(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chad Government says it has closed its border with Nigeria because of the insecurity issues which led to the rumors of purported U.S. forces’ movement in parts of West Africa. Military sources in N’Djamena stated this on Monday that President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno called for a military lockdown on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria has declared that the Economic of West Africa states ECOWAS trade liberation scheme (ETLS), would help in deepening regional integration, expand cross-border trade, and empower the nation’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), to enable them to take their rightful place in the continental vast market. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80 Odinga died on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in India. He collapsed during a morning walk and was taken to Devamatha Hospital, which said he had suffered a cardiac arrest. It said he did not respond […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera has accepted defeat to Peter Mutharika, his opponent in the nation’s presidential election. Chakwera conceded defeat on Wednesday in a national broadcast, and he was also called Mutharika. “It is only right that I concede defeat out of respect for your will as citizens and out of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has said that the regional bloc requires approximately 2.61 billion dollars to operationalise its proposed 5,000-strong ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF). Touray disclosed this during a joint meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Finance and Defence held on Friday in Abuja. The meeting aimed to finalise […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has rescued 20 Ghanaians trafficked from Ghana in a compound in Obio Etoro village in Uyo Local Government Area of the state. DSP Timfon John, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday. John […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Nigerians who were simply known as Collins and Osas have been reported dead in Tripoli, the capital of Libya, as they were said to have died of food poisoning. According to available information, the victims were staying in the Misrata part of the country and had travelled to Tripoli on July […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of Ghana following the tragic helicopter crash on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, which claimed the lives of several Ghanaian officials.Among the victims were Ghana’s Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Boamah, and Minister of Environment, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghana’s defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, the Ghanaian presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar. Edward Omane Boamah became President John Mahama’s defence minister earlier this year, shortly after Mahama’s swearing-in in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ethiopia’s Government Communication Service said that as of July 31, it had planted more than 103 tree seedlings across the country in a single day’s Green Legacy Initiative campaign. ENA, a partner of TV BRICS, reported that in the early hours of the morning, Ethiopia had witnessed millions of nationwide turnouts to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President John Mahama of Ghana has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocols, saying there’s no place for xenophobia in Ghana. Mahama disclosed this while receiving President Bola Tinubu’s special envoy led by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu at the Presidential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Ghanaians have protested against Nigerians for allegedly indulging in mass prostitution and ritual killings in their country. In a video that went on viral on Tuesday, the protesters in their large numbers, were seen with placards with many inscriptions like, “Armed robbery and violent attacks must stop; “Our health at stake […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Joseph Kabila, on Friday began his treason trial in a military court in the capital, Kinshasa. 53-year-old Kabila, who ruled DR Congo for 18 years after he took over from his assassinated father in 2001, is facing multiple charges, including treason, murder, participation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in the province of South Kivu on Tuesday said that up to 500 miners are believed to be trapped in eastern Congo following a series of landslides. A police spokesman said that ten bodies have been recovered since the collapse in a remote area on Sunday. He said volunteers are working […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzania is set to host a high-level Pan-African summit focusing on the future of social security on the continent, a senior official announced. The summit, to be held on July 10 in the northern city of Arusha, would convene social security leaders and policymakers from 15 African nations. The 15 countries include […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Republic of Rwanda have signed a peace agreement on Friday in Washington, D.C, to end the more than 30-year protracted violent conflict in DRC. The Office of the Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State disclosed the Ministerial signing of the Peace Agreement between […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda’s ruling party said Tuesday that the country’s long-running president Yoweri Museveni will seek re-election in polls due early next year. The 80-year-old had been widely expected to try and extend his almost four-decade rule over the East African country. The opposition has faced a mounting crackdown ahead of the general election […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. He succeeds Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who held the position for the past two years. The announcement was made during the 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has stated that West African countries must work together if the region intends to achieve global economic relevance. Tinubu made this known in Abuja on Saturday when he delivered the opening address at the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES). He tasked West African leaders to make use of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ECOWAS Parliamentarians (MPs) have proposed measures aimed at addressing the challenges facing private sector growth and job creation in the subregion. The lawmakers made this known at the end of a meeting of their Joint Committee on Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy, Economic Research, Industry, and the Private Sector on […]
