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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAt least 13 protesters were killed during mass protests in Nigeria against the country’s economic crisis that turned violent in several states,…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Bank of England has lowered interest rates to 5% from 5.25%, marking the first cut in more than four years.  Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA group of women reportedly hired by President Bola Tinubu’s government for a counter-protest against the planned #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest have complained that…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the early hours of today, High Court Justice Abena Afia Serwaa approved a request by Ghana’s police to ban demonstrators from…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn recent times, Nigeria, Africa’s largest democracy, has been under intense pressure.  Read More  

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJapan’s central bank has hiked interest rates for only the second time in almost 17 years as the country grapples with a weakening…

Reading Time: < 1 minute“We are protesting because we are hungry,” Nigerian activist Banwo Olagokun tells the BBC.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLabour had not set out plans to cut winter fuel payments when they were in opposition, a senior Treasury official has said.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 2022 two million more people in the European Union couldn’t afford to go on vacation, compared to the previous year, according…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRachel Reeves has admitted that she will have to increase taxes in the Budget on Oct 30.  Read More