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Scores Abducted As Terrorists Demand Reopening Of Cow Market In Zamfara
Many local marketers were kidnapped on Saturday, Sept. 9 while in transit to the weekly market in Bagega village, northwestern Nigeria. One of the abductees who escaped said it was in response to the shutdown
Ron Paul: Why Are We In Niger? – OpEd
The July military coup in the west African country of Niger has once again brought attention to the fact that the US government runs a global military empire that serves Washington’s special interests, and not
India’s Path To Africa Through The G20 Summit – Analysis
African Union’s admission to G20 at New Delhi’s insistence, helps India face China’s challenge in Africa By engineering the admission of the African Union (AU) into the G20 group of nations, India has won over
Tanzania: Inflation And Capital Flight Hobble Economy – Analysis
Tanzania is facing a fuel crisis, and the world seems to be overlooking it. The fuel price has now gone up by 17%within a short amount of time. Although the Tanzanian government has announced a
Commercial flights halted to Mali’s Timbuktu amid Islamist blockade
Sky Mali, the only commercial airline flying to Timbuktu in Mali’s interior, has cancelled flights there due to insecurity, it said on Monday, deepening the isolation of the northern city which has been under a
Somalia: Regional lawmaker among several killed in Al-Shabaab explosion
One regional lawmaker and city council member were killed on Monday following an Improvised Explosive Device [IED] explosion in central Somalia, officials said, just as the military seized a strategic town, with the war against
President Irfaan Ali on Guyana’s emerging role as a global leader
A conversation on Guyana and its emerging role as a leader on energy, climate-change, and food-security issues. This hybrid event takes place on Thursday, September 14th at 10:15 a.m. Please join the Caribbean Initiative at
G20 And African Union: Sharing Challenges And Opportunities In A Changing World – Analysis
The African Union has taken up more formidable challenges by joining the Group of Twenty (G20) in September 2023. It has struggled down the years to develop, since its creation, into a dynamic continental union
The Horn of Africa States: Penetration Of Islamic Banking And Finance – OpEd
Banking and finance penetration in Africa has generally been slow until very recently. However, it has been growing lately and is on the rise, and as of 2022, it provided some kind of service to