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President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...

Drug Law Enforcement Agency Commemorates World Drug Day
By Nelson Manneh The Drug Law Enforcement Agency, the Gambia on Thursday 26th June 2025 commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking, otherwise referred to as the World Drug Day. The International days and...

Opening of the first Ahmadiyya clinic in Guinea-Bissau
Zahid Ahmad Bhatti, Missionary, Guinea-Bissau Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya Guinea Bissau inaugurated its first clinic, situated in the administrative area of Safim in the capital, Bissau. The inaugural ceremony was attended by government officials and...

Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides
Homepage > News > Business > Digital ID revolution: Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, PNG make strides Digital identity is no longer a buzzword; it’s the foundation of the rapidly growing digital economy. Most governments are spending millions of dollars to...
Guinea-Bissau: Less than 5% of population speaks Portuguese – minister
Less than 5% of the population of Guinea-Bissau speaks Portuguese, announced the Guinea-Bissau Minister of Education, Herry Mané, on Monday, who guarantees that the Government is committed to changing the situation. Portuguese is the official...
Mozambique: Collective effort needed to fight corruption – president
Mozambique’s President, Daniel Chapo, on Wednesday again acknowledged that corruption in public institutions undermines development efforts, promising concrete action and calling for collective efforts in the fight against corruption. “Many...

Portuguese Language Congress calls for libraries in Guinea-Bissau
The conclusions of a recent congress in Bissau, which convened academics and experts from various Portuguese-speaking countries over three days, highlight the lack of a public library in Guinea-Bissau. “Top officials need to address this,” stated...

President Tinubu hands over ECOWAS leadership to Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio
The handover took place during the 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, held in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. This transition marks the beginning of a new chapter for the regional bloc, which continues to...

Presidents Of Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Others Expected In As Tinubu Hosts 67th ECOWAS Summit
1 ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu will attend the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, today. The Economic Summit, which enters its second and final day on Saturday, precedes the 67th...
A Battle for Humane Consciousness in a War Against Truth: Exposing the Dark Arts of War
The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout the world. It is an objective which, when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of...

President Tinubu Set To Leave As Ecowas Chairman
The tenure of President Bola Tinubu as chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is about to come to an end. The Nigerian Voice understands that President Tinubu was first elected as ECOWAS chairman on July 9, 2023, in...

Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations (FAO) And International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Launch Second Phase Of The Africa Phytosanitary Programme
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), in collaboration with the Government of South Africa, represented by the Department of Agriculture,...
Guinea-Bissau: Spain debt swap project to be presented at UN conference – consul
Guinea-Bissau’s debt swap project with Spain for social support will be presented at the UN conference on investment in development to be held from the 30th in Seville, a diplomatic source has said. The Spanish consul in Bissau, Lúcia Piñon...

Bissau-Guinean Bishop-elect Pledges to Foster “the spirit of meeting, listening, learning”, Not “start a revolution”
“I go to Bafatá with the spirit of meeting brothers, listening, and learning—whether from Clergy, Women and Men Religious, laypeople, or members of other faiths,” Mons. Quematcha said. Reflecting on the religious diversity of Guinea-Bissau, the...

Tinubu out as Sierra Leonean President takes over as ECOWAS Chairman
President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, succeeding Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who held the position for two years.The announcement was...

ECOWAS Chair: Tinubu Hands Over To Sierra Leone President
Share The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, on Sunday emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government. Following his emergence, President Bola Tinubu...

Tinubu hands over ECOWAS chairmanship to Sierra Leone’s President
As Bio pledges to restore democracy, boost security, and drive economic integration as new chair From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Sunday formally handed over the Chairmanship of the Economic Community of West...

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio succeeds Tinubu as ECOWAS Chairman
The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has emerged as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. He takes over from Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, whose two-term leadership of the bloc has just ended....
Tinubu Hands Over ECOWAS Leadership To Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio
Sierra Leone’s President, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has been elected the new Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government. President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria formally handed over the...

Sierra Leone President succeeds Tinubu as new ECOWAS Chairman
Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), succeeding Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, who held the position for the past two years. The announcement was...