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Benin, Togo, Niger owe Nigeria over N13bn electricity debt
Despite Nigeria’s ongoing electricity supply challenges, three West African countries—Benin, Togo, and Niger—failed to fully settle payments for…
JUST IN: Tinubu absent as ECOWAS leaders meet in Abuja to discuss Benin Republic coup attempt
President Bola Tinubu is absent as ECOWAS leaders convened in Abuja on Sunday to discuss regional security challenges,…
ECOWAS, AU Condemn Guinea-Bissau Coup, Demand Immediate Release of Detained Officials
Election observation missions from ECOWAS, the African Union (AU), and the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) have strongly…
President arrested as Coup occurs in Guinea Bissau
Political uncertainty deepened in Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday after reports emerged that President Umaro Sissoco Embaló had been taken…
Ghana Releases Identities Of Ministers, Others Who Died In Helicopter Crash (Full List)
Ghana was thrown into mourning on Wednesday following the crash of a military helicopter en route from Accra…
Tinubu hands over ECOWAS chairmanship
The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has emerged as Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads…
No country has developed under democracy — Burkina Faso President
President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, said the country is undergoing a “popular, progressive revolution” and not…
Rebels will takeover Africa – Primate Ayodele warns African presidents
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Saturday warned African presidents to take charge…
Djibouti’s foreign minister elected chairman of African Union
African leaders have elected Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, to chair the African Union commission. Djibouti’s finance…
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Ethiopia
Multiple earthquake monitoring agencies said magnitude 6.0 earthquake on Friday hit central Ethiopia. The United States Geological Survey,…
Tinubu arrives Ethiopia for AU Summit
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session…
Jubilations meet Burkina Faso, Niger’s exits from ECOWAS
Scores of people on Tuesday rallied in Niger and Burkina Faso in support of the withdrawal of their…
Niger Republic jails leading activist for criticising military junta
A Niger Republic court has sent to prison Moussa Tchangari, a leading civil society figure and strong critic…
Terrorism allegations: Benin summons Niger’s envoy
Benin Republic has summoned a Nigerien diplomat amid accusations by Niger Republic’s military leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, that neighbouring…
ECOWAS reacts to claims by Niger Republic linking Nigeria to terrorism sponsorship
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has rejected claims that Nigeria and other member states are…
ECOWAS launches energy development center in Abuja
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched a $75 million energy innovation and development center…
Benin Republic electoral officials visit INEC ‘to learn from Nigeria’
A 12-member delegation from Benin Republic’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) has visited the Independent National Electoral Commission…
FG clears N85bn, $54m ECOWAS levy
The Federal Government of Nigeria has paid its accrued debt owed the Economic Community of West African States,…
AFRICA: Namibia elects first female President
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia’s first…
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Botchwey Appointed Commonwealth Secretary General
Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been appointed among two others as the new secretary-general of the…