Tag: African leaders
What Tinubu said to African leaders
The President said ECOWAS has been supporting member states to enhance electoral and governance processes, and recently deployed Election Observation…
Sanwo-Olu seeks collaboration with African leaders in harnessing continent’s investment potential
Sanwo-Olu emphasized that “Africa’s large and youthful population which provides both valuable human capital and huge markets; and expansive natural…
Obasanjo: African leaders capable of solving problems confronting continent
Obasanjo maintained that it is important for African leaders to consider the peculiarities of their people in designing and implementing…
African leaders reaffirm commitment to integration, development, cooperation
The leaders, representing the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) and Chairpersons of the eight Regional Economic…
It’s too late to act now: Prof. Wole Soyinka blasts African leaders
Soyinka also lambasted not just African leaders but also Africans in general for playing the ostrich in the face of…
Why African leaders mustn’t attempt tenure elongation – Obasanjo
Obasanjo, towards the tail end of his government, attempted a third term agenda by instigating an amendment of the constitution…
Biden invites Buhari, other African leaders for summit
A date for the meeting has not been set but the White House said details are forthcoming.
African leaders congratulate Buhari on re-election
President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to receive congratulatory messages over his re-election from more African leaders across the continent.
African leaders vow to concertedly fight Boko Haram
Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) on Saturday renewed their commitment to the fight…
WHO tasks African leaders on mental health care
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African leaders not to relent in the training of Primary Health Care workers…
African leaders urged to invest in corruption prevention measures
Africa needs to invest in corruption prevention strategies to achieve sustainable development that will not leave anyone behind, says United…
ICC plays down talk of witch-hunting African leaders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands on Thursday said that there was no truth in allegation that…
African leaders urged to ratify protocol on protecting welfare of older people
Global campaigners on Monday called on African leaders in Addis Ababa to hasten ratification of a continental protocol on advancing…
Buhari: Why African Leaders Must Speak With One Voice
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that African leaders must speak ‘with one voice’, independent of foreign influence, to achieve economic…
Buhari to African leaders: Ensure social justice for peace
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that to achieve greater peace and political stability in their countries, African leaders…
African leaders to blame for conflicts – Obasanjo
Some of Africa’s leaders are responsible for instability on the continent because they have failed to manage diversity in their…
Obasanjo, African leaders for Afreximbank inauguration
The investiture of the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank’s) new President and the inauguration of the Bank’s headquarters in Cairo have…
African leaders commend NEPAD
African leaders have commended the role of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) in keeping the dreams and potential…
Hollande criticized for saying African leaders cling to power
France does not want to preach democracy to its former colonies, President Francois Hollande said Sunday after taking flak for…
Jonathan 6th Richest African Leader
Kazeem Ugbodaga Revelations by the A publication by US based website, Richestlifestyle.com that Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan is the sixth…
Terrorism: Jonathan to confer with African leaders in South Africa
President Goodluck Jonathan will fly to Pretoria, South Africa Friday for high-level discussions with other African Heads of State and…
Obama to invite 47 African leaders for summit
President Barack Obama will invite 47 leaders to a landmark US-Africa summit in August, seeking to widen US trade, development…
African leaders want ICC stop trial of Kenya leaders
African nations on Saturday urged the International Criminal Court to defer the crimes against humanity trials of Kenya’s leadership as…
Obama’s Clarion Call On African Leaders
Now that the much-vaunted American President’s visit to Africa has come and gone, it behoves us to take stock of…
Leaders back naval force to fight Gulf of Guinea piracy
West and Central African leaders on Monday called for the deployment of an international naval force in the Gulf of…
Obama to meet 4 African leaders next week
US President Barack Obama will welcome four African leaders to Washington this month, the White House said Monday. Obama on…
African leaders rapped for being ‘too slow’ on Mali
Outgoing African Union chairman Thomas Boni Yayi told African leaders Sunday in Addis Ababa their response to the conflict in…
Ethiopia’s Zenawi in a blaze of glory at funeral
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians mourned Sunday the late strongman Meles Zenawi, in the first state funeral staged for a…
Ethiopia gets set to bury its leader, Zenawi
Ethiopia will bury its long-serving and powerful prime minister Meles Zenawi later today in the first state funeral staged for…
Emotional Final Farewell to Ghana’s Atta Mills
Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and ordinary Ghanaians attended the state funeral on Friday of president John Atta…