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The unfolding catastrophe: Jihadist expansion and the spectre of famine in Nigeria
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 27, 2025
A tide of violence, fueled by an expanding jihadist network in the Sahel, is steadily creeping from Nigeria’s North-West region into its food basket, the Middle Belt. The recent massacres in Benue State are not isolated incidents but the brutal...
Ghana uses drone tech, AI to catch wildcat miners
Zawya
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As the afternoon sun beats down on Gold Fields' sprawling Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana, three men launch a drone into the clear sky, its cameras scanning the lush 210km² tract for intruders. The drone spotted something unusual, and...
ECOWAS Seeks Collective Responsibility Towards Combating Terrorism
New Telegraph
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June 18, 2025
Share The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reiterated its commitment to collective regional efforts in combating terrorism across West Africa, warning that no littoral (coastal) state is immune to the growing threat of...
Liberia Named on Proposed U.S. List of Countries for Third-Country Deportations as Funding is Cut for Global Vaccine Program
Front Page Africa
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June 27, 2025
Immigrants looking out the windows of a plane after arriving in Costa Rica on a deportation flight from the United States in February. Costa Rica took 200 deportees in February, including citizens of China, India and Nepal. Credit: Reuters...
Israel vs Iran: What is Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Thrust?
The News Chronicle
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June 19, 2025
“Countries have no permanent friends or enemies but permanent interests” – Lord Palmerston, 19th-century British Prime Minister. I was aghast when I read of Nigeria poking her nose into the scuffle between Israel and Iran. What is our own, as they...
Ashanti Region Para Sports Festival launched
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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June 28, 2025
By: Francis Abedi The Ashanti Regional Association of Para Sports in collaboration with the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council has launched a Para Sports Festival aimed at promoting social inclusion, driving policy attention towards...
Egypt Secures Strategic Membership at ARSO
Sada Elbalad
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June 27, 2025
Fri 27 Jun 2025 | 09:33 PM In a notable diplomatic achievement, Egypt has been elected to both the Board of Directors and the Standards Management Committee (SMC) of the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO), reinforcing its position as...
Zoomlion Lands In Burkina … As Africa Expansion Agenda Continues
The Chronicle News Online
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June 26, 2025
After making successful inroads in East African countries – Kenya, DR Congo and others, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a waste company and a subsidiary of the Jospong Group, has now turned its attention to West Africa. Dr Siaw Agyapong and his team...
Maada Bio is selling Sierra Leone back into chains : A new era of colonial slavery under the mask of “Diplomacy”
Cocorioko
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June 26, 2025
MAADA BIO IS SELLING SIERRA LEONE BACK INTO CHAINS , A NEW ERA OF COLONIAL SLAVERY UNDER THE MASK OF “DIPLOMACY” Maada Bio’s presence in France, meeting with Emmanuel Macron, the face of modern-day imperialism ,is not just shameful, it is treason...
World Richest Man
The Times of India
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Surpassing the modern-day billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, Mansa Musa, the 14th-century king of the Mali Empire, is often regarded as the richest person in history. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn), he is the wealthiest man...
Togo: Gnassingbe dynasty faces youth-led protests
Deutsche Welle
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June 26, 2025
The "Hands Off My Constitution" coalition of civic groups and opposition leaders in Togo has called for further protests in the coming days to oppose what it has referred to as a "constitutional coup." Since the introduction of a new political...
Revamping TOR: The challenge of depending on imported crude
Business and Financial Times
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June 25, 2025
By Sheldon K. AMBAAH Ghana’s decision to revamp the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) represents a bold step in its effort to build resilience in the oil and gas sector. The move comes at a time when energy security, price stability, and local value...
Hunger In Nigeria, Threat To Tinubu’s Re-election, Says Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Daily Independent
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June 27, 2025
1 Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the Igbo Socio-cultural organization said that if the Federal Government continues to do nothing about the alarming warnings concerning extreme poverty, pervasive hardships, and escalating insecurity, the consequences will be...
Absurd claims
Business Recorder
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June 19, 2025
EDITORIAL: Disinformation campaigns are a well-established tool used by various state and non-state actors to manipulate perceptions regarding sensitive political/security issues. The idea that Pakistan would threaten Israel with nuclear weapons...
ECOWAS Reacts To US Visa Restrictions, Says It’s A Blow To Regional Prosperity
Leadership
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June 18, 2025
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has expressed deep concern over reports suggesting that all ECOWAS member-states may be affected by a new wave of United States...
Putin T-shirts, robots and the Taliban -- but few Westerners at Russia's Davos
The Paintsville Herald - Kentucky
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Russia's flagship economic forum kicked off Wednesday with stalls selling Vladimir Putin-themed merchandise and humanoid robots, but Westerners were few and far between -- despite warming ties between Moscow and Washington under Donald Trump. Once...
Kenya to face DR Congo in CHAN opener at Kasarani
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 27, 2025
Harambee Stars' William Lenkupae (in red), dodges past Chad players during their international friendly held in Morocco on June 7, 2025. The team drew 0-0. Photo courtesy of FKF media. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially...
ECOWAS seeks increased investment in programmes to unlock youth potential
News Diary Online
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June 19, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for increased investment in systems and programmes that will unlock the potential of the region’s youth. By Aderogba George The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...
Civil society celebrates Prof Gyimah-Boadi’s legacy
Ghana News Agency
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June 27, 2025
By Christopher Arko Accra, June 27, GNA – Professor Takyiwaa Manuh, Senior Fellow, Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) Ghana, has described Professor Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, Founder of CDD, as an “institution builder who needs to be celebrated...
CHAN: Uganda to open campaign against Algeria
Independent (Uganda)
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June 28, 2025
Mandela National Stadium KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Co-host Uganda will open its TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign against Algeria on August 4 at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala. The African Football body CAF...