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By Ebi Kesiena Uganda and Tanzania have stepped up negotiations to develop a pipeline for refined petroleum products, in a move aimed at strengthening regional energy security and reducing Uganda’s heavy reliance on Kenyan transit routes....

By Ebi Kesiena Burkina Faso’s Transitional Legislative Assembly has unanimously approved a bill dissolving all political parties and political movements, signalling a decisive shift in the country’s political path. The legislation was adopted on Tuesday with...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A Somali pilot has attracted praise after he safely crash-landed his passenger plane, which developed a technical fault, on the shoreline next to the capital's international airport with all 55 on board surviving....

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Mali's military government has arrested and detained a prominent journalist for criticizing the leader of neighbouring Niger, a rights group alleged on Monday. Youssouf Sissoko, editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper L’Alternance, was arrested...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue The Russian government has responded to claims that Nigerians are being recruited to fight in the ongoing war in Ukraine. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, Nigeria's capital on Tuesday, Russian...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue The Malaysian government has announced plans to introduce a digital platform that will allow employers to recruit foreign workers directly, effectively removing private recruitment agents from the process. The initiative, disclosed by...