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By Riches Soberekon Religious and political leaders in northern Nigeria are actively working towards a peaceful resolution of the crisis in Niger, in order to avoid a potentially disastrous military intervention by ECOWAS. Despite the failure...

By Riches Soberekon The Niamey court in Niger made a significant decision on Monday, overturning a nine-month jail sentence that had been imposed on Abdoulaye Seydou, the leader of a prominent activist group known for its...

By Elie Mutangana, Kigali Rwanda's Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration will soon embark on requesting licenced transport carriers to electronically share in advance, passenger information, according to a new bill. The new bill was proposed...

By Riches Soberekon Algeria's media has reported that the movie "Barbie" has faced a ban in the country. The decision was made after the film had been screening in some cinemas across the country for several...

By Ebi Kesiena The African Development Bank (AfDB) has disclosed that a $55mn integrity fund launched seven years ago has still not been put into operation and has not disbursed any money on its stated anti-corruption...

By Ebi Kesiena Uganda has initiated talks with undisclosed partners from Africa, the Middle East and China for the development of a proposed 60,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery project, reported African Business, citing a senior executive at the...