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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 ...

  • 27 March 2026
  • Corporate Culture

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

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

  • 27 March 2026
  • Business

Namibia Rejects Starlink Licence, Deepening Southern Africa Setback

Starlink, the satellite internet venture backed by Elon Musk, has suffered another setback in southern ...

  • 24 March 2026
  • Africa

ECOWAS, African Union Deepen Partnership on Infrastructure, Regional Integration

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, ...

  • 21 March 2026
  • Business

Fayemi Pushes for Fairer Africa-West Deals, Urges Industrialisation and Tech Transfer

Former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has called for a major reset in Africa’s economic ...

  • 19 March 2026
  • Africa

ECOWAS Moves to Establish Regional Open Data Framework to Strengthen Digital Governance

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a major step toward improving ...

  • 16 March 2026
  • Art and Design

Youth in Oil-Rich Congo Struggle With Poverty, Seek Economic Change

  Despite being one of Africa’s major oil producers, the Republic of the Congo continues ...

  • 13 March 2026
  • Africa

World Bank Approves $137m Programme to Expand Broadband, Digital Jobs in West Africa

The World Bank Group has approved a $137 million regional programme aimed at expanding broadband ...

  • 13 March 2026
  • Business

Death Toll Rises to 64 as Landslides, Floods Devastate Southern Ethiopia

At least 64 people have been confirmed dead while dozens remain missing after devastating landslides ...

  • 12 March 2026
  • Africa

Middle East Crisis Threatens Shipping Routes to Nigeria, Raises Inflation Concerns

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s maritime sector have warned that the escalating crisis in the Middle East ...

  • 12 March 2026
  • Business
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