Inspection of ongoing Reconstruction of Abuja-Keffi Expressway
Pic.1. From left: Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works (FMW), Adeladan Rafiu-Olarinre; Coordinating Director, Bridges Design, FMW, Musa Saidu and Minister of Works, David Umahi, during the inspection of the ongoing Reconstruction of the Abuja-Keffi Expressway in Nasarawa.0052/FRI/NOV/5/12/2025/Jimah Suleman/NAN Pic.2. From left: Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works (FMW), Adeladan Rafiu-Olarinre; Coordinating Director, Bridges Design, […]
Pic.1. From left: Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works (FMW), Adeladan Rafiu-Olarinre; Coordinating Director, Bridges Design, FMW, Musa Saidu and Minister of Works, David Umahi, during the inspection of the ongoing Reconstruction of the Abuja-Keffi Expressway in Nasarawa. 0052/FRI/NOV/5/12/2025/Jimah Suleman/NANPic.2. From left: Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works (FMW), Adeladan Rafiu-Olarinre; Coordinating Director, Bridges Design, FMW, Musa Saidu; Minister of Works, David Umahi; Controller of Works, FCT, Yakubu Usman and others, during the inspection of the ongoing Reconstruction of the Abuja-Keffi Expressway in Nasarawa. 0053/FRI/NOV/5/12/2025/Jimah Suleman/NAN
Archaeologists working at a rock shelter in northern Malawi identified almost 13,000 animal bone fragments spanning about 21,000 years and argue the evidence points to intensive local hunting and a social boundary maintained without persistent violence. The authors say the findings challenge the view that cultural boundaries in the distant past formed mainly along coasts.
ECOWAS and GIZ opened a workshop in Accra on 12 October 2026 to begin implementing the bloc's Inter-Institutional Communication Strategy and Institutions Information and Communication Policy for 2026–2031. Communication officers from ECOWAS institutions and specialised agencies are meeting to align messaging, share priorities and coordinate activities ahead of 2027.
Olympe Bhêly-Quenum, the Beninese novelist whose work helped shape African literature in French, turns 100 this year. His novels, including Un piège sans fin and Le Chant du lac, explored individual destinies and social tensions rather than direct colonial critique. His career placed him at the centre of intellectual debates during the independence years, circulating through Présence Africaine and journals that crossed former colonial borders.
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