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2025 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes: How political freedom drives growth
Atlantic Council
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June 23, 2025
By Ignacio Campomanes, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson, Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee, and Joseph Lemoine Table of contents The dangerous authoritarian narrative A dangerous belief has taken root globally: that political freedom is not essential to prosperity and may...
Sierra Leone’s President elected ECOWAS Chairman
Joy FM
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June 23, 2025
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government. His election took place during the 67th Ordinary Summit of ECOWAS, held...
Fact Check: Did President Donald Trump Really Ban Americans From Leaving the Country?
Green Matters
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June 23, 2025
Amid escalating global tensions, travel may be dangerous. Amid dangerously high tensions in certain parts of the world, many throughout the U.S. have wondered if President Donald Trump has banned Americans from leaving the country until further...
Sierra Leone’s President Bio takes over ECOWAS Chairmanship, sparking questions
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 23, 2025
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: President Bio of Sierra Leone was yesterday elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the ECOWAS summit in Abuja. The first...
Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio takes over as ECOWAS Chair amid rising regional tensions
Modern Ghana
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Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, has been chosen to lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as its new Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government. The announcement was made during the 67th Ordinary...
Foreign Minister Kulubaev holds meetings on sidelines of OIC Council session
24.kg
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June 23, 2025
Within the framework of the session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) , the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev held a number of meetings with colleagues from other countries in...
Sierra Leone’s president is set to become the next ECOWAS chairman as the region faces ongoing turmoil
News.Az
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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was appointed Sunday as the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS, News.Az informs via ABC News. The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, was founded in 1975, and...
Flutterwave boosts Cameroon’s businesses with 34th country licence
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Flutterwave has officially launched its digital payment services in Cameroon after securing a Payment Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC). This milestone, achieved through a technical partnership with...
Let’s Move Ecowas Standby Force From Concept To Reality— President Tinu
The Nigerian Voice
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed concern over the slow pace of activating the ECOWAS Standby Force, urging West African leaders to move swiftly from concept to reality in the collective fight against terrorism and transnational crimes....
Moment Captain Ibrahim Traore joined Burkina Faso Muslim soldiers to perform Tabaski prayer on Eid-Adha day
Zambian Observer
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June 9, 2025
The President of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore has joined others to performed the Tabaski prayer. He joined in the celebration of Eid al-Adha alongside other soldiers as a sign of solidarity with all the fighting forces. After the prayer,...
Nigeria politics requires drastic surgery – Octogenarian Bishop, Okonkwo
Daily Post
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June 23, 2025
Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Mike Okonkwo, has lent his voice to the growing concern in some quartets about the possibility of Nigeria relapsing into a party state, following the recent defections from the...
Nigeria's president, Bola Tinubu ends tenure as ECOWAS chairman
Business Insider Africa
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June 22, 2025
Bio replaces Nigeria's president, Tinubu, whose two-term tenure was marked by significant regional turbulence and efforts to preserve democratic governance within the bloc. The leadership transition was confirmed at the ECOWAS Heads of State and...
New Goodwill Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomono...
Modern Ghana
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On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...
Sierra Leone’s President Bio Takes Over ECOWAS Leadership
News Central TV
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June 22, 2025
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been appointed as the new leader of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), as the bloc grapples with increasing instability, a wave of military coups, and faltering regional commerce....
Mali's Transitional President arrives in Moscow
Panapress
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June 22, 2025
22 june 2025 - 12:56:08 BBA/WA 198 Views Panafrican News Agency Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Mali's transitional government, Army General Assimi Goïta, arrived in Moscow on Sunday for a working visit, the Malian presidency...
World News | Sierra Leone's President Bio to Be Next ECOWAS Chairman with Region in Turmoil
Latestly
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June 22, 2025
Abuja (Nigeria), Jun 22 (AP) Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio was chosen on Sunday to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS. The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, was founded in 1975, and...
Sierra Leone’s President Bio to be the next ECOWAS chairman amid regional turmoil
Regional Media News - Iowa
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June 22, 2025
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was chosen on Sunday to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS. The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, was founded in 1975, and is...
Tinubu Hands Over ECOWAS Leadership To Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio
Sahara Reporters
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Sierra Leone’s President, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has been elected the new Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government. President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria formally handed over the...
Sierra Leone’s President Bio to be the next ECOWAS chairman with region in turmoil
Associated Press
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June 22, 2025
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio was chosen on Sunday to be the next chairman of the West African economic bloc, ECOWAS. The Economic Community of West African States, known as ECOWAS, was founded in 1975, and is...
How billionaire Prateek Suri is powering West Africa’s innovation, infrastructure boom
Daily News Tanzania
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July 6, 2025
WEST AFRICA: In the heart of West Africa, a quiet revolution is lighting up cities, transforming rural communities, and planting seeds of innovation across the region. At the center of this transformation stands one of the continent’s most...