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Ivory Coast Government Steps Down After Election Sweep

The government of Ivory Coast has formally stepped down, clearing the path for a new cabinet following the legislative elections held last month. President Alassane ...

  • 7 January 2026
  • Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Notorious Guinean Colonel Claude Pivi Dies in Custody

  • 7 January 2026
  • Guinea
PIVI

NGX Investors Pocket N469bn as Bull Run Intensifies

  • 6 January 2026
  • Economy & Finance
NGX investors

Historic: Odusote Becomes Law School’s First Female Head

  • 6 January 2026
  • News
LAW

Traffic Chaos: BRT Bus Catches Fire in Lagos

  • 6 January 2026
  • News
BUS

50 Killed as Gunmen Storm Market in Niger State

  • 5 January 2026
  • News
MARKET

National Grid Collapse Plunges Nigeria Into Darkness

  • 29 December 2025
  • Business
National Grid

Nigeria Approves Massive $1.42bn NNPC Debt Write-Off

  • 29 December 2025
  • News
NNPC

Nigeria Unifies Tax Identity via NIN and CAC Registration

  • 23 December 2025
  • Business
CAC

Ghana Government Rebrands “Detty December” for Tourism

  • 23 December 2025
  • Ghana
DETTY

Nigeria Boosts School Security After Mass Abduction

  • 23 December 2025
  • News
SECURITY

Nigeria Confirms Christmas and New Year Holidays

  • 22 December 2025
  • News
CHRISTMAS

Burkina Faso Begins First 332km Expressway

  • 22 December 2025
  • Burkina Faso
Expressway

Guinea Opens Second 2009 Massacre Trial

  • 19 December 2025
  • Guinea
TRIAL

UN Calls for Reform After Benin Coup Bid

  • 19 December 2025
  • Benin
benin

Mali Court Returns $400M Gold to Barrick

  • 17 December 2025
  • Mali
GOLD

Treason Charges Filed in Benin Coup Probe

  • 16 December 2025
  • Benin
Benin
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