Africa: Futility of United States of Nigeria – The Need to Go Beyond United States of America and United States of Africa

Africa: Futility of United States of Nigeria – The Need to Go Beyond United States of America and United States of Africa

There are speculations that the name, Nigeria, has the likelihood to be changed to ‘United States of Nigeria’ by end of December 2026, that is, under the current political dispensation. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PMB) has reportedly denied any intention to send a draft bill to that effect to the National Assembly. However, Vie Internationale…

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End of the road for e-tolls

End of the road for e-tolls

Cabinet has approved the closure of e-tolls. Cabinet has approved the South African National Roads Agency’s (Sanral’s) plan to shut down the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), commonly known as e-tolls. The move will also result in writing off debt owed by road users who did not pay e-tolls, said minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo…

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Why is Xi Jinping in North Korea?

Why is Xi Jinping in North Korea?

About 2,300 North Korean soldiers have died fighting for Russia against Ukraine, according to a BBC investigation. Pyongyang is also accused of supplying ammunition for Russia’s war effort in exchange for oil and aid, a development that has alarmed Washington and its allies, and quietly rattled China.

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End of the line for the green ID book in South Africa

End of the line for the green ID book in South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed South Africa’s digital identity overhaul at the centre of government’s crackdown on illegal migration, committing to set a date after which the green barcoded ID book will no longer be recognised. In an address from the Union Buildings on Sunday evening, Ramaphosa said the government was establishing…

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