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Government Response to Madagascar Protests Highlights the Urgency of Youth-Led Movements Across Africa
To be a young person in Africa is to navigate constantly and fully appreciate the systemic hurdles that complicate evolving into adulthood. It’s a collective dawning that has sparked more youth-led demonstrations in countries across the continent,...
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Customs Seme Command Seizes N1.99bn Worth Of Contraband Along Lagos–Abidjan Corridor
The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, on Thursday announced the seizure of a range of contraband items, including illicit drugs and expired flour from Egypt, valued at N1.99 billion, between September 1 and October 9, 2025, along the...
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Team Europe commits €11.5bn of investment to South Africa
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on October 9 unveiled a Team Europe investment package worth nearly €12-billion, at the Global Gateway Forum, in Brussels, Belgium. Through Global...
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Lawmakers split over age-ceiling on soldiers recruitment
…As NPP-era oldies enrolment surface A proposal by the Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, to review the maximum age limit for enlistment into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has ignited a heated...
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Gari –a beloved companion; from “chop boxes” to innovation hubs
A GNA Feature by Michael Foli Jackidy Ho, Oct 8, GNA-To many Ghanaians, Gari is more than just food—it is comfort, culture, and a companion. From secondary school corridors, to the dinner tables of homes to construction sites across Ghana and some...
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We never abadoned US deported Nigerians in Ghana – FG
The Federal Government has dismissed reports that Nigerians deported from the United States were stranded after being allegedly dumped in Togo by Ghanaian authorities, insisting that the returnees are currently undergoing due profiling procedures....
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Global South Debt Crisis Takes Center Stage at Washington Meetings
The 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund, taking place October 13 through 18 in Washington, D.C., are set to confront growing calls for comprehensive debt relief as African nations grapple with unprecedented...
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Inside the EU’s private assessment on Trump’s massive aid cuts
Donald Trump’s deep cuts to US foreign aid open the door for the EU to wield greater influence abroad – but risk undermining health programs and fuelling a resurgence of ISIS in Syria, according to a confidential working paper, circulated among EU...
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Business News | President of the Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW to Inaugurate the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025, Being Held in the Gambia
BusinessWire India Banjul [The Gambia] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, will conduct the 12th Edition of their annual conference, "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary", in...
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President of the Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW to Inaugurate the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025, Being Held in the Gambia
Business Wire India The 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary will be officially inaugurated by The President of the Republic of The Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW, and attended by African First Ladies. The conference is being...
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Life Sciences Cloud Content Migration: Separating Fact from Fiction
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Dafeamekpor threatens legal action over GAF enlistment age limit
Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has announced his intention to take legal action against the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) if it fails to review the maximum age requirement for enlistment....
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Lassa Fever: Nigeria records 166 deaths as outbreak spreads across 21 states – NCDC
Nigeria has recorded 166 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, with the case fatality rate rising above that of the same period last year. This was contained in the latest situation report released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and...
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AU Organizes Ministerial Side Event in NY to Accelerate UN Reform Promoting Justice & Reparations
The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the Republic of Togo, organized a high-level side event entitled "80 Years of the United Nations: Accelerating the Reform Agenda and Consolidating Momentum towards Justice and Reparations." The...
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ECOWAS And Partners Conclude Youth, Peace, Security Consultations
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in collaboration With its partners, it has concluded a series of regional consultations in Senegal to advance the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda. The meetings, which began...
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‘We Vote, They Rule’: Inside The Political System That Silences Women In Ondo, Osun States
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It was a humid afternoon in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, when 42-year-old Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo, a native of Arigidi-Akoko, walked smartly into the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Clutching her expression of...
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Team Europe reaches €300 billion target for Global Gateway investments ahead of time
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today at the opening of the Global Gateway Forum, President von der Leyen laid down her vision for strengthened partnerships in a radically changing...
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Summit of Ewe chiefs advocate preservation, eloquent use of Ewe language
A Conference of Ewe chiefs in Ghana, Togo and Benin has been held in Ho, with a renewed call on Ewes in the three countries as well as in Nigeria, to preserve their language and to impart the language’s rich cultural values to their children. The...
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Minority Blows Alarm Over NDC Foot Soldiers’ Recruitment
Rev. Ntim Fordjour The Minority in Parliament has criticised proposals by some Majority Members of Parliament (MPs) calling for an increase in the enlistment age into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), describing it as an attempt to smuggle “overage...
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Deported from the US to Ghana then 'dumped' at the border: Nigerian man speaks out
Thomas NaadiBBC Africa, Accra ShareSave Togo's capital city, Lomé, is near the Ghanaian border A Nigerian man deported from the US to Ghana has told the BBC that he is now stuck in a hotel in Togo, after he and five others were secretly...
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