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IAEA Launches Outlook on Nuclear Power for Development in Africa at G20
IAEA
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IAEA-Group of Twenty cooperation broke new ground this week with the release of a new publication examining the potential for nuclear power in Africa. The IAEA launched the publication at a side event co-organized with the Clean Energy Ministerial...
Tinubu Will Get 15m Votes In 2027- APC Chieftain
Leadership
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August 1, 2025
A presidential aspirant on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election, Dr Nicholas Felix, has said President Bola Tinubu will not score less than 15 million votes at the 2027 general election. Felix, a US-based...
ECOWAS anti-money laundering efforts must be robust and forward-looking – Vice-President
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 21, 2025
By Dominic Hlordzi The Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has urged West African leaders to ensure that the region’s architecture for combating money laundering, terrorism financing, and weapons proliferation...
FEC Approves ₦68.7bn To Boost National Power Supply
Biz Watch Nigeria
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August 1, 2025
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved ₦68.7 billion for critical electricity projects targeting universities and teaching hospitals across the country. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, announced the approval after Thursday’s FEC...
Barrow calls for regional solidarity to address Sahel's governance challenges
The Point
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“The Sahel is a region of immense promise,” he said at a 2-day inaugural Sahel Governance Forum hosted by The Gambia in collaboration with the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF), the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS),...
Fintiri gifts N50m, house to Justine Madugu for WAFCON triumph
The Cable
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August 1, 2025
Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, has gifted N50 million and a three-bedroom bungalow to Justine Madugu, head coach of the Super Falcons at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. In a Facebook post on Friday, Muhammad Tukur, the...
Amnesty raises concerns over trials, lack of redress one year after #EndBadGovernance protests
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 1, 2025
One year after the #EndBadGovernance protests were met with force by security agencies across multiple Nigerian states, Amnesty International says the federal government has not addressed reported abuses or delivered justice to victims. In a...
Oceania Trails in Global Mining Rankings Despite Rich Resources
PNG Business News
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A new global survey of mining executives has delivered a sobering outlook for Oceania, with several Pacific jurisdictions pegged at the lower end of global investment rankings despite their untapped mineral wealth. The Fraser Institute’s 2024...
Time To Rethink Our Border Security
Leadership
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July 31, 2025
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, recently called for the fencing of Nigeria’s borders to bolster national security. His call could not have come at a more urgent moment, as the country struggles with persistent security...
Pan-African Group Alleges US-Israel Plot Against Sahel States
News Ghana
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July 23, 2025
The New African Charter International (NACI) has accused the United States and Israel of orchestrating a destabilization campaign targeting Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. In a public statement dated 23 July 2025, the pan-African organization...
Still digging 2025: Tracking global coal mine proposals
Global Energy Monitor - California
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July 29, 2025
In 2024, newly-opened coal mines added a total of 105 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of production capacity to the global coal mining industry — a 46% decline from 2023 (193 Mtpa) and the smallest production capacity increase in a decade. This...
The Quiet Reformer: Ajayi Ushers in New Era at Nigeria’s DSS
This Day
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August 1, 2025
With deep respect for due process, focus on civility, and adherence to intelligence-driven operations, the new Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, is returning the agency to its professional roots, write...
The US Needs to Face the Rising Threat of Jihad in the Sahel Region
Fair Observer
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July 31, 2025
The Sahel has endured overlapping crises for decades, but recent developments suggest a significant shift in the region’s security landscape. Jihadist groups are no longer operating as fragmented cells with limited reach. Instead, they are...
Electricity Act Sparks Dispute as States Slash Tariffs, Gencos and Discos Kick Back
City 105.1 FM
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July 22, 2025
More states are preparing to lower electricity tariffs following Enugu’s recent decision to reduce Band A charges from ₦209/kWh to ₦160/kWh, effective August 1, 2025. The move, approved by the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC), has...
After stadium delays, CHAN 2024 kicks off this weekend
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 1, 2025
After severe delays in stadium renovations, East Africa is finally ready to co-host the much-awaited African Nations Championship (CHAN), kicking off on Saturday. It is a historic moment for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, whose "Pamoja" -- meaning...
Discos frustrating Lagos effort to control electricity – Commissioner
Punch
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July 23, 2025
The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunleye, has lamented that the state’s effort to control electricity is being frustrated by electricity distribution companies in the state. The commissioner made this known in...
Nairobi Roads to Close as CHAN Tournament Kicks Off This Weekend
Switch TV
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August 1, 2025
Football is coming home but first, Nairobi has to make room for it. As Kenya prepares to host this year’s Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) starting Saturday, August 2, city drivers are being warned: expect serious traffic changes on Sunday....
UN experts warn of IS, al-Qaeda's Africa threats, risks in Syria
The New Arab
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The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaeda extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as "a strategic base for external operations," UN experts said in a new report....
Ouverture du Forum inaugural sur la gouvernance au Sahel en Gambie
The Voice Gambia
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July 31, 2025
Ouverture du tout premier Forum sur la Gouvernance au Sahel en Gambie Le tout premier Forum sur la Gouvernance au Sahel s’est ouvert ce mercredi au Centre international de conférences Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara en Gambie, réunissant plus de 200...
Out of Africa: France pulls forces from key bases
World Tribune
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July 31, 2025
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 31, 2025 PARIS — It’s a turning of the page in Franco/African diplomatic relations. Now for the first time since the decolonization of the French colonies in the early 1960’s, there will be no...