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South Africa police arrest 8 Nigerians for ‘attacking officers during drug raid’
The South African police have arrested eight Nigerians for allegedly attacking officers during a drug raid. In a statement issued on Friday, the police said the suspects were arrested in the Northern Cape province. The…
Ghana’s new train breaks down after collision with lorry during test run
Ghana’s newly acquired train from Poland was involved in a collision during a test run in the Eastern Region on Thursday. The train, the first of two Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) purchased from Poland, struck an abandoned…
Kenyan president mourns as helicopter crash kills defence chief, others
A military helicopter in Kenya carrying high-ranking officials, including the defence chief, crashed on Thursday, resulting in fatalities, according to police reports. President William Ruto immediately called for an…
Ghana’s economic crisis lingers as it fails to strike debt deal with two international Bondholders
On Monday, The Ghanaian government said that it failed to strike a deal with two international bondholder groups in its bid to restructure $13 billion of international bonds and pull the west African country out of its…
South Africa joins Nigeria, Kenya in recalling toxic children’s cough syrup
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has announced the recall of batches of Johnson & Johnson’s children’s cough syrup due to elevated levels of diethylene glycol, a toxic substance. The affected…
Court clears Jacob Zuma to contest South Africa’s election
South Africa’s electoral court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office in the country’s upcoming election. The judgment which was delivered on Tuesday overturns the decision made by South Africa’s…
Ousted Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo seeks return to presidency
Thousands of people turned out Saturday to see Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo announce his bid to return to office even though he is ineligible. Supporters came from all over the country to Agboville, 70…
South Africa approves remote work visas for skilled foreigners – Report
South Africa has issued new visa regulations for skilled foreign remote workers, Business Live reports. The new remote work visas are applicable to foreigners…
Senegal’s new leader Faye announces audit of oil, gas, and mining sectors
Newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has announced Senegal's plans to conduct an audit of the oil, gas, and mining sectors. The audit is one of the first policy…
Uganda’s constitutional court rejects bid to overturn anti-LGBTQ law
Uganda’s Constitutional Court Wednesday rejected a petition seeking to annul the nation’s stringent anti-LGBTQ legislation that led the World Bank to suspend funding. The judgment was delivered at a hearing on Wednesday in…
President Faye of Senegal names ally, Ousmane Sonko, Prime Minister hours after inauguration
The newly elected president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has appointed popular opposition figure and political ally, Ousmane Sonko, as prime minister barely hours after being sworn in as president. Sonko, 49,…
Bassirou Faye sworn in as Senegal president
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a left-wing pan-Africanist, was sworn in Tuesday as Senegal’s youngest president after sweeping to a first-round victory on a pledge of radical reform 10 days after he was released from prison.…
45 Die As Bus Carrying Easter Worshippers Falls Off Cliff In South Africa
Dozens of worshippers died after a bus headed to an Easter conference apparently “lost control” and “plunged” off a cliff in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday, the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)…
Tinubu congratulates Senegal’s president-elect, Faye
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, congratulated Mr. Bassirou Faye on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal. He also congratulated incumbent President, Macky Sall, for overseeing an election widely…
15,000 Ethiopians willingly return free money gotten from Commercial Bank glitch
15,000 Ethiopians, mostly youths have returned the money they withdrew from Ethiopia’s largest commercial bank following a system glitch that allowed customers to withdraw more money than they had in their bank accounts.…
Togo adopts new constitution to move from presidential system to parliamentary govt
Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country. The…
Meet Senegal’s youngest President-elect: Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Senegal has just elected its youngest president -Bassirou Diomaye Faye who was the opposition leader that led the race in Senegal’s presidential election. Faye will be taking over as the country’s fifth president from…
Ruling coalition’s candidate, Ba congratulates opposition Faye in Senegal presidential election
Senegal’s former Prime Minister Amadou Ba has congratulated rival opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye for winning the presidential election. Results trickling in since polls closed on Sunday evening in the…
44-Year-Old Opposition Candidate Leading In Senegal’s Presidential Election
The opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, is leading in the early results of Senegal’s presidential election, which has spurred his followers to troop out in celebration on the streets of the capital, Dakar.…
Communities rejoice as Niger Republic opens land border with Nigeria
One week after the authorities of Nigeria Customs Service, following the directive of the Presidency, opened the Illela land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, the government of Niger Republic on Friday opened…
South Africa’s consumer inflation rises to 5.6%, increases for the second time in a row
South Africa’s consumer inflation increased for the second time in a row in February, inching closer to the Central Bank’s upper target. Economists in the country stated this could imply longer waits for rate cuts. …
Egypt allocates $2.6bn for bread subsidies in 2024/2025 budget
Egypt will allocate $2.66bn for bread subsidies in its 2024/2025 Budget and $3.13 billion in petroleum products subsidies according to a statement by Mohamed Mait, the country’s Finance minister. According to Reuters,…
Nigerian company,Paras Energy sets up solar plant in Chad
Paras Energy and Natural Resources Development Limited, one of the leading power solutions providers in Nigeria recently developed a rooftop based Solar PV Plant at Moundou, Republic of Chad for Solen Renewable…
Why Ghanaian President Won’t Act On Anti-LGBTQ Bill Passed By Parliament Yet –Presidency
A senior presidency official in Ghana has said the anti-LGBTQ bill passed by parliament in February will not be transmitted to President Akufo-Addo for assent until…