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UK Moves Asylum Seekers To Rwanda
Migrants whose asylum claims were rejected by the United Kingdom will be offer £3,000 ($3,800) to move to Rwanda.
The UK has already has a plan in place which pays failed asylum seekers to return to their home countries.
But the new…
Zimbabwe Tobacco Production Falls To 10%
Zimbabwe’s tobacco production is expected to fall at least 10% to 265 million kg in 2024 from its biggest ever crop of 296 million kg last year due to an El Nino-induced drought, the industry regulator said on Wednesday.
El…
ECOWAS Initiate Move To Boost Palm Oil Industry
By Adoba Echono
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a major step to boost the production of palm oil and its sales in the region with convocation of the meeting of stakeholders to evolve strategies…
President Tinubu Directs Immediate Opening Of Land, Air Borders With Niger
By Temitope Mustapha, Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria's land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect.
This directive…
Three Egyptian Coptic Monks Killed In South Africa
Three Egyptian Coptic monks were killed in a “criminal assault” inside a Coptic monastery in South Africa, the Christian Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt said it on Tuesday, and South African police said they were investigating a triple…
Pirates Hijack Cargo Ship Off The Coast Of Somalia
A cargo ship in the Indian Ocean has been boarded by suspected Somali pirates about 600 nautical miles (1,000km) off the country's coast.
A maritime security firm said 20 armed men had attacked the vessel which was heading from…
Sudan Conflict: Army Retakes State Broadcaster’s Headquarters
In a statement, the army called it a "major victory".
But despite taking the building last April, the RSF had not been able to transmit from it and state television continued to show pro-army content, which was broadcast from elsewhere in…
Kenya To Pause Police Deployment To Haiti
A top civil servant in Kenya's ministry of foreign affairs has said that , the planned deployment of police to Haiti is now on hold following the announcement by Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry that he would be stepping down.
Korir…
ECOWAS yet to meet single currency Convergence criteria
Hopes of quick realization of the ECOWAS single currency project remain dim as countries within the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) are battling hydra-headed challenges, which have made it difficult for them to meet all the four primary…
Nigerien citizens face soaring prices as Ramadan begins
As the holy month of Ramadan commences for Muslims in Niger, citizens are grappling with skyrocketing prices, making it increasingly difficult to afford essential items.
The transition of power has left the country's economy in turmoil,…