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Nigeria has experienced a significant increase in inflation, reaching a rate of 26.72% in September 2023. There was a slight increase of 0.92% from August's percentage of 25.80% and was primarily due to the surging cost of food and the challenging economic conditions resulting from
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The government of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have agreed to abolish the visa requirements to allow visa-free travel between each country. The agreement was decided on during the 8th Joint Permanent Commission ( JPC ) between both countries on October 14th, in DR Congo capital, Kinshasa. The agreement is
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a meeting with the World Bank Group / International Monetary Fund in Marrakech, Morocco stated that Nigeria has the option to seek a loan from the Fund to stabilize the currency, considering the current pressure on the naira. The IMF also showed approval for the
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Thousands of residents in Ghana's south-east have fled their homes as a result of the Akosombo Dam overflowing. More than 4000 residents' homes and farms have been destroyed by raging waters along the banks of the River Volta. The Akosombo Dam also known as the Volta Dam,
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The Burkina Faso's military rulers have recently partnered with Russia to construct a nuclear power facility with the aim of enhancing the country's electricity provision. The initiative is part of the junta's ongoing efforts to align itself with Russia, as it has experienced strained
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In an event at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC on Thursday 12th October, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana emphasized the necessity for a unified global effort in combating terrorism. He called for a global coalition of democracies stressing the importance of allocating resources to counterterrorism that
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The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has said that they will reduce restrictions imposed in two provinces in the conflict-hit east where a state of siege has been in force since 2021. President Felix Tshisekedi said this during a televised address on Thursday evening, that the government has
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The UN's special adviser on the prevention of genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, has issued a warning about the escalating risk of genocide and related atrocities in several Ethiopian regions. She expressed alarm at the situation in Afar, Amhara, Oromia, and Tigray, where ongoing violent clashes involve government forces
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Most times, the aspirations of the deputy governors aspiring to become governors focus is rarely on serving the people, rather it revolves around personal ambition and the allure of wielding the extensive powers that governors possess.
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Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, the wife of Gabon's ousted president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, who had been under house arrest since a coup in late August, has been reportedly detained, according to her lawyer, who described the procedure as “arbitrary” and “illegal.” She was charged on September 28, 2033
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President Macky Sall of Senegal on Wednesday 11th October,announced the appointment of new finance and energy ministers as part of a government reshuffle. The president also dismissed the government and reinstated Prime Minister Amadou Ba on Friday, without providing an explanation for the decision. As part of these changes,
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Wednesday, 11th of October received Gianpietro Benedetti, the Chairman and CEO of Danieli Group, an Italian supplier of equipment and physical plants to the metal industry to discuss the company’s plans to expand its activities in Egypt. Benedetti said that the company will