Africa

Africa

Aug
02
2023
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By Ahmed Ture
In Abuja, West African military leaders discuss the coup in Niger Republic.

In Abuja, West African military leaders discuss the coup in Niger Republic.

Africa, Breaking, Politics,
According to the Daily Trust, senior military officials from many West African nations are currently meeting in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, to discuss the coup in the Republic of Niger. Gen. Christopher Musa, the head of the ECOWAS military, is presiding over the conference that was called after the Economic Community of West African States threatened to use military force in Niger. Chiefs from Togo, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Senegal, Liberia, Guinea, Gambia, Cote'Divoire, Cabo Verde, and the Republic of Benin are among those who have already arrived in the nation. According to OHAFIATV News, ECOWAS gave the Niger…
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Jul
31
2023
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By Ahmed Ture
According to Tinubu, the strategy of subsidy withdrawal has saved Nigeria about N1trn.

According to Tinubu, the strategy of subsidy withdrawal has saved Nigeria about N1trn.

Africa, Breaking, Nigeria, Politics, , ,
On Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu passionately pleaded with Nigerians to embrace his government's strategy of removing subsidies as well as other intervention programs. In the first instance, he used the national briefing to provide justification for the policy, noting that since his administration took office, the government had saved more than a trillion Naira that would have been wasted on the useless fuel subsidy. Tinubu claimed that the questionable subsidy scheme mainly benefited fraudsters and smugglers, further supporting his assertions. He promised that the money would now be used more directly and to your family's benefit. Tinubu stated in…
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Jul
30
2023
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By Ahmed Ture
ECOWAS leaders storm Abuja for an emergency meeting over the Niger Coup.

ECOWAS leaders storm Abuja for an emergency meeting over the Niger Coup.

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The capital of Nigeria, Abuja, is already crowded with leaders from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, who will meet urgently to discuss the coup in the Republic of Niger, OHAFIATV News can report. The meeting, which begins in a few minutes at the Presidential Villa, is anticipated to be presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his capacity as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. President Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco of Guinea-Bissau and President Mahamat Kaka of Tchad are among the African leaders who have…
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Jul
26
2023
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By Ahmed Ture
Mali abandons French as its official language

Mali abandons French as its official language

Africa, Politics, ,
More than 60 years after Bamako's independence, Mali has decided to abandon French as its official language. The choice is made under the newly established constitution of the West African nation, according to RT. The final results of a referendum held in June on a draft constitution were upheld by Bamako's constitutional court on Friday, according to which it garnered 96.91% of the vote. The 13 national languages that are spoken throughout the nation will be formally recognized as official languages, with French serving as the main working language. There will still be 70 additional local languages, some of which…
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Jul
24
2023
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By Ahmed Ture
Sudan plane crash claims nine lives.

Sudan plane crash claims nine lives.

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The army reported that a civilian airliner crashed in Sudan on Sunday, July 23, for "technical" reasons, killing nine individuals, four of them were soldiers, as the conflict in the East African nation entered its 100th day. The army said that a youngster had survived the crash of an Antonov airplane that killed nine other people near Port Sudan, on the east coast that had been mostly spared by the war. Due to the violence, the only airport in the nation that is still operational is in Port Sudan. According to the most recent death toll from the fighting between…
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