West African Presidents Meet Amid Regional Tension, String Of Coups
PRESIDENTS and their deputies from across West Africa met Sunday in Nigeria for a regional meeting whose agenda was dominated by two recent.
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Guinea-Bissau Coup Was A Sham, West African Political Figures Say
SENEGAL’s prime minister and Nigeria’s former president have both said they believe the ousting of Guinea-Bissau’s president this week was staged. Umaro Sissoco.
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Tinubu Flies To Rome For Aqaba Meeting On Insecurity In West Africa
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will on Sunday, October 12, depart Abuja for Rome, Italy, to attend the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government.
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1,364 Children Recruited By Terrorists, 14,000 Schools Shut, UN Tells Defence Ministers
THE United Nations has sounded a stark warning about the escalating humanitarian toll of terrorism across West Africa and the Sahel, disclosing that.
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WAES: From $208bn Trade To Economic Rebirth In West Africa – By Omoniyi Joshua
AT the heart of the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) 2025, held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, lies a bold ambition:.
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West Africa Must Trade Its Way To Prosperity – By O’tega Ogra
FOR all the ambition that has long swirled around regional integration in West Africa, the reality has remained underwhelming. Trade among ECOWAS member.
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Political Tensions Shake Up Trade Routes In Fractured West Africa
JUNTA-LED Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday, following years of deteriorating.
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Dangote Refinery Begins Fuel Export To West African Countries
THE Dangote Petroleum Refinery has begun the export of refined petroleum products to neighbouring West African countries, a sign to traders that the.
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West Africa Must Unite To Defeat Terrorism, Banditry, Tinubu Tells Faye
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said West African countries must unite to crush banditry, terrorism and other criminal activities plaguing the region. Tinubu.
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‘We Are Still Engaged With West African Juntas’, Says US Africom Head
THE US is still engaged with Niger and Chad, despite withdrawing troops from the countries, the head of the US Africa Command has.
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West African Military Chiefs Meet In Abuja Over Niger Coup
MILITARY Chiefs from some West African countries have arrived the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, for a high-powered delegation meeting over current activities of.