigeria’s film industry is at a critical crossroads as experts warn that structural challenges in cinema exhibition are holding back the economic potential...
Assimi Goïta Places AES at the Core of Mali’s New Foreign Policy Strategy
Mali’s transitional president, Assimi Goïta, has formally placed the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States at the centre of the country’s foreign...
Grammys Honour Fela Kuti With Historic Lifetime Achievement Award
Legendary Nigerian musician and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti has become the first African artist to receive the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The...
Toyin Abraham Joins Funke Akindele as Nollywood Billionaire Filmmaker with Oversabi Aunty
Veteran actress, producer, and now director Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi has reached a career milestone with Oversabi Aunty, the comedy she wrote, produced, and...
Mali Says Reports of New Three-State Sahel Currency Are False but Talks Continue on Economic Integration
Mali’s government has rejected claims that it and its neighbours, Burkina Faso and Niger, have launched a new common currency, clarifying that no...
Fuel Supply Improves in Bamako as Hundreds of Tankers Arrive
Bamako has recorded a significant improvement in fuel supply following the arrival of around 400 fuel tankers in the Malian capital on Thursday,...
Senegal Beat Mali to Become First AFCON 2025 Semi Finalists
Senegal secured the first semi final place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Mali 1–0 in a tightly contested quarter...
Confederation of Sahel States Condemns US Armed Attack on Venezuela
The Confederation of Sahel States, known by its French acronym AES, has issued a strong condemnation of the recent armed operation carried out...
Guinea Junta Leader Doumbouya Declared Winner of Presidential Election
Guinea’s military ruler, General Mamady Doumbouya, has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election after securing 86.7 percent of the vote,...
AES Confederation Launches Television Network in Push for Media Sovereignty
Meeting in Bamako, the three Heads of State of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) have officially launched AES Television, a new regional...
Mali Returns Seized Gold to Mining Firm After $400 Million Settlement
Mali has returned roughly 400 million dollars worth of gold to a foreign mining operator, bringing a prolonged dispute over resource control and...
Tinubu Under Scrutiny as FIRS–France Partnership Sparks Fears of External Influence
For many Nigerians, the news that the Federal Inland Revenue Service has entered a new partnership with the French tax authority felt less...