Nigeria declares August 25 public holiday for Eid ul Mawlid
ABUJA, Nigeria — August 24, 2026 — Nigeria’s Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, the observance commemorating the…
EAC Legal, Judicial Ministers meet as EA pushes deeper regional integration
ARUSHA, Tanzania — August 24, 2026 — The East African Community is convening the 26th Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Legal and Judicial Affairs today at EAC Headquarters in…
Liberia presidential scholarship winners set to receive awards on National Flag Day
MONROVIA, Liberia — August 24, 2026 — Winners of Liberia’s first Inter-University Debate among Presidential Scholarship recipients are scheduled to receive institutional and individual awards from President Joseph Nyuma Boakai…
SADC Election Mission Closes in Zambia as Hichilema secures second term
LUSAKA, Zambia — August 24, 2026 — The Southern African Development Community Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) is formally concluding its deployment in Zambia today following the country’s August 13 general…
EAC moves toward integrated cross-border payment system
ARUSHA, Tanzania — August 24, 2026 — The East African Community (EAC) is taking another step toward deeper financial integration by establishing three Technical Working Groups to implement the EAC…
ECOWAS, UN strengthen cooperation on arms control in West Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria — August 24, 2026 — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations have expanded their cooperation on arms control and disarmament as West…
African Union pushes new investment for Great Green Wall at COP17
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — August 24, 2026 — The African Union Commission is using the global stage at UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia to push for greater investment and stronger partnerships to…
President Boakai’s official biography “From Foya to the Capitol” relaunched in Liberia
MONROVIA, Liberia — August 21, 2026 — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s official biography, From Foya to the Capitol, is being relaunched today, offering readers a closer look at the Liberian…
Mahama says first 700 revived Saglemi Housing Units will be ready March 2027
ACCRA, Ghana — August 21, 2026 — President John Dramani Mahama says the first 700 housing units under Ghana’s revived Saglemi Housing Project are expected to be completed by March…
ECOWAS, Cabo Verde deepen cooperation on Renewable Energy and Regional Integration
PRAIA, Cabo Verde — August 20, 2026 — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) have strengthened cooperation…