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EU offers 610 million euros to Niger to curb migration

The European Union offered 610 million euros ($635 million) to Niger on Thursday for keeping a lid on migration from Africa through the Mediterranean...

Buhari says Nigeria faces worst economic situation in its history

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday the country was facing the worst economic situation in its history, in a speech to lawmakers to...

Nigerian parliament opens inquiry into long-disputed Shell, Eni oil field

Nigerian President Buhari.   Nigeria's lower house opened an investigation on Tuesday into an offshore oil field owned by Royal Dutch Shell and Eni, the latest...

Trump picks Exxon chief Tillerson as secretary of state

ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson. Photo Credit: Reuters   President-elect Donald Trump announced Exxon Mobil Corp's Rex Tillerson as his choice for secretary of state...

Cuba signs deal for faster internet access to Google content

Most Cubans can only access the internet from public wi-fi hotspots. Photo Credit: AP Cuba's state-run telecommunications company Etecsa has signed a deal with Google...

Oil surges after output cuts, strong dollar weighs

A gas station attendant pumps fuel into a customer's car at PetroChina's petrol station in Beijing, China. Photo Credit: Reuters   Oil prices jumped to their...

Zimbabwe: Finance minister projects better growth rate in 2017

Zimbabwe finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has presented the country’s 2017 budget before parliament. The budget stands at about 4.1 billion dollars. During the presentation the finance...

Thousands of Kenyan single mothers, widows use mobile money to escape poverty

Almost 200,000 Kenyan households, many headed by poor, rural women, have lifted themselves out of poverty using mobile money services, experts said on Thursday,...

OPEC oil output hits record high

OPEC's oil output set another record high in November ahead of a deal to cut production, a Reuters survey found on Monday, helped by...

Nigeria, Morocco to Build gas pipeline link

Nigeria and Morocco have signed a joint venture to construct a gas pipeline that will connect the two nations as well as some other...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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