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By Ebi Kesiena The Nigerian Senate has granted approval for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin as part of regional efforts to restore stability following last weekend’s attempted...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a regional state of emergency, citing escalating political instability and security threats across nations in the West At the 55th session of the...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  Burkina Faso’s military authorities have detained 11 Nigerian military personnel and seized a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 transport aircraft after it made an emergency landing in the country without authorisation. In...

By Ebi Kesiena Sweden has announced that it will gradually end its bilateral development cooperation with five countries, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, Liberia, and Bolivia, as part of a major overhaul of its global aid strategy. According...

By Ebi Kesiena Tanzania’s government has appealed to citizens to remain indoors on December 9 amid growing tensions and expected nationwide protests over alleged state repression and election-related violence. Prime Minister Mwigulu Nchemba issued the advisory...

By Ebi Kesiena The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that more than 100 people including at least 63 children were killed following devastating attacks on a kindergarten and a nearby hospital in Sudan’s South Kordofan...