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Abidjan Archbishop Calls for Release of Soro Supporters

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The metropolitan archbishop of Abidjan, Cardinal Jean-Pierre Kutwa has on Monday evening asked Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara to pardon the supporters of Guillaume Soro, the former President of the Ivorian National Assembly, imprisoned last week for allegedly disturbing public order. “The peace we seek is also the path to reconciliation in fraternal communion. In the Continue Reading
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Burkina Faso Insecurity in the Context of Expanding Insurgency

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While much attention has focused on Burkina’s north and, more recently, east, insecurity has been brewing in the country’s southwestern regions, bordering the Ivory Coast, Mali, and Ghana. In the aftermath of several high-profile attacks in the capital city of Ouagadougou between 2016 and 2018, events in the landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso […]Continue Reading
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After West Africa,Union of Central African States to Dump CFA Franc

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Equatorial Guinea’s leader said the union of Central African states should consider changes to its French-backed currency after eight West African states last week agreed to reforms to their long-standing agreement with France. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, speaking at a joint press conference with Ivorian leader Alassane Ouattara, said that the current Continue Reading
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EDITORIAL: Containing this Deepening National Division

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Nigerians are entering the last year of the decade deeply divided with those supporting and opposing the status quo unrelenting in their entrenched positions.From the political elite to the economic operators,the differences are palpable and the gulf deepening.Is elite battle in anyway in the interest of the masses? The Buhari administration had posited that previous […]Continue Reading
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Justice Minister Replies Falana: Stop Concocting Constitutional Provisions for Media Publicity

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The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, warned Nigerians to be ‘wary of the antics of persons bent on confusing the general public through mischief.” Dr. Umar Gwandu, Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami aide in a statement on Monday also said: ‘the General Public should be rest assured that […]Continue Reading