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President Tinubu’s media adviser, Temitope Ajayi, has set the record straight, denying reports that Microsoft’s Africa Development Centre in Lagos has ceased operations, describing the claims as false and unfounded. Ajayi clarified that reports of a shutdown were grossly exaggerated,...
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Despite the risks, the journalists continue to try to keep the spotlight on the suffering of Palestinian civilians.
Pfizer Inc. has reached a settlement in a massive lawsuit involving over 10,000 plaintiffs who accused the company of downplaying the cancer risks associated with its heartburn drug, Zantac, as reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday, marking a significant turning point in the case. Insiders familiar...
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The Northern Elders Forum, under the stewardship of Ango Abdullahi, vehemently criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent move to enforce a cybersecurity levy on bank patrons nationwide. In a statement released from Kaduna, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, NEF’s Director of Publicity and...
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Three days after the collapse of a four-story building that was under construction, rescuers were still combing through some 3,000 tons of concrete rubble even as signs of life faded.
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias conducted a widespread ethnic cleansing campaign against Masalit and other non-Arab civilians in El Geneina and other parts of West Darfur state in 2023, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
Zimbabwe will penalise individuals and companies which don’t use the prevailing official foreign-exchange rate of its new ZiG currency for transactions.
With the number of deaths nearing 240 and about 235,000 people displaced, Kenyans are mourning their lost ones and trying to rebuild after weeks of heavy rains that resulted in deadly floods and landslides. And it’s not over yet as more rains are expected through June. VOA Nairobi Bureau chief...
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Thousands Killed, Half Million Remain Displaced Attacks by the Rapid Support Forces and allied militias in El Geneina, capital of Sudan’s West Darfur state, killed at least thousands of people […]
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Guinea clinch the final spot in the men's football tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games with a play-off win over Indonesia.
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Beninese president Patrice Talon said his country exports large quantities of staples to Niger but given the border is closed on the Nigerien side, informal vendors profit when Beninese "suffer price increases." He has tied the opening of the Sémè port to the normalization of trade relations.
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President William Ruto has called for a strong commitment from all parties in the South Sudan peace process to achieve lasting and sustainable peace. The President said the mediation process […]
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Following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, the UAE has allocated USD 15 million in aid to the victims of the floods and […]
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The West African Festival of Arts and Culture (ECOFEST) will be held from 2st – 28th September 2024 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Organised by the Commissions of the Economic Community of West […]
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The Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Mrs Damtien L. Tchintchibidja, opened a three-day regional technical conference on Human Capital Development (HCD) in Accra, Ghana, on Wednesday 8 May 2024. […]
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Investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu has been arrested by police and held without charge for over a week, drawing criticism from advocacy groups over a worsening climate for independent journalism.
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Investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu has been held without trial for over a week. Not only was his arrest illegal, say press freedom groups, so is his continued detention without charges.
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Chemicals and sustainable technologies provider Johnson Matthey says the palladium and rhodium markets are likely to record smaller deficits this year, while platinum is likely to record a deficit of 600 000 oz on the back of lower primary supplies. It states in its latest yearly ‘PGM Market Report...
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Ghana has been at the forefront of Africa in providing free education to its children Now, as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, there is a crucial […]
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Pan-African legal and business advisory group CLG – formerly Centurion Law Group (https://CLGGlobal.com/) – has opened an office in the Republic of Congo, further solidifying the firm’s commitment to serving […]
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