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January 22, 2024

AFCON 2023: Six Guinea fans die celebrating win over Gambia

Guinea Football Federation media manager Amadou Makadji said six people were confirmed dead in the celebrations.

Guinea fans
December 10, 2023

ECOWAS end-of-year meeting holds in Abuja

The session is to be chaired by President Bola Tinubu.

President Bola Tinubu
December 6, 2023

China to grant zero customs tariff to six least-developed African countries

China will provide zero-tariff treatment for six least-developed African countries, says the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council.

Gambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Mali and Mauritania leaders
November 3, 2023

President Kagame announces visa-free entry for Africans into Rwanda

“Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and they will not pay a thing to enter our country,” said Mr Kagame.

RWANDA WILDLIFE; KAGAME
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 10, 2023

AFCON qualifier to go ahead in Morocco despite deadly quake

The qualifier between The Gambia and Congo will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, despite the quake that has killed more than a thousand people.

African Cup of Nations and Earthquake in Morocco
August 10, 2023

Niger coup plotters threat to Nigeria, West Africa’s stability: Tinubu

“We must engage all parties involved, including the coup leaders, in earnest discussions to convince them to relinquish power and reinstate President Bazoum,” Mr Tinubu said.

President Bola Tinubu
August 10, 2023

Nigerians urged to reduce bushmeat consumption to protect West African lions

Wild Africa Fund has called for the protection of lions by reducing illegal bushmeat consumption and supporting better protection of their shrinking habitat.

BUSHMEAT and LIon
August 4, 2023

Again, a bizarre joke in Niger speaks French

ECOWAS may have to review its ultimatum and adopt a negotiated exit, with former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s example in Sao Tome in 2003 as a guide.

Bazoum and Niger Republic military leader
August 2, 2023

CDS Musa, other ECOWAS defence chiefs speak on restoring democratic governance in Niger

“We must face the challenges of restoring democratic governance in Niger head-on, drawing on our shared experiences, wisdom, and collective resolve,” he said.

Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa [Photo: Channels TV]