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Rabat: Tobi Amusan Wins Diamond League 100m Hurdles, Breaks Meeting Record
Tobi Amusan has won the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco, with a blistering time of 12.24 seconds...
Burkina Faso Flags Off $11.5m Cashew Factory to Eliminate $111m Cheap Unprocessed Annual Cashew Export
Burkina Faso is intensifying efforts to end the export of raw agricultural products by investing heavily in local processing industries. The latest move...
Niger and Libya Deepen Security and Strategic Ties in Benghazi Meeting
A high-level Nigerien delegation, led by the Minister of State for the Interior, Public Security, and Territorial Administration, is on an official visit...
Niger Orders Expulsion of Foreign Oil Workers Over Labour Violations, Demands Local Employment Compliance
The Nigerien government has ordered the China National Petroleum Corporation Niger Petroleum (CNPCNP) to terminate the contracts of expatriate employees who have worked...
FAMA Neutralises Terrorist Group in River Ambush in Central Mali
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) have carried out a large-scale military operation against a terrorist group in the Sofara sector of central Mali...
Niger Unveils Locally-Made Military Vehicle, the Tamgak Wangari
The Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) have officially unveiled the Tamgak Wangari, a military all-terrain vehicle designed and assembled entirely in Niger. The vehicle,...
Defection: Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno Orders Cabinet to Join APC or Resign
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno, has instructed all cabinet members to join him in defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) or...
DR Congo Senate Strips Former President Kabila of Immunity Over Support for M23 Rebellion
The Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo has voted to lift former President Joseph Kabila’s immunity, opening the door to his prosecution...
The Devil Wears Prada Sequel Set For May 2026 Release
Last July, it was announced that a sequel to the 2006 comedy “The Devil Wears Prada” was officially in the works at Disney....
BRS Studios Bets Big On African Stories With Powerful 2025 Film Lineup
BRS Studios is making another bold move in African cinema by revealing three new films for 2025 that promise to spotlight African voices...
CSS and ECOWAS Begin Negotiations Months After Withdrawal from the Regional Blocs
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Confédération des États du Sahel (CSS) have launched formal consultations in Bamako following...
Burkina Faso Distributes $179 million Worth of Agricultural Equipment to Farmers Using Funds from Nationalised Gold Mining Operations
Burkina Faso has launched a major agricultural campaign funded by internally generated revenues. On 22 May 2025, President Ibrahim Traoré handed over more...