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African Union, West Africa Welcome UN Resolution Declaring Slave Trade Crime Against Humanity

The African Union has welcomed a landmark resolution by the United Nations General Assembly formally recognising the transatlantic slave trade as one of the gravest crimes against humanity. The resolution,

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Nigeria has joined Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Togo and other West ...

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Iran has tightened its grip on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, introducing a controversial system ...

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Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has raised alarm over ...

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Ghana Pushes UN to Recognise Transatlantic Slave Trade as Crime Against Humanity

Ghana is leading a renewed diplomatic push at the United Nations to formally recognise the ...

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African Union, West Africa Welcome UN Resolution Declaring Slave Trade...

The African Union has welcomed a landmark resolution by the United Nations General Assembly formally recognising the transatlantic slave trade as one of the gravest ...

Nigeria, Others Move to Launch ECOVISA to Ease Travel Across West Africa

Senegal Vows Legal Battle After CAF Strips AFCON Title, Hands Victory to Morocco

Money Laundering Threatens Economic Stability in West Africa — Fagbemi Warns

Ghana Pushes UN to Recognise Transatlantic Slave Trade as Crime Against Humanity

RMB Nigeria Bags Top Honours at 2025 West Africa DealMakers Awards

Pharma West Africa 2026 Set for Record Turnout with 250+ Exhibitors, 4,500 Visitors Expected

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