Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts

World Bank tribunal bars Niger uranium sales from Somaïr mine

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A World Bank arbitration body ordered Niger to refrain from trading Orano SA’s uranium from the Somaïr mine that the West African nation’s j...

South African politician Julius Malema found guilty of firing a gun at a public event

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South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has been found guilty of contravening South Africa’s Firearms Contro...

Netherlands to return 119 looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria

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The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) has said Nigeria will be receiving 119 looted Benin Bronzes from the Netherlands in...

Africa’s resource curse: Why rapid exploitation hinders sustainable development - Bright Simons

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Breakneck resource extraction in Africa creates management challenges that even the most competent of leaders will struggle to overcome. 

Safeguarding Africa’s diverse food crop seed collections against climate threats - Beri Bonglim

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Technicians at the Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Benin – a Crop Trust BOLD partner sort, count and weigh maize, millet, rice...

The biggest diamond in over a century was found in Botswana

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The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana. 

Lekki Tollgate: ECOWAS Court Rules Nigeria Violated Human Rights During #EndSARS Protest

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The Respondent denied all claims made by the Applicants, asserting that the protesters unlawfully assembled at Lekki Toll Gate on October 20...

Paul Kagame secures 4th term as Rwanda's President after 24 years in the position

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President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has won 99.15 per cent of the votes from the country’s presidential election to secure a fourth term in offi...

Ugandan President Museveni claims IMF, World Bank and Western countries purposely keep African countries in perpetual poverty (video)

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President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has claimed that the West and various international monetary lenders keep Africa in continuous poverty.

Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal’s youngest President

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Bassirou Diomaye Faye was sworn in on Tuesday, April 2, as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge ...

I Deployed Back-Channel Strategies To Avoid Bloodshed In Niger Republic Because ECOWAS Is Angry – President Tinubu

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Tinubu who is the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, disclosed this when he hosted the French Minister of Eu...

King Charles Says 'No Excuse' For Colonial Abuses In Kenya, Fails To Offer Apology

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The British monarch, King Charles, on Tuesday, said there is no justification for colonial abuses in Kenya. 

Revealed: Ex-Nigerian gov’t official to share in $11bn gas scandal damages

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Grace Taiga, who received money from P&ID before the signing, is one of three Nigerians who will get a share of the landmark award if th...

Nigeria wins bid to overturn $11 bln damages for collapsed gas deal

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LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Nigeria on Monday hailed a landmark victory after it won its bid to overturn an $11 billion damages bill for a co...

Gabon charges ousted President’s wife with ‘Money Laundering'

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The wife of Gabon's ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with "money laundering" and other offences, the public...

France Agrees To Withdraw Ambassador, Troops From Niger Republic

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France’s exit comes after weeks of pressure from the military and popular demonstrations.  French President Emmanuel Macron has said that hi...

ECOWAS rejects Niger junta’s 3-year transition plan

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A three-year power transition plan proposed by Niger Republic’s military junta has been rejected by the Economic Community of West African S...

How Nigerian Governor and Serial Human Rights Violator Nasir El-Rufai Spends Millions Funding Oxford University-westafricaweekly

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Notorious for persecuting journalists and presiding over a state with a scandalous out-of-school-children figure, Kaduna State Governor Nasi...

Niger Junta reportedly threatens to Kill president Bazoum if ECOWAS Military intervenes

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Niger’s military junta has threatened to kill ousted President Mohamed Bazoum if ECOWAS attempts any military intervention to reinstate him....

Niger coup: Divisions as ECOWAS military threat fails to play out

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As a deadline to restore Niger’s democratic government passes, strong initial ECOWAS reaction to Niger coup d’etat now appears divided.