ECOWAS will scrap air taxes and cut charges from January 2026 to lower fares, boost travel, and support airlines.
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Democracy under attack in Africa

Democracy is under serious threat in Africa. Many citizens have lost faith in elections and democratic governance. This has resulted in frequent military interventions in some parts of the continent.
West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened "targeted sanctions" on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau's return to ...
No fewer than 25 players plying their trade in the English Premier League are set to leave their clubs for international duty at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The biennial African ...
Equatorial Guinea have never failed to reach the knockout stage in four previous appearances and captain Emilio Nsue was the ...
The October kidnapping by suspected jihadists of an American pilot working for an evangelical Christian missionary agency in ...
The Republic of Benin recently survived a military coup. It was a story of force, power play, and tension. The country nearly ...
Rangers midfielder Mohamed Diomande has been left out of defending champions Ivory Coast's squad for this month's Africa Cup ...
When Benin's government over the weekend fought back a coup attempt, they had unlikely help: troops and air strikes from ...
Nigerian fighter jets and more ground troops were yesterday deployed in Benin Republic to help restore order after the failed ...
Benin's military was Monday searching for fugitive soldiers behind a foiled coup attempt on the weekend that left several ...
The President of the Republic of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, instructed the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of African Integration and Ivorians Abroad, Mr Adama ...