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The World Bank has released approximately $300 million out of the $800million budgeted for Nigeria's National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up (NASSP-SU). The disbursement is coming after the World bank approved the programme on December 16, 2021. The money has already flowed into the Nigerian national treasury and
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Liberian citizens on Tuesday, November 14 have started casting their votes to determine if they want to give another term to George Weah, a former soccer player, despite facing criticism, or choose Joseph Boakai, an experienced candidate, despite his age. In the initial round on October 10th, Mr. Weah and
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Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, the President of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), met with Gambian President H.E. Adama Barrow on Saturday, November 11, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to enhance collaboration between IsDB and The Gambia. This follows their prior discussion on January 29, 2023, in Banjul. They evaluated advancements
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In an official statement released on Thursday, November 9, President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the green light for 3,300 army personnel to be sent out to address the issue of illegal mining. The deployment, known as "Operation Prosper", falls under the South African National Defence Force (SANDF)
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The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz in a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday, November 7, provided an explanation for the potential deportation of 14,000 Nigerians residing in Germany. The reason behind this action is the significant increase in the number of Nigerians seeking asylum. Many
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The governments of the United States and Britain through their High Commission in Uganda have warned of “a growing terror threat in Uganda, including targeting of foreigners”,and warned their citizens against attending large gatherings, including worship activities. In separate statements, the two nations attributed the move to growing terror
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The military regime in Niger on Monday, November 6th, 2023 sought mediation from Togo to negotiate with the international community, especially the West African countries that had previously imposed sanctions on them. The Minister of Defense in Niger, General Salifou Moby, engaged in discussions with Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé in
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The Canary Islands in Spain has recorded a new number in terms of irregular entries, of over 32,000 migrants who have embarked on the perilous voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to reach the European Union territory this year and majority of these migrants are departing from Senegal. These islands,
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President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has said that the US overestimated its value to his country after Washington decided to remove the East African nation from a major trade pact over human rights violations, downplaying the concerns over the expulsion of his country from a special US-Africa trade programme. Recall
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In a legal development, Henrietta Rushwaya, the President of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF), has been convicted for her involvement in an attempt to smuggle six kilograms of gold out of Zimbabwe through the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in 2020. The High Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda issued the
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King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom embarked on a state visit to Kenya, a former British colony where demands for an official apology over past colonial abuses have been intensifying. According to report, during their visit, King Charles III and Queen Camilla paid homage at "
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) 2023 forum is set to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa between Thursday, November 2 and 4, 2023. The upcoming trade forum in South Africa will focus on the extension of the program granting duty-free access to U.S. markets for sub-Saharan African