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The Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit, ended a two-day visit to Mauritania where he met with senior Government officials, members of the diplomatic community and representatives from U.N. agencies to discuss the political situation in the country and to review developments since his last visit there earlier this month.
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Praia, Cape Verde - Cape Verde's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities, Mr. Jose Brito, is expected to tour West Africa in the days to come in order to strengthen his country's cooperation with its neighbours, PANA reported.
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Mr. Darlan Marti, Programme Officer, Trade for Development Programme participated in workshop organized by the commission and secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West Africa's Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) on 4 and 5 August 2008 in Dakar, Senegal for the validation of a regional list of sensitive products with a view to preparing the West Africa's EPA
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
CHIEF of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Paul Dike, Chief of Army Staff, Major General Abdurahman Dambazau, Naval Chief, Rear Admiral Ishaya Ibrahim and Chief of Air Staff, AVM Oluseyi Petinrin all took over command of the armed forces yesterday even as it emerged that they have all been promoted to the next ranks.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
THE controversial $20 million Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) money lodged in the defunct Transnational Bank by the Obasanjo administration is being recovered, the Executive Secretary (ES) of the fund, Alhaji Kabir Mohammed, has revealed.
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AFTER about 16 months of trial, the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ekiti State, yesterday, dismissed the petition of the Action Congress (AC) candidate in the April 14, 2007 governorship election, Dr Kayode Fayemi, against the victory of Engr Segun Oni of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The Federal Government and the World Bank will, during the next four years, inject N15.7 billion into the agricultural sector through the Commercial Farming project.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The newly appointed service Chiefs of Nigeria military yesterday took over duty from their predecessors, identifying discipline and the situation in the troubled Niger Delta as their main challenge .
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arrested former Oyo State governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, over allegations of non-remittance of the proceeds of sale of shares totaling N1.9 billion during his administration.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Weeks after floods ripped through Tillaberi, 120 kilometres west of Niamey, and Niger's second-largest city Zinder, 900 kilometres east of Niamey, thousands of people are still homeless.
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IOL (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Iran is reportedly ready to help the energy-starved west African powerhouse boost electricity generation.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
ONE of Nigeria's wealthiest entrepreneurs has made a surprise bid to Telkom, proposing to create a pan-African telecoms giant by marrying Telkom's 50% stake in Vodacom with Nigeria's cellular operator Globacom.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Jean Ping, has praised "the dynamism and hard work" of African civil societies in gender mainstreaming and women empowerment on the continent.
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Chairman, Conference of Northern States Chambers of Commerce Mines and Agriculture (CONSCCIMA), Mr Jani Ibrahim, has said about 35 per cent of land cultivated 50 years ago is now desert areas in 11 northern states.