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Sierra Leone joins Starlink satellite service to step up internet access

 (3 minutes read) Sierra Leone now joins Nigeria, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Mauritius as African nations connected to Starlink satellite service. Internet access is expected to increase in...

Oyo state of Nigeria favours converting airports into concessional ones

(3 minutes read) The Oyo State government has endorsed the Federal Government’s plan to concession airports in the country to revamp their functioning and tonne...

Togo President wins fourth Presidential term.

2 minutes read Togo President Faure Gnassingbé declared the winner in Togo’s presidential elections. In 2019, the president managed to amend the constitution to...

Togo extends state of emergency

In view of the continued Islamic insurgency, Togolese parliament has approved the extension of the state of emergency in Togo’s northern Savanes region...

Lagos is limping back to normalcy; threat of violence still looms large

(5 minutes read) ·        President Muhammadu Buhari  called upon young Nigerians to end the stir and not to "undermine national security ·   ...

Shell to pay 15 million euros to Nigerian farmers for causing oil spill

(3 minutes read) The oil giant Shell has agreed to pay 15 million euros in compensation to Nigerian farmers for causing oil spills that severely...

Ex-Ivory Coast PM dies of Covid

Charles Konan Banny, the former prime minister of Ivory Coast from 2005 to 2007, died in a hospital in Paris after contracting coronavirus. ...

Sierra Leone in the grip of the third wave of the Pandemic

The National Coronavirus Response Center (NaCOVERC) announced in a statement that in view of the third wave of COVID 19 infections, Sierra Leone...

New political movement launched in Nigeria ahead of 2023 Elections

3 mts read · Leading Nigerian activists, academics, and other professionals have joined hands to launch a new political...

Cape Verde and Portugal ink investment deal

 (3 minutes read)  Cape Verde is set to receive investments from the former colonizer Portugal, which will be channelized mainly for education purposes  Cape Verde...

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