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Emirates Expands West Africa Reach Through New Partnership with Air Peace

Emirates has strengthened its presence in West Africa with a new interline agreement with Nigerian ...

  • 3 February 2026
  • News

West African Leaders Agree on Permanent Security Pact as Terror Attacks Intensify

West African leaders have agreed to establish a permanent and structured regional security framework to ...

  • 3 February 2026
  • News

Devastating Floods Isolate Communities in Mozambique as UN Warns of Worsening Humanitarian Crisis

Mozambique is facing its worst flooding in decades, just months after emerging from a prolonged ...

  • 2 February 2026
  • News
COCOA

Ivory Coast Launches 280 Billion CFA Cocoa Buyback to Save Farmers

The world’s largest cocoa producer is taking drastic action to protect its agricultural backbone. On ...

  • 29 January 2026
  • Business
ECOWAS sanctions on Guinea

Guinea Returns to the Fold: ECOWAS Lifts All Sanctions After Election

West Africa’s primary political and economic bloc has officially ended its isolation of Guinea. On ...

  • 29 January 2026
  • Africa
NIGERIA

Local First: Nigeria Sets 2031 Deadline for Defense Import Ban

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a bold strategy to achieve total self-sufficiency in ...

  • 29 January 2026
  • Business
IShowSpeed

YouTuber IShowSpeed Awarded Ghanaian Citizenship Following Viral Africa Tour

The Ghanaian government has officially granted citizenship to American YouTube sensation IShowSpeed (Darren Jason Watkins ...

  • 28 January 2026
  • Celebrity News
OJORA

Patriarch of the Ojora Family, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, Passes Away at 93

The Ojora family of Lagos has announced the passing of their patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora. ...

  • 28 January 2026
  • Business
MILITARY

Nigeria Church Crisis: US Pledges New Military Aid

Families in a remote northwestern community are currently pleading for the safe return of more ...

  • 23 January 2026
  • News
MALI

Mali Fuel Crisis Eases: 54 Million Liters Arrive to Stabilize Economy

Mali is finally seeing a significant reprieve from its grueling fuel shortage. Following the import ...

  • 23 January 2026
  • Business
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