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Nigeria's Tinubu signs $31.9b budget into law
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Nigeria's Tinubu signs $31.9b budget into law

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved $31.9 billion budget for the financial year 2024.
Nigerian president presents $35b budget to parliament
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Nigerian president presents $35b budget to parliament

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has presented a $35 billion budget to both houses of parliament.
Nigeria's Tinubu asks Senate to approve $8.6b loan bid
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Nigeria's Tinubu asks Senate to approve $8.6b loan bid

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve an $8.6 billion external loan request to finance healthcare, transport, among other sectors.
Kenya's Senate saves governor who had been impeached twice
Africa

Kenya's Senate saves governor who had been impeached twice

Kawira Mwangaza was elected the third governor of Meru County in August 2022, succeeding veteran politician Kiraitu Murungi, whom she defeated at the ballot box.
Nigeria's president seeks Senate approval to borrow $8b
Africa

Nigeria's president seeks Senate approval to borrow $8b

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve a borrowing plan totalling $7.86 billion.
Post-coup ruler in Gabon names leaders of parliament
Africa

Post-coup ruler in Gabon names leaders of parliament

Brice Oligui Nguema, the transitional president of Gabon, has named new leaders of the National Assembly and the Senate.
Nigerian Senate freezes three minister nominees, approves 45
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Nigerian Senate freezes three minister nominees, approves 45

Forty-five nominees for the positions of Cabinet minister in Nigeria have been approved for appointment.
Nigeria’s senate approves new Chinese bank to fund railway project
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Nigeria’s senate approves new Chinese bank to fund railway project

The poor transport and power networks in Nigeria have hindered economic growth for decades, contributing to the country's high poverty rates.
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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