Nigerian court explained why it ordered postponement of Governors’ election
Nigeria’s Electoral Commission announced on Wednesday that it would postpone by a week the elections for local Governors and deputies scheduled normally for the 11th […]
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Nigeria: Supreme Court extends validity of old naira bills
The Supreme Court on Friday extended the validity of old banknotes in Nigeria, invalidating a government directive that has been causing a severe cash shortage […]
Moroccans denounce Kaïs Saïed’s “racist” speech against migrants
Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed has made extremely hateful and racist remarks against African migrants who arrive in his country on their way to Europe. After […]
Cape Verde approves national strategy to eradicate extreme poverty by 2026
The Council of Ministers approved the draft resolution of the National Strategy for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty (ENEP) 2022 to 2026 and the draft […]
Guinea-Bissau calls for quick activation of military force against coups in ECOWAS
The Guinean Foreign Minister, Suzi Barbosa, on Monday called on the military leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the rapid […]
Cape Verde and the United Nations positively assess their latest cooperation program
The United Nations and Cape Verde on Wednesday positively evaluated the implementation of the latest cooperation program, which mobilized about 95 million dollars and helped […]
New UN support framework in Cape Verde focuses on eradicating extreme poverty
The eradication of extreme poverty in Cape Verde is the priority of the new cooperation framework 2023-2027, signed yesterday between the United Nations System and […]
Mbeki warns against a South African ‘Arab Spring’
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki warned on Thursday that his country was sitting on a time bomb and could face an uprising similar to […]
Yaoundé wants to reduce poverty in rural areas
The Cameroonian government and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have launched an initiative called the Grassroots Poverty Reduction Subprogram. It has already improved the […]
South African economic growth rebounds in 2021
South Africa’s economy, buffeted by the Covid-19 epidemic and by riots, has recorded growth of 4.9% in 2021, the highest since 2007, according to official […]