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Nigeria U-20 Edge Tunisia 1-0 in Hard-Fought U-20 AFCON Opener
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria began their campaign for the eighth U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title on a winning note, edging...
Burkinabe Govt Expands Control Over Mining Sector in Push for Greater Resource Revenue
The Burkinabe government has announced renewed push to strengthen national oversight of foreign-owned industrial mining operations, an effort to accelerate control over its...
Ghana Expands Gold Reserves by Securing Deal to Buy 20% of Output from Nine Mining Companies
Ghana has signed an agreement with nine additional mining companies to purchase 20 per cent of their gold output. The move is aimed...
Demonstrators March, Picket Western Embassies in Ouagadougou, Accra, London, Paris in Support of Ibrahim Traoré
Streets in Central London, Accra, Paris, Kingston, Ouagadougou and other cities across the world were filled with demonstrators yesterday, marching in solidarity with...
Military Presence Fuels Sit-at-Home Fear in South East, Not Security – Igbo Women’s Leader
The President of the Igbo Women’s Assembly, Lolo Nneka Chimezie, has raised concerns over the increasing militarisation of the South East, stating that...
Niger Govt Approves Over $424m in Investments, Nearly 3,000 Jobs to Be Created
President of the Republic of Niger, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has signed a series of decrees approving over 246 billion FCFA (approximately $424m) in...
Former Ghanaian Security Official, Adu-Boahene and Wife Face Charges in $7 Million Cybersecurity Scandal
A former director of Ghana’s National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene, and his wife, Angela Adjei-Boateng, have been charged with multiple counts of corruption,...
Niger Establishes Open-Heart Surgery Unit in Niamey Hospital in Collaboration with Burkina Faso
Niger has opened its first open-heart surgery facility capable of carrying out the entire process domestically. On April 28, 2025, Niger’s Minister of...
Mali: National Conference Recommends Dissolution of Political Parties and 5 Years Mandate for General Goïta
The National Consultation conference held on Tuesday at the Bamako International Conference Centre (CICB) has recommended the dissolution of all existing political parties...
Morocco Hosts CSS Foreign Ministers as Atlantic Initiative Deepens Ties with Sahel States
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has received the foreign ministers of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS)—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—during a high-level...
Warri Refinery Shuts Down Weeks After $897 Million Relaunch; Port Harcourt Still Underperforms After $1.5 Billion Revamp
The Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company has remained shut since 25 January 2025, barely a month after it was declared operational. This has...
“Alabuga Truth”: A Western Disinformation Operation In Focus
In today’s world, power is no longer solely defined by military might or economic dominance; it heavily depends on control of narratives. As...