The Gambia reported an outbreak of mpox on Tuesday, with the detection of a single case, as several nearby countries have recorded recent increases in infections. Mpox remains an international health emergency, the...
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President Biya Seeks Eighth Term In Office
News Update Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state at 92, has declared his intention to run for re-election. In 2008, Biya scrapped term limits, clearing the way for him...
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Kenyan Court Slams Nigeria, Declares Kanu’s Rendition Illegal
Justice E.C. Mwita of the High Court in Nairobi, Kenya, has declared the abduction, detention and subsequent rendition to Nigeria of the Biafra Nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as illegal and unlawful. The...
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Tinubu Bows Out, Sierra Leone’s President Steps In as ECOWAS Chair
In a significant development in West African regional politics, Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Bola Tinubu...
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Nigerian President, Tinubu hands over ECOWAS leadership
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday handed over the leadership of ECOWAS to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone. The handover took place during the 67th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of...
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BREAKING: NEMA receives 147 returnees from Niger Republic
The National Emergency Management Agency has received 147 Nigerians who voluntarily returned from Agadez, Niger Republic. The repatriation was coordinated by the International Organisation for Migration, in collaboration with other stakeholders involved in...
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US: Terrorists eyeing Nigeria, W’African coastline
The Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen Michael Langley, has raised the alarm over growing efforts by extremist groups and terrorists in the Sahel to gain access to West Africa’s coastline. Describing...
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Insurgents kill ’44’ Niger Republic soldiers during river ambush — Report
At least 44 officers of Niger Republic’s defence and security forces (FDS) were killed in a deadly ambush by suspected jihadist militants during a river patrol operation in the Dosso Region. Zagazola Makama,...
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BREAKING: Mali’s military government dissolves political parties
Mali’s military junta has dissolved all political parties in the country. A statement read on state television on Tuesday said the country’s military leader, Assimi Goita, validated the decision. Last month, a...
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Pastor Announces Breakup with Wife after 7 Years Union, Says It Failed
News Update A Ugandan preacher, Jonathan Nalebo, is currently trending on social media after he announced separation from his wife, Enid Mirembe, because she was “too perfect” for him to keep up with. It...
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