Category: Africa
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Senegal Election: It’s official, Faye declared winner of presidential poll
Diomaye Faye has officially been declared winner of the presidential election in Senegal, winning 54.28% of votes in the first round after conclusion of votes in the country. According to the country’s vote counting commission, which falls under the judiciary, Faye finished well ahead of the governing coalition’s candidate, former prime minister Amadou Ba, who…
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Tinubu sends congratulatory message to Senegal president-elect, Faye
Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu has sent congratulatory messages to the president-elect f Senegal, Bassirou Faye Tinubu’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement on Wednesday by Ajuri Ngelale, a presidential Spokesperson
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Meet 44-year-old Senegal President – elect, Diomaye Faye
44- year – old Diomaye Faye has been elected as the next president of West African Country, Senegal. Faye joined other contestant one week after after he was released from prison along with his firebrand mentor Ousmane Sonko, who was disqualified from standing in the election because of a defamation conviction.
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Election: Jonathan leads West African elders to Senegal
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to Senegal on a mediation mission ahead of the country’s presidential election on Saturday.
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Job Scam: Police rescue 50 stranded foreigners in Lagos camp
About 50 foreigners have been rescued from a duplex on Omola Road, in the Edemola area of Epe, Lagos by state police command. It was gathered that these foreigners are citizens of some neighbouring African countries, with many of them being children.
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Setback as ECOWAS single currency roadmap suffers significant decline
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) hopes and aspirations of using a single currency as legal tender in member nations has again suffered a major decline.
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President Tinubu told to rename Kogi as Confluence state
President Tinubu has been told to rename Kogi as ‘Confluence State.’ The Centre for Speech Development and Learning Initiative called on the National Assembly for a constitutional review that will give chance for Kogi state to be renamed.
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Namibia’s Acting President releases update on Geingob’s death
Namibia’s acting president, Nangolo Mbumba has on Sunday confirmed the death of his country’s President, Hage Geingob.
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ECOWAS reacts over withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger
ECOWAS says it has not received formal notification of withdrawal from the bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger quit ECOWAS; give reasons
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states.