Africa
Nigeria missing as Trump to host 5 African leaders for ‘commercial opportunities’
U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss “commercial opportunities,” a ...Ex-Equatorial Guinea anti-corruption chief with over 400 sextapes faces 18-year jail term
The embattled former Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, is set to face ...Sierra Leone’s Bio Succeeds Tinubu as ECOWAS Chairman
The Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) has elected President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone as the Chairman ...Nigeria to host West Africa economic summit June 20-21
Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, says Nigeria will host a West Africa economic summit (WAES) targeted at fostering inclusive ...Terrorists eyeing Nigeria, West African coastline – US
The Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen Michael Langley, has raised the alarm over growing efforts by extremist ...ECOWAS Leaders Have Failed To Uphold Rule Of Law, says Falana
A human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has accused African leaders, who make up the Authority ...Côte d’Ivoire’s Ouattara attends council of ministers meeting despite coup rumours
President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday presided over a council of ministers meeting at the presidential palace in ...Poverty rate among rural Nigerians now 75% – World Bank
The World Bank has disclosed that the poverty rate among Nigeria’s rural population has reached an alarming 75.5 per cent, ...Ghana creative agency seeks stronger ties with Lagos tourism ministry to promote Afrocentric ownership
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Friday hosted a high-level delegation from the Ghana Creative Arts ...ECOWAS meets in Ghana over exit of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) member states are meeting in Ghana Tuesday to discuss the withdrawal ...