Category: Africa
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AFCON 2023: Tournament favourite, Morocco stumble, held 1-1 by DR Congo
Katompa Myumpa earned DR Congo a deserved draw against one of tournament favourite, the Atlas Lions of Morocco. Achraf Hakimi put Morocco ahead early in the game at San -pedro but Myumpa ensured both sides would have a share of the spoils.
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Tanzania issues high alert over red eye disease outbreak
Tanzania health authorities has issued a high alert over the outbreak of red eye disease that causes eye redness, most often due to swollen or dilated blood vessels.
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Togo, Benin Universities to lose over N7.5billion after suspension of degree evaluation by Nigerian government
Following the derecognition of universities in Republique du Benin and Togo last week by the Nigerian government as a result of certificate racketeering, the institutions in these two neighbouring countries are set to lose about N7.5billion which they make annually from their Nigerian students, findings have shown.
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South African billionaire displaces Dangote as African richest man
South African business mogul, Johann Rupert and family have emerged as the richest man in Africa, dislodging Aliko Dangote as the continent’s wealthiest man in a list released by Forbes Magazine. Similarly, Nigerian billionaires; Rabiu Abdulsamad and Mike Adenuga have also lost their
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UN peacekeepers withdraw operation from Mali
The UN peacekeeping operation in Mali is poised to complete its drawdown on Sunday, following a decade of multifaceted efforts to support the country.
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Ethiopia becomes Africa’s latest sovereign default
Ethiopia became Africa’s third default in as many years on Tuesday after it failed to make a 33-million-dollar “coupon” payment on its only international government bond.
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Niger junta agree to return country to democratic government
The military government in Niger Republic has agreed to return the country’s administration under democratic government at a later time. This was made known by the Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey on Friday in Niamey.
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ECOWAS raises delegation to meet Niger Republic military leaders
The leaders of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have agreed to send Togolese delegate to meet with Niger Junta as part of effort to solve the lingering crisis in the country. The sub-regional body, (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government raised a three-man negotiation team to mediate in the protracted political…
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ECOWAS meeting holding in Abuja
The 64th Ordinary Session of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Heads of State and Government is holding in Abuja, Nigeria.
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ECOWAS court orders Benin Republic to pay Sunday Igboho 20m CFA
Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo has gotten a reprieve as the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), sitting in Abuja ordered the government of the Republique du Benin to pay him a sum of 20 million CFA.