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By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, on Saturday hosted the President and Board Chair of Afreximbank, Dr. George Elombi, at the Bank Group’s headquarters in Abidjan, where...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue President Bola Tinubu on Monday night held a closed-door meeting with the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (retd.), at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, amid growing national...

By Ebi Kesiena European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says all member states have agreed on the urgent need to strengthen the bloc’s defenses, warning that Russia is unlikely to respect any long-term agreements. “Everyone...

By Ebi Kesiena The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $500 million loan for Nigeria to support the second phase of the Economic Governance and Energy Transition Support Programme, a major policy-based initiative spanning...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue The Nigerian government has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, Guinea-Bissau’s opposition presidential candidate, following alleged threats to his life in the aftermath of last week’s military coup. Military officers had...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue Cameroonian opposition figure, Anicet Ekane, died on Monday while in detention in Yaounde, according to the vice president of his party, the African Movement for the New Independence of Cameroon (Manidem). Valentin...