Tag: Nigeria

Nigeria: experts warn govt not to ignore ex-Boko Haram fighters’ threats to re-join insurgency

March 7, 2024

Former Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria are threatening they may pick up arms again and join the insurgency out of frustration that they have been ... Read More

Boko Haram abducts scores of women in Nigeria’s North-east

March 7, 2024

An unknown number of people, mainly girls and women, have been abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents on Feb 6 in the Nigerian north eastern ... Read More

Nigeria enforces a yearly levy on expatriate employees

February 29, 2024

Nigeria has introduced a compulsory yearly levy for companies hiring foreign workers, charging $15,000 for directors and $10,000 for other employees. The aim is to ... Read More

ECOWAS ‘has nothing against Niger, Mali or Burkina Faso’ — Nigerian military chief

February 23, 2024

African nations should unite against any form of uprising from jihadists in the Sahel region and other parts of West Africa following the withdrawal of ... Read More

Burkina Faso junta leader warns AES armies ready to fight and ‘teach’ ECOWAS ‘lesson’

February 21, 2024

"They taught us a lesson, but they will also learn,” Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has warned the regional bloc ECOWAS of a ... Read More

Avoiding ‘resource curse’: why Africans benefit little from big oil and gas finds

February 15, 2024

Senegal joins other African countries like Nigeria or Namibia that have struggled to manage their oil and gas resources discovered in recent years for the ... Read More

EU set to strike €210-million migration deal with Mauritania after Nigeria scrapped anti-migration law

February 15, 2024

EU Commission chief has pledged more than €210 million to support Mauritania manage migrant flows and clamp down on human traffickers, which comes amid growing ... Read More

Middle-Income Countries Can Be New Drivers of Regional and International Development

February 7, 2024

Morocco has called on the Middle-Income Countries to build on their assets in order to be the new drivers of regional and international development in ... Read More

US deepens ties with Angola, in bid to counter Chinese and Russian influence in Africa

January 30, 2024

As the US top diplomat wrapped up his visit to Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Angola (21-26 January), experts have hailed what they call ... Read More

ECOWAS: Withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso & Niger from African Bloc Kills Algeria-Nigeria Pipeline Project

January 29, 2024

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), dealing a hard blow to France and ... Read More