Around Africa

OVER the past eight months, different African countries have shut down borders connecting them to their neighbouring countries majorly for security, trafficking, health and commercial reasons. On August 19, Nigeria abruptly shut down its…
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TRADE unions and advocates under the Nigerian Movement for the Liberation of Western Sahara (NMLWS) have demanded that Nigerian companies should put an end to "buying stolen phosphate, fertiliser, and fishes from Morocco". These items,…
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WEST African leaders have pledged to contribute $1 billion to combat the increasing threat of Islamist militancy in the sub-region. Head of the regional ECOWAS bloc, Jean- Claude Kassi Brou disclosed this during the Extraordinary summit on…
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THE African Union (AU) has lifted its suspension of Sudan's membership in the bloc, putting an end to a three-month ban on the country. The suspension had been in place pending the installation of a civilian-led government after the…
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday told his colleague, Patrice Talon from the Benin Republic that Nigeria can no longer allow smuggling of agricultural commodities such as rice into the country. He explained that the Nigeria-Benin…
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THE Amnesty International has called on Cameroonian government to pursue a fair justice on the case of seven soldiers caught on video brutally murdering four citizens in July 2018. The trial of the soldiers caught on video killing the four…
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NIGERIA's anti-corruption agency, the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday pledged to ‘cooperate’ with the United States (US) government security operatives including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the $1.1…
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By Chidi Anselm ODINKALU THE rule of law is undergoing chastening times in many African countries as rulers and their parties - struggling to hang on to power - look for convenient devices to eliminate the uncertainties associated with…
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AFRICAN countries have adopted a strategic plan that aims at reducing the double burden of malnutrition in the region, outlining "urgent and accelerated" actions to take in ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. The plan was…
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AS part of efforts to check illicit financial flows, Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday advocated for effective collaborations among the African countries. He said this…
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