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Nigeria, Niger ink security cooperation deal aiming to rebuild frayed security ties

Nigeria’s military and the junta in neighboring Niger have signed a new security agreement that aims to bolster regional stability and security a year after their normally positive bilateral ties soured after Niger’s coup in July 2023. Despite strained relations and their shared border being closed as part of the sanctions imposed by the Economic […]

Morocco’s King oversees emergency water supply plan amid drought

King Mohammed VI chaired a meeting on the measures to ensure water supply amid a severe drought that left many key dams empty. Speaking at the meeting, water minister Nizar Baraka said dam filling rate dropped to a critical 23.2% so far in January, compared to 31.5% in the same period last year, due to […]

No laureate for Mo Ibrahim Prize for second year in a row

The Mo Ibrahim foundation announced Tuesday it will not award the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership this year for lack of qualified candidate, making it the second year in a row that no laureate won the prestigious prize created by the British-Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim. The decision came following a meeting of […]