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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Kemi Nandap Champions Regional Integration as ECOWAS Immigration Chair

NewsNigeriaWest AfricaKemi Nandap Champions Regional Integration as ECOWAS Immigration Chair

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 2, 2024

Kemi Nandap, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Heads of Immigration Forum. This appointment, which marks a significant milestone for Nigeria and the NIS, was announced in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Udo, on Tuesday in Abuja. Nandap’s new role was established during a recent meeting held in Banjul, Gambia, where representatives from 13...

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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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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 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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EndSARS: ECOWAS Court Finds Nigerian Govt Guilty of Rights Violation

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEndSARS: ECOWAS Court Finds Nigerian Govt Guilty of Rights Violation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 11, 2024

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Court of Justice has ruled that the Nigerian government violated the human rights of protesters during the #EndSARS demonstrations in 2020. The court specifically condemned the government’s response to the demonstrations at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos, where security forces reportedly opened fire on peaceful protestors. The ruling comes after a lawsuit filed by three individuals who participated in the protests, which called for an end to...

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Protest: Ruto To Cut $1.39 Billion Government Spending

AfricaNewsProtest: Ruto To Cut $1.39 Billion Government Spending

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 6, 2024

Kenyan President William Ruto is set to scrap a planned tax hike, due to nationwide protests that lasted for weeks. Ruto pledged on Friday to cut the cost of governance totaling 177 billion shillings ($1.39 billion) in the fiscal year that started in July. The government will also increase borrowing by about 169 billion shillings to cover the 346 billion shilling hole created by the decision to withdraw the finance bill that was the original...

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VP Chilima and 9 Others Perish in Malawi Plane Disaster

AfricaNewsVP Chilima and 9 Others Perish in Malawi Plane Disaster

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2024

Malawi’s Vice President, Saulos Chilima, and nine other passengers were killed when the plane they were travelling in crashed in the Chikangawa mountain range. The group was travelling to attend the funeral of a former government minister in the northern part of the country. The passengers included the former first lady, Shanil Dzimbiri, the ex-wife of former President Bakili Muluzi, and military officers. Pilot News earlier reported that the plane, a Malawi Defence Force aircraft,...

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