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Africa

President Biya Seeks Eighth Term In Office

VAM News July 14, 2025

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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Africa

Kenyan Court Slams Nigeria, Declares Kanu’s Rendition Illegal

Akanji Philip June 27, 2025

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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Africa

Tinubu Bows Out, Sierra Leone’s President Steps In as ECOWAS Chair

Akanji Philip June 23, 2025

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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Africa

Nigerian President, Tinubu hands over ECOWAS leadership

VAM News June 22, 2025

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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Africa

BREAKING: NEMA receives 147 returnees from Niger Republic

Akanji Philip June 18, 2025

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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Africa Foreign

US: Terrorists eyeing Nigeria, W’African coastline

Akanji Philip June 2, 2025

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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Africa

Insurgents kill ’44’ Niger Republic soldiers during river ambush — Report

Akanji Philip May 28, 2025

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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Africa

BREAKING: Mali’s military government dissolves political parties

Akanji Philip May 14, 2025

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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Africa Relationship

Pastor Announces Breakup with Wife after 7 Years Union, Says It Failed

VAM News April 19, 2025

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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Africa

BREAKING: Niger dumps French, adopts Hausa as national language

Akanji Philip April 9, 2025

Niger military government has officially made Hausa the country’s new national language, moving away from its colonial past where French played a central role. The change was announced in a new charter released...