West Africa
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Tributes paid to Nigerian financiers Herbert Wigwe and Abimbola Ogubajo after fatal helicopter crash
Following their tragic deaths in a California helicopter crash, tributes have been given to former Nigerian stock market chairman Abimbola …
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Mobile money leaders say political will needed to fix cross-border payments
Cross-border payments networks are essential to the success of initiatives to expand intracontinental commerce, such as the historic African Continental…
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Nigerian hacker pleads guilty to $6m fraud in US court.
Idris Dayo Mustapha, a 33-year-old British-Nigerian man, has confessed to orchestrating a highly sophisticated cyber fraud scheme over a period…
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M23 rebels in Congo attack a military base in the country’s east.
After days of fighting with M23 rebels making advances in the region, Congo’s army defended a major military camp in…
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The president of Senegal wants to regulate social media.
President Macky Sall of Senegal has stated that he intends to regulate social media in the West African country, calling…
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Guinea will be governed by civilians in three years.
Guinea’s military leadership has stated that after a 39-month transition period, the country will revert to civilian rule. Col Mamady…
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More than 100 rebels have been killed in recent weeks, according to the Joint West African Force.
As it continues a land and air attack in the Lake Chad region, a joint military force from Nigeria, Niger,…
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The president who was deposed in January has been released from military custody.
The military government of Burkina Faso claimed in a statement that ousted President Roch Kaboré has been permitted to return…
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Passengers were slain when kidnappers attacked a train.
According to medical officials, seven passengers were killed when gunmen ambushed a packed train between Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and Kaduna…
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Nigeria has offered to have its citizens evacuated from Ukraine.
Nigeria’s government says it will remove its people who want to leave Ukraine as soon as the country’s airports reopen.…
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The junta in Burkina Faso wants to stay in power for more than two years.
Burkina Faso’s military administration has formed a group that will recommend a 30-month transition phase before the country returns to…
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