US pledges over $1bn  in Humanitarian assistance to address food insecurity, other needs in Africa

The United States is to provide more than $1 billion in additional humanitarian assistance to address food insecurity and other urgent needs of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and affected communities in 31 African countries. The funding announced during President Joe Biden visit to Angola includes nearly $823 million through USAID – of which more…

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Shettima heads to Côte d’Ivoire from Nigeria

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, departed Abuja for Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to attend the opening of the International Exhibition of Extractive and Energy Resources 2024 conference. The event holds from November 27 to December 2, 2024, at the Abidjan Exhibition Centre. Shettima’s visit is “At the invitation of Côte d’Ivoire’s Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet…

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Equatorial Guinea official arrested for having over 400 sextapes with VIPs’ wives, sisters

The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of the wives of notable people in the country. The scandal emerged in the course of a fraud investigation against the 54-year-old Economist which resulted in the search of his house and office on…

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Good luck Jonathan in Botswana as African Union Observers Monitor elections

Members of the African Union Election Observation Mission on Wednesday visited polling stations across Gaborone, Botswana’s capital, to observe the Botswana Elections. This was made known in a statement shared by Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former president and leader of the AUEOM, on X.com. He wrote, “Out early on Election Day in Botswana, we, as members…

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