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Confusion in Ghana Over U.S. Deportees as Officials and Lawyers Clash on Fate of West Africans

Confusion has erupted in Ghana over the fate of 14 West Africans deported from the United States, after officials and lawyers gave conflicting accounts of their status. The group, 13…

Africa News Now September 16, 2025

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Nigeria’s Albinism Pageant Challenges Beauty Stereotypes and Fights Stigma

Nigeria’s beauty pageant scene is often defined by conventional standards of glamour, but a new competition in Lagos is rewriting the script. The Albinism Advocacy Pageant is putting diversity at…

Africa News Now September 15, 2025

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Over 200 Boko Haram Fighters and Families Surrender to Multinational Force in Lake Chad

More than 200 members of the Boko Haram terrorist group—including forcibly conscripted fighters, women, and children—have surrendered to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Bol, Chad’s Lake region, following…

Africa News Now July 3, 2025

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ECOWAS Court Launches Enforcement Summit to Boost Compliance with Regional Rulings

In a historic effort to strengthen regional judicial authority, the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has convened its first-ever meeting of Competent National Authorities in Lagos, Nigeria. The two-day summit,…

Africa News Now June 26, 2025

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Nigeria and Belarus Launch Youth-Focused Agricultural Mechanization Program

Nigeria has officially launched the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanization Program, a transformative partnership with Belarus aimed at modernizing the country's farming practices and empowering its youth. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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ECOWAS Convenes Emergency Meeting to Fund Long-Stalled Standby Force Amid Rising Insecurity

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has announced an extraordinary joint session of its finance and defense ministers to urgently resolve the financial deadlock stalling the deployment of…

Africa News Now June 24, 2025

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Ghana Demands Swift Action on Long-Delayed ECO Currency at West Africa Summit

Ghana has renewed calls for urgent and time-bound steps to implement the long-delayed ECO single currency project, as frustrations mount over stalled progress on regional monetary integration. Speaking at the…

Africa News Now June 23, 2025

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Sahel Region Accounts for Over Half of Global Terror Deaths in 2024, Says New Report

The Sahel region was the world’s deadliest terrorism hotspot in 2024, accounting for 51% of all terrorism-related deaths globally, according to the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) released by the…

Africa News Now June 23, 2025

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Takes Over ECOWAS Leadership from Nigeria’s Tinubu

In a significant leadership change, President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has officially assumed the chairmanship of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), succeeding Nigeria’s President Bola…

Africa News Now June 22, 2025

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Over 16,000 Irregular Migrants Expelled from Algeria to Niger Since April

Nigerien authorities have confirmed that more than 16,000 irregular African migrants have been expelled from Algeria to Niger between April and early June 2025, marking a sharp uptick in forced…

Africa News Now June 11, 2025

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Sahel Faces Deepening Humanitarian Crisis as 29 Million Need Aid in 2025

Nearly 29 million people across six Sahel countries will need urgent humanitarian assistance and protection in 2025, according to a new report from the UN Office for the Coordination of…

Africa News Now June 5, 2025