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African Countries

October 11, 2023

UN General Assembly elects Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi to Human Rights Council

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council, with Peru and Russia failing to secure a seat.

United Nations General- Assembly
September 29, 2023

Youthful population represents ‘tremendous’ opportunities for Africa: IMF

“Africa is a continent with a youthful population, which presents tremendous opportunities for the region as well.”

African youths used to illustrate the story
September 19, 2023

Nigeria to host summit on combating drug abuse, trafficking

According to him, the bilateral relationships have been crucial to NDLEA’s interdiction exercises in the past year.

September 19, 2023

Democracy without food on table is breeding ground that will consume all of us: Tinubu

“You cannot have a stable democracy in the presence of a poverty of knowledge and a starvation of people,” the Nigerian president warned.

President Bola Tinubu
September 16, 2023

France won’t cut cultural ties with Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso: Minister

Entertainment businesses in France had criticised the government’s decision to ban all partnerships with artists from these African countries.

Culture minister Rima Abdul-Malak (Credit : Nations newspaper)
August 27, 2023

Niger Coup: War not ideal for my economic reforms, but defending democracy vital, says Tinubu

‘’War is not ideal for my economic reforms, nor the region, but the defence of democracy is sacrosanct,” said Mr Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu
July 12, 2023

Nigerian petrol most expensive in Africa; highest yearly increase worldwide

Data analytic platform Picodi.com lists the average price for June this year at N532.50, over twice as much as in January (N202.48).

Fuel queue at NNPC filling station [Credit: ThankGod Sabastine/Peoples Gazette]
July 1, 2023

Citizens attacking politicians abroad over poor governance in Nigeria: NICASA

“It is pertinent to note that you cannot stop the masses from overreacting to what is happening.”

Benjamin Okoli (Photo credit: Nigerian community news)
April 26, 2023

Nigeria, others among most vulnerable to climate risks: AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) reiterates that Nigeria and other African countries are among the world’s most vulnerable to climate risks.

Flood
April 25, 2023

Energy poverty has to be tackled headlong: Osinbajo

“There is the distinct advantage that Africa can actually pursue a green course of growth without worrying about costly legacy infrastructure.”

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo