Goddy Ikeh
Nigeria’s women’s and men’s teams have been crowned the inaugural IFAF African Flag Football champions as the sport marked a major milestone on its journey to a first Olympic Games appearance in Los Angeles 2028.
The ambush took place on Friday along the Birao-Am Dafock axis in the volatile Vakaga Prefecture, in northeastern CAR, close to the border with conflict-hit Sudan.
The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection of the Republic of Ghana, successfully hosted a three-day national capacity-building workshop on the Continental Results Framework (CRF) for Women, Peace and Security (WPS) from the 10th to 12th of June 2025, in Accra.
The new Chairman of the Authority of Heads of States and Government of ECOWAS and President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio has pledged to lead a renewed, people-centred, and action-oriented ECOWAS in spite of unprecedented challenges and opportunities for the West African region.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and the outgoing Chairman of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, has expressed worry over the slow pace of the force, which is supposed to the sub-region’s counterterrorism force.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and the outgoing Chairman of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, has expressed worry over the slow pace of the force, which is supposed to the sub-region’s counterterrorism force.
Nigeria and the Republic of Benin on Saturday signed a pact to deepen bilateral integration and serve as a model for wider cooperation within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region..
The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, on 14 June, has honored the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, describing him as “a visionary leader, a tireless son of Africa who has dedicated his life to transform the narrative of the continent.”
The Presidency in Ghana has announced that President John Dramani Mahama will host His Majesty King Mswati III, Ingwenyama of the Kingdom of Eswatini, for a state visit to Ghana next week.
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, observed on Friday, June 20, 2025, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi issued a powerful call for international solidarity as forced displacement reaches an all-time high globally.