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Nigeria has asked neighbouring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation...
Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not...
Since the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994, Pretoria’s relationship with Nigeria has been a mix of rivalry, tension and cooperation. The pattern of interaction has oscillated from...
His Excellency President Jacob Zuma of the Republic of South Africa has today, 17 April 2013, concluded his working visit to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
President Zuma held discussions with...
Part 1 of this discussion paper considered the history, need and rationale of economic integration in Africa as well as the benefits it has in store for the continent and the challenges that it...
Jean Meijer, Head of Competition at pan-African corporate law firm Bowman Gilfillan, has announced that, with effect from 1 April 2013, Derek Lotter will join her as co-head of the competition...
Brics nations failed on Tuesday to resolve differences over funding for, and the location of, a proposed joint development bank, indicating the emerging powers group wouldn’t achieve the goal of...
On 29 January 2013, a Boko Haram commander claimed a ceasefire with the government in Nigeria. Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez, a man local security sources say is a Boko Haram member, sent a...
In a swift implementation of justice, the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg found Nigeria’s Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) leader, Henry Okah, guilty of 13 charges...
Africa has bounced back rapidly from the global economic crisis, despite the on-going European financial crisis and a fragile economic recovery in the USA.
Continental growth rates of over 5% are...
Premature Birth is a hidden crisis. The tragic facts are that a baby dies every second across the Globe.15 million babies are born each year to preterm birth and over 1 million babies die each...
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS agreed on Sunday to commit 3 300 troops to help recapture northern Mali, part of battle plans that will be sent for United Nations approval by the end of...
Your Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria; His Honour, the Vice President of the Republic of
Botswana, Dr. Ponatshego Kedikilwe; Your Lordship,...
In a controversial decision on 21 June 2012, the United States Government blacklisted Mr Abu Muhammed Abubakar, the Boko Haram leader popularly known as Imam or Sheik Abubakar Shekau, and two of...