By Uchechi Nlemuwa Montage 99.7FM has announced the launch of the Montage Live Experience Valentine Edition, a live entertainment event aimed at redefining the station’s identity beyond traditional radio broadcasting. Speaking during an interview, the Head of Station, BJ Borango, described the initiative as a major evolution of the Montage brand, positioning it as a lifestyle and media company rather than just a radio station. According to him, the concept brings everything listeners love about Montage music, comedy, entertainment, and audience engagement into a live, immersive stage experience. Borango explained that unlike conventional concerts familiar to Abuja audiences, the…
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By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi welcomed his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, to Cairo on Sunday, for talks on deepening cooperation between their two nations. Speaking at a press conference at the Presidential Palace, el-Sissi warned that any threat to Somalia’s territorial integrity would undermine regional security. “On the occasion of Your Excellency’s visit, I would like to reaffirm Egypt’s unwavering support for the unity and territorial integrity of our brotherly nation of Somalia, and our categorical rejection of any measures that undermine this unity, including the recognition of the independence of any part of its…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council stepped down amid heavy security at the government office in Port-au-Prince on Saturday. The tumultuous governance by the nine-member body, intended to curb the bloody gang conflict and bring about long-delayed elections, came to an end with no succession plan in place. It ruled alongside a US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé who was expected to remain in power and will now be solely in charge of the country. Negotiations to decide what, if anything, would replace the council are ongoing. The transitional council’s term was marked by a deterioration in…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies The leaders of Uganda and Tanzania held bilateral talks at State House in Dar es Salaam on Saturday aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two countries. Host President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her Tanzanian counterpart, President Yoweri Museveni, said discussions had focused on trade, infrastructure, and regional peace. The meeting underscored the deep-rooted connections between the neighbours which date back to the 1960s when both nations gained independence from Britain. Hassan said the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project was on track with oil transportation expected to commence in July. The $5…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies More than four years after it was gutted by fire, Dar es Salaam’s historic Kariakoo market is getting ready to reopen. Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan inaugurated the newly constructed six-storey complex on Sunday. She said she hoped it would become a center of economic development for the region. “We must ensure that all products sold in this market meet international standards, as before. The products sold in this market will not only be used by Tanzanians, but also by foreigners from neighbouring countries. I urge the Tanzania Bureau of Standards to ensure that the…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies An organisation promoting regional economic integration among six Central African nations has suspended its activities amid a severe financial crisis. The Commission of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa said almost all projects and missions will pause pending an improvement in the collection of the Community Integration Tax. CEMAC groups together Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea. It said that, faced with a financial downturn, member states are retaining the tax levied on imports – its main source of revenue – instead of transferring it…
The Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Attaf, held a working meeting on Saturday in Madrid with his Spanish counterpart, Mr. José Manuel Albares Bueno. This bilateral meeting is part of an official working visit by the Minister of State to the Kingdom of Spain. During the meeting, the two Foreign Ministers reviewed the state of cooperation and partnership between the two countries, exploring prospects for further momentum, particularly in the fields of energy, trade, investment, and transport, as well as judicial and consular cooperation. On this occasion, both parties underscored…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Catholic Pope Leo XIV, speaking to crowds in St Peter’s Square after Sunday’s noonday prayer, has called for an end to ongoing violence in Nigeria. Gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people Saturday, including a Catholic priest, while at least 170 were killed in Woro earlier in the week. Kaduna’s Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan said men had attacked the priest’s residence in the Kauru local government area of Kaduna state during the afternoon. “It is with sorrow and concern that I learned of the recent attacks against various communities in Nigeria leading to a…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies South Africa has announced the withdrawal of its troops from a United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said on Saturday that he had informed the UN Secretary‑General, Antonio Guterres, of the decision. South Africa has supported the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC for 27 years and has more than 700 soldiers deployed there. The Presidency said Pretoria will work jointly with the UN to finalise the timelines and other modalities of the withdrawal, which will be completed before the end of this year. It said…
Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Spokesman for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy said the reception ceremony featured an official salute by the guard of honor and the playing of the national anthems of both the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Arab Republic of Egypt, followed by a commemorative photo for the two Presidents. Later, President El-Sisi and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a bilateral meeting, followed by an expanded session of talks attended by the two countries’ delegations. Afterward, President El-Sisi hosted a luncheon in honor…