Thousands Take To The Streets Of Mali Capital In Anti-French Protest

LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of anti-French protesters took to the streets of Mali’s capital on Friday waving Russian flags and burning cardboard cut-outs of French President Emmanuel Macron in celebration of the expulsion of France’s envoy in Bamako. Mali expelled the French ambassador last week over what the country’s transitional government described as “hostile and…

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Buhari Begs EU For Debt Relief, COVID-19 Vaccines For Nigeria, African Countries

LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the European countries and global financial institutions to consider reducing the devastating effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria and other African economies by restructuring debt portfolios and providing complete debt relief. Mr Buhari made the call at the Financing Africa Summit held at the Grande…

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EU, US Call For Probe Into Uganda Election Violence As Bobi Wine Remains Under Lock

LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union has joined a growing number of international voices calling for a probe into Ugandan election abuses and violence that left more than 40 people dead in the lead up to the polls. Opposition candidates were harassed by security forces, the media was suppressed by the government, and observers’ offices…

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EU Shuns United Kingdom, Supports Okonjo-Iweala For WTO Top Job

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fallout of Brexit was evident after European Union (EU) governments yesterday snubbed the UK’s former Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox,  and expressed support for Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General (DG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as the race enters the final…

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European Union PlansTo Tighten Procedure Of Schengen Visa On Nigerians

LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union is planning to tighten procedures for Nigerians to get a Schengen visa in response to the country failing to take back Nigerians staying illegally in Europe. The EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Virginie Battu-Henriksson, said, “What the EU can do since new rules on short-stay visas…

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