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Burkinabe Govt Expands Control Over Mining Sector in Push for Greater Resource Revenue
The Burkinabe government has announced renewed push to strengthen national oversight of foreign-owned industrial mining operations, an effort to accelerate control over its...
Ghana Expands Gold Reserves by Securing Deal to Buy 20% of Output from Nine Mining Companies
Ghana has signed an agreement with nine additional mining companies to purchase 20 per cent of their gold output. The move is aimed...
Demonstrators March, Picket Western Embassies in Ouagadougou, Accra, London, Paris in Support of Ibrahim Traoré
Streets in Central London, Accra, Paris, Kingston, Ouagadougou and other cities across the world were filled with demonstrators yesterday, marching in solidarity with...
Military Presence Fuels Sit-at-Home Fear in South East, Not Security – Igbo Women’s Leader
The President of the Igbo Women’s Assembly, Lolo Nneka Chimezie, has raised concerns over the increasing militarisation of the South East, stating that...
Opinion: The Sahel’s Diplomatic Confusion – AES, Russia, and Algeria in a Tangled Web
The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, has shown strong military and diplomatic cohesion since their respective military...
Former Ghanaian Security Official, Adu-Boahene and Wife Face Charges in $7 Million Cybersecurity Scandal
A former director of Ghana’s National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, have been charged with multiple counts of corruption,...
‘After 30’ Sets May 9 Release Date On Prime Video
Nearly a decade after the heartfelt YouTube drama Before 30 struck a chord with young Nigerian women everywhere, its long-awaited sequel After 30...
Morocco Hosts CSS Foreign Ministers as Atlantic Initiative Deepens Ties with Sahel States
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has received the foreign ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS)—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—during a high-level...
Warri Refinery Shuts Down Weeks After $897 Million Relaunch; Port Harcourt Still Underperforms After $1.5 Billion Revamp
The Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company has remained shut since 25 January 2025, barely a month after it was declared operational. This has...
“Alabuga Truth”: A Western Disinformation Operation In Focus
In today’s world, power is no longer solely defined by military might or economic dominance; it heavily depends on control of narratives. As...
26 Travellers Killed in Borno Bomb Blast as Boko Haram Escalates Attacks
At least 26 people were killed on Monday when two vehicles struck an improvised explosive device (IED) along the Kala-Balge to Gamboru-Ngala road...
Court Stops Emefiele’s Attempt to Reclaim Forfeited 753 Duplexes and Apartments in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application filed by former Governor of the Central...