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PHOTO NEWS: Election day as poll opens across Sierra Leone

Election is currently underway in Sierra Leone where voters will decide the next President of the West Africa country. The incumbent President is seeking re-election and he is being strongly challenged by opposition candidates. Head of Commonwealth Observer Mission and immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo shared pictures from Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone. “Election day dawns…

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PROFILE: Who is Prigozhin, the Wagner chief taking on Russia’s military

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, has risen to prominence after taking an increasingly visible role in the war in Ukraine, where his mercenaries are fighting on behalf of Moscow after regular troops suffered heavy attrition and lost territory in humiliating setbacks. Wagner troops raised a Russian flag in the eastern Ukrainian city of…

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‘This is treason, backstabbers will be punished’: Putin visibly angry as he vows to end Wagner rebellion

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the actions of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin amounts to treason. “This is treason. Russia will defend itself and repel this hostile move,” Putin told Russians in a morning address hours after Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his forces took over parts of Russian cities of Rostov-on-Don and Voronezh. Putin said those who have rebelled…

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Wagner chief vows to topple Russian military leaders

The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has vowed to “go all the way” to topple Russia’s military leadership, hours after the Kremlin accused him of “armed rebellion”. Yevgeny Prigozhin said his Wagner fighters had crossed the border from Ukraine into Russia, entering the city of Rostov-on-Don. Mr Prigozhin said his men would destroy anyone who stood in their way.…

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Africa remains centrepiece of Nigeria’s economic, foreign policy, says Tinubu in Paris

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in Paris-France said Nigeria will sustain its spotlight on African countries as the fulcrum of its policies on economy and foreign policy, assuring that trade issues, security and border controls will be mutually implemented. Receiving the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Talon, after the Summit on New Global Financing Pact, President Tinubu noted that bilateral…

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PHOTO NEWS: Jonathan, Osinbajo, other Observer Mission heads meet ahead of Sierra Leone election

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, and other leaders of Election Monitoring Team met on Friday in Freetown ahead of Saturday’s elections in Sierra Leone. Osinbajo who shared pictures from the meeting on his social media handles Friday evening wrote: “#SierraLeone elections, Heads of International Elections Observer Missions from @eueomsl2023, @ecowas_cedeao, @_AfricanUnion, @econec_resao, @theECFSADC,…

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At Paris summit, World Bank lays out plans to tackle natural disasters

The World Bank chief will announce a raft of measures on Thursday to aid countries hit by natural disasters, including a pause in payments to the lender, as world leaders gather in Paris to give impetus to a new global finance agenda. About 40 leaders, including about a dozen from Africa, China’s prime minister and Brazil’s president, will be joined…

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Turkey forges new economic policies but lira’s plunge continues

Nearly a month after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s re-election, his government is forging a new course in economic policy. Erdogan’s appointments of Mehmet Simsek to the post of leading the finance and treasury ministry, and of Hafize Gaye Erkan, a former Wall Street banker, as central bank chief, signalled his readiness to reverse course from his unorthodox policies. The new cabinet’s moves are to…

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Japan’s inflation stays above BOJ target, key gauge hits 42-year high

Japan’s core consumer inflation exceeded forecasts in May and an index excluding fuel costs rose at the fastest annual pace in 42 years, highlighting broadening price pressure that will keep the central bank under pressure to phase out its massive stimulus. The increase was driven by steady price hikes for food and daily necessities, suggesting a drag on consumption from…

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ECOWAS Observation Mission meets Sierra Leone presidential flag bearers, expresses concern over reported violence

Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Head of the ECOWAS Observer Mission met separately in Freetown on Thursday with Sierra Leone’s presidential candidates or their representatives, as well as officials of civil society organizations, and underscored his appeal for peaceful elections on Saturday. Accompanied by the Deputy Head of Mission, Amb. Ansumana Ceesay, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security…

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