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Nigeria has cut its electricity supply to Niger, AFP learned on Wednesday from a source close to the management of the Nigerien Electricity Company (Nigelec), in line with the sanctions decided by the West African neighbors of Niger destabilized by a coup. “Nigeria disconnected since yesterday (Tuesday) the high voltage line that carries electricity to Niger,” the source said. A ...

The former president of Ivory Coast Henri Konan Bédié has died. He was 89. Mr Bédié took over as the country’s second head of state after the death of Felix Houphouet-Boigny in 1993. But allegations of widespread corruption and an economic slump led to him being ousted in a military coup in 1999. Despite being born into a relatively poor ...

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has announced a raft of measures to tackle the rising cost of living, which has prompted civil unrest and looting. In a televised address to the nation, Mr Tinubu said he had ordered the release of 200,000 tonnes of grain from strategic reserves. He also promised to increase the minimum wage, encourage more and better-paid jobs ...

Saudi club Al Hilal have reportedly made an impressive bid of €140m (£120.3m) to Napoli for striker Victor Osimhen, along with tempting weekly wages of £1m. Sky Sports revealed the offer, which comes after Al Hilal’s previous bid of €300m (£259m) for Kylian Mbappe, despite the player declining the offer. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: ...

A two-day air show held in main Moroccan cities to celebrate the 24th anniversary of what is known as ‘Throne Day’, has ended. The air show is part of the festivities that mark the anniversary of the accession to the throne of King Mohammed VI, who is also Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces ...

The Bank of England has estimated it will require the Treasury to transfer a total of £150bn by 2033 to cover expected losses on the central bank’s quantitative easing programme, up from a previous calculation of £100bn. The transfers represent both the continuing cash flow losses on the QE scheme — under which the BoE bought large volumes of gilts ...

The governor of Nigeria’s north-eastern Adamawa state has declared a 24-hour curfew following the looting of food stores and warehouses in the state capital, Yola. Hundreds of people were captured on video, breaking into warehouses, carrying off sacks of grain, cartons of pasta and other household items. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: On the orders ...

The United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, recently sounded an ominous alarm bell. The Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to significantly reduce poverty around the world and create a better quality of life for all, are off track, he warned. And so French President Emmanuel Macron called a global conference in Paris this month to address getting the 2030 SDG ...

The second Russia-Africa Summit is scheduled to be held at St Petersburg’s Expo Forum from 27-28 July 2023, with leaders from a majority of African countries expected to attend. The summit aims to strengthen the partnership between Russia and Africa and promote comprehensive cooperation in various sectors, including politics, security, economics, science and technology, and culture. Originally planned to take ...

The industrial landscape of the northeastern province of Mpumalanga, an area known as South Africa’s coal belt will soon be transformed. The Komati power plant, once a busy coal plant that is now earmarked to be repurposed as a wind and solar power plant that will have batteries to store the energy the clean power generates, looks deserted with only ...