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West African Development Bank Expects Regional Cooperation To Boost Growth
Daily Independent
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July 17, 2025
1 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bank for Investment and Development, EBID has said that economic growth in the 15 member states is likely to inch down to 5.0 per cent this year from 5.1 per cent last year. EBID, linked the...
Morocco, Niger Strengthen Transport Cooperation
Morocco World News
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July 16, 2025
Rabat — Morocco and Niger appear to be taking bold steps towards securing strong cooperation in the transportation sector. Morocco’s Transport and Logistics Minister Abdessamad Kayouh held talks today with Niger’s Transport and Civil Aviation...
Africa’s Trans-Saharan Corridor gains support
Global Highways
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Support is given for Africa’s crucial Trans-Saharan Corridor route. By MJ Woof July 16, 2025 Read time: 1 min Further development of the crucial Trans-Saharan Corridor will deliver economic benefits to Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Niger, Chad, and...
Nigeria Mourns As Ex-President Buhari Laid To Rests
National Network
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July 16, 2025
The historic town of Daura in Katsina State played host to a somber occasion on Tuesday as Nigeria bid farewell to former President Muhammadu Buhari who reportedly died in London on Sunday. The late former President’s burial, held in accordance...
Top 10 African countries with the most improvement in consumer price from 2024 to 2025
Business Insider Africa
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July 16, 2025
While moderate inflation, which is a measure of CPI, is often regarded as a sign of a developing economy, a continuously high or unexpected inflation rate can have disastrous consequences for national finances. On the other hand, a better...
Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria's Military Leader Turned Democratic President Leaves A Mixed Legacy
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN- The Conversation) Nigeria's former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on 13 July aged 82 , was one of two former military heads of state who were later elected as civilian presidents. Buhari was the military head of state of...
Countdown to CHAN 2024: East Africa gears up for historic joint hosting
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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July 15, 2025
With just 25 days remaining until kick-off, final preparations are in full swing for the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), which will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania from August 2 to 30. This 8th edition of...
See 10 key road and rail projects associated with former President Buhari’s administration
Nairametrics
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July 16, 2025
The administration of former President Late Muhammadu Buhari, who led Nigeria from 2015 to 2023, undertook a number of road and rail infrastructure projects aimed at improving national connectivity. Buhari passed away a few days ago at the age of...
ADC, A Paradigm Of Political Coalitions?
Leadership
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July 16, 2025
In Nigeria’s political evolution, few events shape the national imagination like the birth of a new political movement. The unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar and former Labour Party...
Let us also build local capacity to respond to security threats and promote peace – Defence minister
GhanaWeb
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July 16, 2025
Dr Edward Omane Boamah, the Minister of Defence, has underscored the need to build local capacity to respond to security threats and promote peace, stressing that regional equity in job opportunities is crucial to preventing conflicts and violent...
Goïta’s indefinite mandate raises alarm over Mali’s democratic future
Daily Trust
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General Assimi Goïta, Mali’s junta leader, has signed a controversial law granting himself a five-year presidential mandate — renewable indefinitely and without election — sparking widespread concern over the country’s democratic trajectory. The...
Leaders, friends, politicians unite in stately farewell for Buhari
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
• Military honours, massive crowd, tight security mark State funeral • Event unites dignitaries from across political spectrum • Buhari’s impact may not be replicated in thousand years, says Emir of Daura • Late leader’s famed 12 million-vote...
Ex-Nigerian president Buhari buried at family compound
Sun Online International
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Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari was laid to rest at his family compound in the town of Daura, Katsina state, as thousands gathered for public prayers and military honours. Buhari died on Sunday at the age of 82 in a London clinic. His...
OPS: Buhari drove reform agenda against economic headwinds
Punch
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July 16, 2025
The Organised Private Sector has described the late former President Muhammadu Buhari as a reform-minded leader whose administration pursued long-overdue structural changes with “strategic patience and political courage” amid difficult economic...
A Giant Leap for African Unity: Kenya’s historic Visa-Free policy and the Trans African tourism and unity campaign
Joy FM
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July 15, 2025
Today, July 13, 2025, marks a historic milestone in Africa’s journey toward unity and free movement. Kenya has taken a bold and transformative step by eliminating all visa requirements and the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for citizens of...
A CURIOUS COALITION OF POLITICIANS
This Day
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July 14, 2025
BAMIDELE ATOYEBI reckons that the ADC is a coalition of expired ambitions A new political front has emerged loud, self-righteous, and curiously united. But what binds them isn’t ideology. It isn’t patriotism. It certainly isn’t love for the...
Tinubu, Shettima, Dignitaries Bid Ex-President Buhari Farewell As He’s Interred In Daura
This Day
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July 15, 2025
Deji Elumoye in Abuja Former President Muhammadu Buhari was on Tuesday evening laid to rest at his residence in Daura, Katsina State, following funeral prayers and interment attended by numerous dignitaries led by President Bola Tinubu. Large...
Tinubu, Guinea-Bissau President, Niger Republic PM, Others In Attendance As Buhari Is Buried
Naija News
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July 15, 2025
The late president’s remains arrived at Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport in Katsina around 2 p.m., aboard a Nigerian Air Force flight FGT 001, accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima and Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. President...
From ambition to action: How Africa’s homegrown agricultural strategies are forging a path to food security and prosperity
News Ghana
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July 15, 2025
Africa’s agricultural landscape presents both great potential and significant challenges. The continent has strong farming communities and diverse agricultural areas. These factors offer the ability to feed its growing population and drive...
Tinubu, Guinea-Bissau President, Niger PM pay last respect to Buhari
Punch
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July 15, 2025
President Bola Tinubu, President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau and Niger Republic Prime Minister, Ali Lamine Zeine, were among thousands of people who attended the funeral rites of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in...