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18 Feb
The African Union (AU), yesterday, decried the menace of conflicts which have conspired to weigh down the continent’s growth with terrorism, destroying some of the states and reversing priorities through increase in exorbitant military spending at the expense of vital social sectors.
14 Feb
President Bola Tinubu is set to depart for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday to participate in the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The theme of this year’s summit is ‘‘Educate an African…
16 Jan
2023. What a year it was for Africa. The continent served international news organisations with regular fare of distressing news. Although Africa is made up of 54 countries, border distinctions shrink in significance when news feeds are constantly flooded with bad news. Differences between Morocco and Equatorial Guinea, or Côte d’Ivoire and Djibouti matter little…
31 Aug 2023
Former Nigeria vice president Atiku Abubakar said the alarming surge in military takeovers in Central and West Africa is worrisome. Yesterday, military officers in Gabon said they had taken power and put the president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest, as the country became the latest in Africa to suffer an attempted coup, only weeks…
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