Nigeria Settles ₦84 Billion, $54 Million ECOWAS Levy After 19 Years

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaNigeria Settles ₦84 Billion, $54 Million ECOWAS Levy After 19 Years

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 16, 2024

For the first time in 19 years, Nigeria has fully met its financial obligations to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by paying 100 per cent of its community levy. The payment, totalling ₦84 billion and $54 million, covers Nigeria’s contributions for 2023 and extends through July 2024. The announcement was made by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, during the 66th Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads...

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Doumbouya Promotes Self To Army General

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaDoumbouya Promotes Self To Army General

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 3, 2024

Mamadi Doumbouya, Guinea’s coup leader has promoted himself to the rank of Army General as the country marked the creation of its armed forces. Doumbouya, 43, seized power in September 2021 from former president Alpha Conde through coup d’état had placed the then-colonel in charge of an elite force tasked with protecting him. Doumbouya is one of several officers who have seized power in West Africa since 2020, along with fellow military leaders in Mali,...

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President Paul Biya Returns Home After Death Rumours

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaPresident Paul Biya Returns Home After Death Rumours

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 22, 2024

After death rumours last week, the 91-year-old President Paul Biya of Cameroon on Monday arrived at Yaounde’s international airport, the Cameroonian capital. The appeared on state broadcaster CRTV after the presidential plane landed, shaking hands with officials next to his wife Chantal, as a jubilant crowd waited to greet him. Following the disappearance of Biya from public view a few weeks ago, after attending the China-Africa summit in Beijing at the beginning of September, concerns...

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Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Impeached

AfricaNewsPoliticsKenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua Impeached

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2024

The Kenyan Senate impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday evening, regardless of a plea from Gachagua’s lawyer, Paul Muite, to postpone the proceedings on impeachment. The senate speaker, Amason Kingi, stated that Gachagua had until 5 pm local time to show up. Still, according to his lawyer, Mr Gachagua was hospitalized after falling very sick hours before the vote was set to hold. The lawmakers impeached the vice president after failure to show up...

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Insecurity: Over 14,000 Schools Closed Down In West, Central Africa

AfricaEducationNewsInsecurity: Over 14,000 Schools Closed Down In West, Central Africa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2024

Due to violence and insecurity that engulfed West and Central Africa, at least 14,000 schools have been forced to close down. The UN Aid Coordination Office explained that from Mali in the West to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the East at least 2.8 million children, including many who are displaced, had been left without access to education. The agency added that only around a quarter of children in affected areas had access to...

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Jonathan Urges African Leaders To Prioritise Innovation, Technology To Achieve Food Security

AfricaNewsPoliticsJonathan Urges African Leaders To Prioritise Innovation, Technology To Achieve Food Security

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 4, 2024

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged African leaders to prioritise innovation and technology to achieve food security. According to the former President, African leaders should prioritise innovation and technology as a means of achieving the four pillars of food security and making considerable progress in the fight against hunger and malnutrition on the continent. The former President stated this on Wednesday in Kigali, Rwanda at the ongoing Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 while presenting...

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Jailbreak: Over 120 Prisoners Killed In DR Congo

AfricaCrime & SecurityNewsJailbreak: Over 120 Prisoners Killed In DR Congo

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2024

An attempted jail breakout was reported at a high-security prison in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, leading to the deaths of 129 people, the authorities said. Makala Prison, dating from the 1950s, has a capacity of 1,500 prisoners, but more than 14,000 inmates were being held there. Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo posted a video on X, around 24 hours after the attempted breakout, acknowledging the extent of the incident and...

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ECOWAS Will Not Give Up on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso – Tinubu

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaECOWAS Will Not Give Up on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso – Tinubu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 12, 2024

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his commitment to persuading the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return to the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The military governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso cut ties with ECOWAS earlier this year after the regional bloc imposed sanctions on them following coups in their countries. Despite this setback, President Tinubu, chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, remains...

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ECOWAS To Persuade Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso To Return-Tinubu

AfricaNewsPoliticsWest AfricaECOWAS To Persuade Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso To Return-Tinubu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 11, 2024

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria who is the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government says ECOWAS will continue to persuade the military leaders of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso to return their nations to the fold. President Tinubu, reaffirmed the position of the regional body at a meeting with ECOWAS Chiefs of Defense Staff on Friday in Abuja. “It is in our hearts to make sure that security is enhanced...

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Former-CAF President Hayatou Dies At 77

AfricaNewsSoccerFormer-CAF President Hayatou Dies At 77

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 9, 2024

The FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, on Thursday, has announced the death of former President of the Confederation of African Football, Issa Hayatou Infantino wrote on his Instagram: “Saddened to hear of the passing of former CAF President, former FIFA President and interim FIFA Vice President and FIFA Council member, Issa Hayatou. “As a passionate sports fan and IOC member, he dedicated his life to sports administration and on behalf of FIFA, and condolences go to...

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