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In 2021, Ghana’s National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu, donated $8,278 towards the construction of the Christian National Cathedral of Ghana. 🇬🇭
Imam Abubakar Abdullahi became the first recipient of the U.S. International Religious Freedom Award after saving 262 Christians from armed men in Plateau State by hiding them in a mosque.
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria 🇳🇬 called him a “Nigerian Star.”
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Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) 🇨🇮, Ghana 🇬🇭, Togo 🇹🇬, Benin Republic 🇧🇯, and Nigeria 🇳🇬 have officially confirmed the establishment of the Abidjan–Lagos Corridor Management Authority, the body that will oversee the operation and management of the 1,028-kilometre coastal highway.
The operational phase of the six-lane corridor is scheduled to begin in 2030.
Plans are also underway to develop a parallel high-speed railway alongside the highway.
The corridor is projected to generate a combined $16 billion in trade and approximately $1.3 billion in toll revenues for the five participating countries.
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