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ABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held talks on Sunday with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani during the Mauritanian leader’s working visit to the United Arab Emirates, with both sides focusing on bilateral cooperation

ABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio on April 21 in Abu Dhabi, where the two leaders discussed bilateral ties and regional developments during Bio’s working visit to the United

MENA Newswire, ABUJA: Nigeria’s external reserves rose above $46 billion on January 22, 2026, reaching their highest level in about eight years and adding to signs of improving foreign currency buffers after a period of tighter liquidity and exchange rate

A funding shortfall will leave approximately two million crisis-affected individuals without essential food and nutrition assistance, worsening an already fragile humanitarian situation. The WFP has called for $620 million in urgent funding to maintain food support for vulnerable populations across the Sahel