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LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – * Benchmark dated Brent, on which West African oil is priced, jumped nearly 3 percent on Friday as optimism grew Read more
LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – * Benchmark dated Brent, on which West African oil is priced, jumped nearly 3 percent on Friday as optimism grew Read more
By Kieran Guilbert MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid worker Alfred Davies and his colleagues were providing vaccinations and giving out food in a Read more
By Pap Saine BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia’s leader Yahya Jammeh said he was stepping down on Saturday under pressure from West African armies which entered Read more
Gambia’s army chief General Ousman Badjie said he recognized new President Adama Barrow as the new commander-and-chief and would not fight a regional force poised Read more
The deadline for defeated President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia to quit or forced out by UN-backed forces has expired with no news. The earlier Read more
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, the most dangerous form of TB, is on the rise in South Africa, according to a new study. So-called XDR-TB does not Read more
President of Guinea Alpha Conde and that of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf arrived Banjul, Gambia, on Friday for a last minute talk with outgoing President Yahya Read more
Ghana’s new government plans to review its three-year $918 million programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that is intended to stabilise the economy, a Read more
Sworn-in in Dakar, the new President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, may have returned to Banjul on Friday as ECOWAS troops give more time for Read more
Political turmoil in Gambia has driven about 45,000 people, mainly children, to flee into Senegal since Jan. 1, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Read more
The death toll from an accidental Nigerian air strike on a refugee camp in the town of Rann has risen to around 90 people, and Read more
Some protesters under the aegis of “Patriotic Mothers Without Borders”, on Friday stormed the EFCC Abuja headquarters calling for the “arrest, investigation and prosecution” of Read more
Gambia’s Minister of Information, Sidie Njie, has insisted that Yahya Jammeh will not step down as President even as ECOWAS soldiers inside the country gather Read more
Sudan is ready to sign a peace agreement with a major rebel group in the longstanding Darfur conflict, a government official said on Thursday, just Read more
Lecturers at Kenya’s public universities started an indefinite strike on Thursday over poor pay, joining doctors who have been striking for more than five weeks Read more
Sen. Nelson Effiong representing Akwa Ibom South Federal Constituency, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Effiong announced Read more
The Katsina State Government says it has approved N300 million for the rehabilitation of two dams to boost farming activities in the state. Special Adviser Read more
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on Thursday in Abuja said it would commence verification of the capital resources of all insurance companies in 2017. Mr Read more
Nigeria together with some African countries would seek to improve trade and investment ties with German at Germany-Africa Business Forum slated to hold at Frankfurt Read more
Nigeria has intensified campaign in support of Ms Fatima Mohammed, its candidate for African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security. A statement by Foreign Affairs Read more
Adama Barrow has taken the oath of office as Gambia’s new president. He was sworn-in about 5pm Senegalese time at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal. Read more
Nigeria’s fighter jets have been flying over The Gambia as West African regional forces continue to flex their muscles ahead of a military intervention to Read more
The UN Security Council has affirmed that Adama Barrow is now the President of The Gambia. All the 15 council members unanimously adopted Resolution 2337, Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote efficient investigation and Read more
Gambia’s new president, Adama Barrow is very active in the social media, Facebook and Twitter. And he likes tweeting like Donald Trump. He joined Twitter Read more
Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said inability of Federal Government to generate enough revenue to meet its obligation left it with no choice than Read more
The Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has bemoaned the failure of security agencies to rescue missing Rev. Fr. Gabriel Oyaka from his abductors after Read more
The Naira on Thursday remained indifferent to the sale of over 250 million dollars to licensed Bureau De Change (BDC) operators nationwide as it suffered Read more
Sokoto State Government has purchased 5000 water pumps worth N235million for sale to rice farmers at subsidised prices. This was disclosed in Sokoto on Thursday Read more
West African leaders on Friday said they would travel once again to The Gambia in a last-minute effort to convince election loser Yahya Jammeh to Read more
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