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April 4, 2024

Tinubu calls for direct election into ECOWAS parliament

Mr Tinubu assured members of the Sixth ECOWAS Parliament that Nigeria would continue to support it in achieving its objectives.

President Bola Tinubu
May 19, 2023

U.S. destroys passports of Sudanese, others seeking visa to prevent warlords capturing sensitive documents

On Friday, the U.S. Mission in Khartoum released a statement to clarify the action it took, amid the ongoing violence in the country.

U.S. Embassy in Sudan
March 13, 2022

Moderna picks Kenya for Africa’s largest vaccine production plant

The biotech giant said planned to invest up to $500 million in the East African country.

President Kenyatta and Moderna
January 21, 2022

Seventeen die after explosion in Ghana mining region

A truck carrying explosives to a gold mine in western Ghana collided with a motorcycle, setting off an explosion.

Rubbles from blast in Apiate Ghana
April 12, 2021

President Akufo-Addo celebrates siting Africa’s first Twitter office in Ghana

“This is the start of a beautiful partnership between Twitter and Ghana, which is critical for the development of Ghana’s hugely important tech sector.”

The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo [Photo credit: Prime News Ghana]
December 22, 2020

Buhari vows to help Niger Republic conduct free and fair elections

The Nigerian leader describes his outgoing Nigerien counterpart as ‘decent.’

President Muhammadu Buhari