West Africa
Nigeria to cut budget in face of oil price crash -finance minister
Nigeria will cut size of its budget in the face of sharp declines in the price...
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Cameroon, Togo confirm first cases of coronavirus
Cameroon and Togo confirmed their first cases of coronavirus on Friday, bringing the number of countries...
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President Gnassingbe’s landslide electoral victory confirmed by Togo court
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has won re-election with 71% of the vote, final results from the...
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Senegal confirms first coronavirus case – health ministry
Senegal’s health minister on Monday announced the first case of coronavirus in the country, the second...
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Cameroon’s Biya agrees probe needed into village attack -France
Cameroon President Paul Biya agreed on Sunday with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that an impartial...
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Italian man becomes Nigeria’s first case of coronavirus – minister
Nigeria's Minister of State for Health Osagie Ehanire attends an emergency National Council on Health meeting...
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Senegal launches wind power plant as part of its commitment to renewable energy
As part of its plan to push for more renewable energy, Senegal inaugurated what it describes...
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World Bank to Boost Investments in Nigeria’s Human Capital and Economic Transformation
The World Bank recently approved six projects to support Nigeria’s development priorities, including improving immunization, enabling...
Read moreDetailsNigeria post highest quarterly GDP growth in Q4 since recession
Nigeria’s economic growth rose to an annual rate of 2.55% in the three months to the...
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