A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, secured a rare interview ...
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Picasso’s African period: appropriation or innovation?
The impact of imperial expansion in art highlights how subjugation and oppression are not simply a matter of territory, but also a matter of identity and expression”. Zara Hossain explores Picasso's ...
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Thousands take to the streets to mark Niger's departure from ECOWAS
The skeleton of a 12-metre-high, 25-metre-long sauropod has been discovered in Portugal, in a private garden.
Three coup-hit West African nations formally leave ECOWAS in an unprecedented disintegration
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The three junta-led West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday, the culmination ...
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Niger State’s Paradigm Shift In Social Services
ShareNiger State is currently experiencing a significant shift in its social services, with healthcare and education taking centre stage in the Mohammed Bago administration’s agenda. This ...
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Niger’s Agricultural Revolution
Niger State, Nigeria’s largest state by landmass, is a region blessed with immense natural and agricultural resources. With ...
West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region, Niger's defense minister ...
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At Alex Galleries, King Jaja Of Opobo Comes Alive On Cookey’s Canvas
ShareFor over a century, the legend of King Jaja and his resistance to British rule in the Niger Delta has been neglected as ...
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Niger tanker explosion: Sultan urges review of fuel transportation safety protocols
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of Jama’atu Nasir Islam (JNI), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has reacted to the fuel tanker explosion at Dikko Junction, Niger State on Saturday, ...
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Experience the pulse of contemporary art at WEKRE in Ouagadougou
Meaning "emergence" in the Mooré language, WEKRE aims to make art accessible to a wider audience and foster ... Inspired by WEKRE, she hopes to see similar initiatives flourish in Niger. "We would ...
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Henry Asante Twum explains Black Stars player withdrawals from Angola and Niger games
Henry Asante Twum, the Communications Director for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has shed light on the reasons behind the absence of several key Black Stars players from Ghana’s final ...
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Niger scholarship board launches online portal for students
The Niger State Scholarship Board (NSSB) has launched a new online portal designed to facilitate the registration process for students in tertiary institutions seeking to benefit from the state ...