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Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC Arraigns Sierra Leonean For Non-declaration Of $90,000 At MMIA Lagos

Global UpfrontApr 5, 2025April 5, 20250

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Okotie-Eboh, Ikoyi, Lagos, has arraigned a Sierra Leonean, Alhaji Ahmed Shaw, for

DRC, Let Reason Prevail

Global UpfrontApr 4, 2025April 4, 20250

Daily Trust Editorial, Friday April 04, 2025 In a respite, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) reached an agreement with M23 (March 23rd Movement) rebels

Implications Of Niger’s Withdrawal From The Multinational Joint Task Force

Global UpfrontApr 2, 2025April 2, 20250

By Dr Joshua Olusegun Bolarinwa The withdrawal of the Niger Republic from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) may impede the counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts

Niger’s Withdrawal from MNJTF: A Looming Security Catastrophe

Global UpfrontApr 2, 2025April 2, 20250

By Zagazola Makama As of March 30, 2025, Niger’s formal withdrawal from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has sent shockwaves through the security landscape

U.S.: Trump Appoints Father-in-law And Nigerian-Lebanese Billionaire Massad Boulos As Senior Advisor Africa, Embarks On 4-nation African Visit

Global UpfrontApr 2, 2025April 2, 20250

President Donald Trump has approved the appointment of Massad Boulos, a Lebanese billionaire and father-in-law of his daughter Tiffany Trump, as his Senior Advisor on

Burkina Junta Leader Pardons 21 Soldiers For 2015 Failed Coup

Global UpfrontMar 31, 20250

The head of the junta in Burkina Faso has pardoned 21 soldiers convicted of involvement in a failed coup in 2015, according to an official

Slavery & Slave Trade: Historians See Trump Attacks On The ‘Black Smithsonian’ As An Effort To Sanitize Racism

Global UpfrontMar 31, 2025March 31, 20250

By Associated Press President Donald Trump’s order accusing the Smithsonian Institution of not reflecting American history notes correctly that the country’s Founding Fathers declared that

Counter Terrorism: Benin Republic Bolsters Defence, Signs Security Cooperation Accord With U.S.

Global UpfrontMar 30, 2025March 30, 20250

Faced with a rising tide of external threats in the north, Benin has spent much of the past eight years modernizing and expanding its military.

A Tale of Two Supreme Courts: Jackson’s SCN Death Sentence Vs When SCOTUS Ruled On Africans Charged With Murder (Part 1)

Global UpfrontMar 30, 2025March 30, 20250

By Emmanuel Ogebe Esq Weeks ago, in a stunning judgment that confounded the nation, Nigeria’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence on Sunday Jackson, a

Detention Of South Sudanese Vice President Could Spur Civil War – UN Mission Head

Global UpfrontMar 29, 2025March 29, 20250

Less than a week after warning the African Union (AU) that South Sudan was on the brink of civil war, the senior United Nations (UN)