Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Kouassi Adjoumani, Ivorian Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production has strongly encouraged national and international investors to invest in the cashew sector in Cote d’Ivoire. The minister made the remarks at the opening of the investment forum for the cashew industry, in Abidjan. He emphasised that the annual production […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Maj.-Gen. Richard Gyane, the Commandant, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana, says the ECOWAS sub-region is now the global epicentre of violent extremism and terrorism (VET). Gyane stated this during the closing ceremony of a training course for Defence and Security Sector Actors (DSSA) on violent extremism and terrorism, […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, September 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its contribution in enthroning credible Chairmen and Councillors in the upcoming Enugu state local government areas election slated for 21st, September, 2024, ActionAid Nigeria, in partnership with her implementing partner in the state, South Saharan Social Social Development Organization (SSDO) have trained 120 youths as election Observers ahead of […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Forestry and WildLife in Borno Ministry of Environment says a herd of elephants that allegedly strayed from the neighbouring Cameroon has invaded and destroyed some community farmlands in the state. A Director in the ministry, Mr Ayuba Peter, confirmed the ugly incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, August 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States government on Friday said that it was not planning the establishment of any military base in Nigeria. Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), West Africa Coordination Element Lead, Department of Defence, made this known during a media roundtable with select journalists in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, August 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A payment processing platform, eTranzact, has emerged as Africa’s Most Innovative Payment Services Company of the Year 2024 at the African Brands Innovators Forum Adeyemi Opene, Head, Brand and Corporate Communications, eTranzact Plc, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Opene said that the award elevated the firm, which is […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Saturday, August 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), would continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return their nations to the fold. Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, reaffirmed this position at […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, July 5th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commision, says Mali, B/Faso and Niger, three Sahel member states under military rule, are not giving signs of intention to return to the subregional bloc. Touray, who made this known at the 92nd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers on Thursday in Abuja, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, June 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- Mauritanians head to the polls on Saturday in a presidential election that sees incumbent Mohamed Ould Ghazouani taking on six challengers in the West African desert nation that will soon become a gas producer. Ghazouani, 67, a former top soldier, has promised to accelerate investments to spur a commodities boom in the country […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa’s highest Court on Monday ruled that former President Jacob Zuma cannot stand as a candidate in next week’s general election. The Constitutional Court ruled that Zuma’s sentence of more than 12 months in prison has disqualified him and made him ineligible to stand. His former party, the ruling African National […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe, has promulgated the constitutional amendment, formally switching Togo from a presidential to a parliamentary system, said a presidency statement. Gnassingbe promulgated law number 2024-005 revising the Togolese Constitution, “marking a new stage in institutional life,” said the statement issued by the Togolese presidency. On April 19, Togo’s […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ihedioha announced this in a statement issued to the press on Tuesday. According to him, he claimed to be one of the party’s founding members when it was established in 1998 and the party […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, April 19th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least eight South African-based Nigerians have been arrested after they allegedly attacking police officers in a drug raid. The South African Police, in a statement on Friday uploaded on its X handle, stated that the suspects were arrested in the Northern Cape province. According to the statement, the suspects also destroyed […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zambian Government has stopped the issuance of cordwood permits for charcoal production in an effort to control deforestation. Minister of Green Economy and Environment, Collins Nzovu, said in a statement that the decision would initially affect three districts where charcoal production is rampant. Nzovu said charcoal production was rampant in the […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Monday, April 15th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has been suspended.. Members of his ward, the Ganduje Ward in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State announced the suspension on Monday. The national chairman was suspended following allegations of corruption against him by the state government. Our […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, April 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Executive, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Zacch Adedeji, said that the organisation witnessed unprecedented progress in revenue collection, culminating in a remarkable achievement of N12.3 trillion in 2023. The chief executive, who was represented by a staff of the organisation, Mrs Aisha Ribadu, said this on Friday at the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Friday, April 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN humanitarians in Sudan on Friday issued a fresh alert about pervasive food insecurity and looming famine in the country. After nearly a year of brutal civil war between rival militaries, food production has been hit and communities face acute shortage of other essential resources such as water and fuel. More than […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, April 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Faye. A press statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Monday, said the president’s trip is at the invitation of the Republic of Senegal. President […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, March 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that international donors have significantly cut funding for malaria projects in the country over global crises, including conflicts and climate change. Jimmy Opigo, Head of the National Malaria Control Division at the ministry, said this at a news conference in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. He […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former deputy prime minister and current member of the parliament of Somalia, Fawzia Yusuf Adam, has announced her candidacy for the post of Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the executive arm of the continental body. “I am announcing here that I am a candidate who will run for the African […]
