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A senior U.S. Government delegation is travelling to South Africa to participate in the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Johannesburg, November 2-4, 2023, the U.S. Department of State has disclosed. It says AGOA is a cornerstone of the U.S. trade relationship with Africa. At this Forum, the United States looks forward to constructive dialogue with African …

Rabat, Morocco (AP) — Arab nations that have normalized or are considering improving relations with Israel are coming under growing public pressure to cut those ties because of Israel’s war with Hamas. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Rabat and other Moroccan cities in support of the Palestinians. In Bahrain — a country that almost …

Lagos — Nigeria’s foreign debt is expected to rise further to about $51 billion, following President Bola Tinubu’s request to the Senate, seeking approval to borrow additional $7.8 billion and €100million, as part of  his 2022-2024 borrowing plan. Some financial analysts have debunked the official reasons given for the borrowing, claiming it was rather meant as a bridging loan to …

…Appeals for calm Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has directed the reconstruction of the old Benin-Agbor Road, even as the State Government commenced the palliative work on the failed portions of the Federal Government Benin-Agbor Road in Ikpoba/Okha Local Government Area of the State, and others. The governor said the measure is to ameliorate the sufferings of motorists and …

…Beats Bayelsa Queens 4:3 on penalty after regulation time draw Edo Queen Football Club of Benin has defeated Bayelsa Queens by four goals to three on penalty shootout after one all draw after regulation time at the final of the third edition of the Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT) at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. Performing the …

•Labour alleges attempted assassination Owerri—One person was feared killed and many others injured on Wednesday as the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, was abducted by security agents at the ongoing Organised Labour protest in Owerri, the Imo State capital. This is as thugs descended on Labour leaders and other protesters, smashing vehicles, inflicting injuries and dispossessing handsets, …

JERUSALEM (AP) — When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked this week who would govern the Gaza Strip following Israel’s devastating war against Hamas, he said a return of the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority made “the most sense.” What he failed to mention is that the Palestinian Authority, weak and deeply unpopular with its own people, has already …

The report addresses notable gaps in existing literature by focusing on women holding appointive and non-elective roles. The development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC), in partnership with the Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms( ALIGN), is set to disseminate a new report on gender norms and women in appointive positions in Nigeria. The report, which will be released at an …

The police have not also commented on the explosion and fire in the Rivers House of Assembly Complex. The police in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria, have continued to keep mum over the attack on Governor Siminalayi Fubara by some police operatives in Port Harcourt, several hours after the incident. Some police operatives on Monday fired teargas and water cannons at Mr Fubara …

UNITED NATIONS — The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees told a U.N. emergency meeting Monday “an immediate humanitarian cease-fire has become a matter of life and death for millions,” accusing Israel of “collective punishment” of Palestinians and the forced displacement of civilians. Philippe Lazzarini warned that a further breakdown of civil order after the agency’s warehouses were broken …