Benin, Togo, 6 other West African countries rename common currency

Benin, Togo, 6 other West African countries rename common currency

Sever links to France Eight West African countries Saturday agreed to change the name of their common currency to Eco and severed the CFA franc’s links to former colonial ruler France. The CFA franc was initially pegged to the French franc and has been linked to the euro for about two decades. Benin, Burkina Faso, […]
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NGO, CBN inaugurate 10,000 hectares oil-palm plantation in Kogi

NGO, CBN inaugurate 10,000 hectares oil-palm plantation in Kogi

An Agro-based Non-Governmental Organisation, Stocks and Minas Agricultural Advocacy Network Africa (SMAANA) in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Saturday inaugurated a 10,000 hectares oil-palm plantation in Kogi. Mr Joseph Idoko, President of the NGO while inaugurating the plantation in Amaka, Igala-Mela/Odolu Local Government Area of the state, said the initiative was […]

Iwobi reacts after Arsenal appoint Arteta as new club coach

Iwobi reacts after Arsenal appoint Arteta as new club coach

Mikel Arteta leaves his role as Manchester City assistant manager after winning two Premier League titles, FA Cup, and two Carabao Cups took over from his compatriot  Unai Emery who was sacked at the end of last month. Iwobi will be facing his former side Arsenal for the first time since leaving Emirate Stadium last […]

Gang fight in Honduran prison leaves at least 18 inmates dead

Gang fight in Honduran prison leaves at least 18 inmates dead

At least 18 inmates were killed and 16 wounded during a fight between rival gangs in a Honduran penitentiary on Friday, authorities said, in one of the worst recent outbreaks of prison violence in the country. Two days earlier, the government declared a state of emergency in the prison system, transferring control to security forces in […]

Hong Kong protesters face off with police in mall protests

Hong Kong protesters face off with police in mall protests

Hong Kong riot police swept into several shopping malls on Saturday, chasing off and arresting some anti-government Hong Kong demonstrators who had gathered to press their demands in the peak shopping weekend before Christmas. In a mall in Yuen Long, close to the China border, hundreds of black-clad protesters marked the five-month anniversary of an […]

China criticizes U.S. defense bill as interference

China criticizes U.S. defense bill as interference

China’s top lawmaking body on Saturday criticized the defense bill that the U.S. passed this week as “interference”, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. You Wenze, a spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), expressed “strong dissatisfaction” with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. Senate […]