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Nigeria now 5th best English-speaking country

VAM News January 5, 2026

Nigeria has been ranked the 5th best English-speaking country in Africa and 29th in the world, according to the 2025 English Proficiency Index released by global education organisation, Education First (EF). The ranking is...

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Ghana deports 42 Nigerians over criminal activities

VAM News December 22, 2025

News Update At least 42 Nigerians have been sent back from Ghana’s Ashanti Region after courts found them guilty of offences linked to prostitution, fraud, and similar crimes. The Ashanti Regional Minister, Frank Amoakohene,...

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State of emergency declared across West Africa

VAM News December 9, 2025

News Update ECOWAS has placed the entire West African region under a state of emergency following fresh unrest linked to recent coups and failed mutinies. The announcement came in Abuja during the 55th session...

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Is Benin Republic President Safe?

VAM News December 7, 2025

News Update Benin’s President Patrice Talon is safe and the army is regaining control, after a group of soldiers said they had ousted him from power, the presidency told AFP on Sunday. “This is...

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11 killed as mass shooting rocks South Africa

VAM News December 6, 2025

News Update At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa. Fourteen others were wounded when gunmen stormed the venue in Saulsville township, west of the...

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Ex-Nigeria President Jonathan trapped In Guinea Bissau after Coup

VAM News November 27, 2025

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is currently stranded in Guinea Bissau after the military declared a takeover yesterday. The move comes a day after the presidential election results were about to be officially announced....

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Tension in Bissau as military takeovers government

VAM News November 26, 2025

News Update Military authorities in Guinea-Bissau have declared that they have taken full control of the country, suspending all electoral activities and closing national borders. The development comes just three days after the nation...

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Six die suddenly in crush at military recruitment event

VAM News November 12, 2025

News Update A military recruitment drive in Ghana ended in tragedy on Wednesday, November 12, after a stampede at the El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra claimed at least six lives and left many others...

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President Ouattara wins fourth presidential term

VAM News October 28, 2025

News Update Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in after winning this year’s presidential election. According to provisional results announced by the Independent Electoral Commission (CIE) on Monday evening, the...

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BREAKING: Mali suspends schools for 2 weeks over fuel crisis

Akanji Philip October 27, 2025

Mali has suspended school and university classes throughout the country for two weeks from Monday due to a fuel shortage, the government after al Qaeda-linked insurgents imposed a blockade. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)...