A free trade agreement was signed this Wednesday, March 21 between forty-four African countries. A Continental Free Trade Area (Zlec) has therefore been created. For the African Union, this agreement is essential for the economic development of the continent. Moussa Faki, chairman of the AU Commission said, in conclusion of a summit of the organization in the Rwandan capital ” The agreement establishing the Zlec was signed by 44 countries “. One of the most powerful economies, Nigeria, abstained in the signing of this agreement. To give more time for consultations in his country, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari decided not to go to Kigali. In Nigeria, there is some opposition to this agreement. In addition to Nigeria, there are Eritrea, Burundi, Namibia and Sierra Leone. Protectionist countries, like Algeria, signed the agreement. The African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat who disclosed the number of signatories to the African Continental Fr...
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By CHRIS SULEIMAN, Abuja National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has declared war on a newspaper owned by the National Leader of the party Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the reported comment attributed to the National Chairman. A statement signed by Chief of Staff to the APC National Chairman Edwin Ikhinmwin, described the reports by the Nation Newspaper as libelous misrepresentation of the National Chairman’s comments at Thursday’s mega rally the Party held ahead of Saturday’s legislative re-run elections in Rivers State. “The Newspaper in its front page report (published Friday, December 9, 2016), titled:“Rivers rerun: APC tells supporters to fight back” falsely quoted the APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun as calling for a “fire for fire approach” and calling on APC supporters to “shoot” and “kill”during the Rivers re-run election. “The libelous comments are clearly a most wicked fabrication and are also at odds w...
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