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The Federal Government on Monday, October 16,announced that it has obtained financial support from the World Bank and the African Development Bank. The loans valued at $1.5bn and $80m respectively, will be used to fund important projects in key sectors of the economy. Nigeria was deemed eligible for
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More than 8,000 people have been rescued in the Volta region after heavy flooding caused by the overflow of Akosombo and Kpong hydro-electric dams, the Ghanaian Army revealed. Ghana has deployed its navy and other teams to rescue thousands of people affected by the spillage of excess water from
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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,
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The Ethiopian embassy in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday,3rd of October,2023, came under attack from heavy weaponry leaving the embassy partially damaged. Yibeltal Ayimiro Alemu, the Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan, said no casualties was recorded The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting
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Gabon's coup leader, Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema, in a meeting on Sunday, 1st October,2023, held talks with the Congolese President, Dennis Sassou Nguesso in a bid to end the sanctions and international isolation imposed on Gabon. Recall that Gen. Nguema had earlier seized power from President Ali
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The military junta in Burkina Faso on Wednesday,27th September 2023, stated that some army officials had planned to seize power and plunge the nation into "chaos". The attempt was halted by Burkina Faso's Security and Intelligence Services on Tuesday,26th September, 2023. Rimtalba Jean, a
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Since the early 1960s, when most of the African countries began to achieve independence, more than fifty coups have taken place in the continent and not less than eight (8) recent coups have occurred between 2019 - 2023.
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The military junta of Mali through its spokesman, Abdoulaye Miaga stated on Monday that the initially scheduled dates for the two rounds of voting, February 4 and 18, 2024, were postponed owing to “technical reasons”. He further stated that, "The new dates for the presidential election will be communicated