Africa

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe on Monday named the first ever female prime minister to head the government in the West African nation.

By Michael Garang (Newsleader East Africa Bureau Chief)

The African Development Bank, at the weekend, approved grants worth $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate national and regional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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By Babaca Ousmane (Newsleader Correspondent, in Mali)

Ba N’Daou, Mali’s former Defence Minister, Ba N'Daou, were on Friday, sworn in as new President of the transition government, while coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, was sworn in his Vice President.

Rehabilitation work is expected to begin in earnest, as the federal government has announced a partial closure of the lagos Third Mainland Bridge from midnight on Friday.

By Valentine Nnamani (Enugu State Correspondent)

The recently renovated Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, will rev back to life again, as commercial flights will resume on Monday morning at the Airport.

By Mike Agunwa, Abuja.

Mpape is one of the informal settlements in the Federal Capital Territory. It was originally inhabited solely by the native Gbagyi tribe. Following the influx of people into the Federal Capital Territory in search of greener pasture and consequent upon security challenges which has engulfed some parts of the country especially the north east, Mpape became a