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Defense Minister

Nigeria’s Defence Chief Proposes Border Fencing:Insecurity

The Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called for the complete fencing ...

  • 4 June 2025
  • News
UN

UN Elects 5 New Non-Permanent Security Council Members

In a single round of balloting on Tuesday, 188 United Nations Member States voted to ...

  • 4 June 2025
  • Africa

Zuma’s Corruption Trial Upheld by South Africa Court

On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, a South African High Court judge dismissed an application by ...

  • 3 June 2025
  • Africa
Ghana

Ghana Pledges Strong Anti-Corruption Efforts – Speaker

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Ghana’s Parliament has made significant strides in improving public ...

  • 3 June 2025
  • Business
Germany

Former German Minister Baerbock Elected UNGA President

In a landmark moment for global diplomacy, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected on ...

  • 3 June 2025
  • Economy & Finance
Mali

Malian Army Foils Jihadist Attack in Timbuktu

The Malian Armed Forces successfully thwarted an attempted assault on a military facility in the ...

  • 2 June 2025
  • Africa
Sudan PM

Sudan’s New Prime Minister Dissolves Caretaker Government

Sudan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Kamil Idris a day after being sworn-in dissolved the country’s ...

  • 2 June 2025
  • Africa
Sudan

Sudanese PM Urges End to Foreign Support for RSF

In his first major address since taking office, Sudan’s new Prime Minister Kamil Idris delivered ...

  • 2 June 2025
  • Africa
Kabila

Congo Ex-President Goma Visit Sparks Controversy

The former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila arrived in rebel-held Goma, North ...

  • 28 May 2025
  • Africa
ECOWAS

ECOWAS Celebrates 50th Anniversary Amid Sahel States Tensions

On May 28, 1975, fifteen West African nations signed the Lagos Treaty, establishing the Economic ...

  • 28 May 2025
  • Feature
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Sierra Leone: Call for Sahel States’ Return to ECOWAS

British Airways Denies Passengers Boarding Abuja-London...

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Mali Foils Alleged Coup Plot, Arrests Two Generals

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August 17th is the day in 1908 that Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris.

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