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The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) says it is yet to receive a formal notification from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso about their intention to quit the regional bloc. It was…

In a move that threatens regional stability and economic integration, three West African nations governed by military juntas – Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso – abruptly…

The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has announced that his administration is working to implement a Visa-free policy to all travellers from Africa to Ghana, starting this year.   The president made the…

The Russian government deployed a contingent of their  military personnel to Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou on Wednesday. The deployment was connected to the West African country's relations with Moscow after it…

In a crucial move to prevent potential conflict escalation between Ethiopia and Somalia, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) has deployed former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo for negotiation…

Former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, who faces charges related to an alleged attempted coup, has left Sierra Leone and arrived in Nigeria, according to sources. Koroma, who served as president from 2007 to…

Suspected Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie, who was arrested on April 15, 2023, after 429 corpses were discovered in mass graves in a remote forest, will be charged with murder and terrorism. According to the BBC,…

A steady climb in global oil prices has pushed a flat to marginal cut in petrol prices for February into a small hike. According to the latest daily snapshot on…

Hypocrisy has, it would seem, no limits when it comes to South Africa’s foreign policy. Exactly a week before the country was due to accuse Israel of genocide before the International Court of Justice (icj) on…

After months of negotiation, the Ghanaian government has secured a deal with the official creditors committee to restructure $5.4 billion of bilateral loans.   The country’s government and its official creditors are…

The military junta in Niger Republic has released the wife and son of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. Bazoum’s family has been under house arrest since the coup of July 26, 2023, carried out by the National Council for…

Controversy yesterday trailed the decision of the president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to relocate former Sierra…

Mbongeni Ngema, writer of the acclaimed musical “Sarafina” about student riots in apartheid Soweto, was killed in a car crash on Wednesday at the age of 68, his family announced. Ngema died just as the 1992 movie,…

Ethiopia joined Ghana and Zambia as Africa’s latest defaulter after it failed to make interest payment of $33 million on its $1 billion bond following the expiration of a grace period on Monday.  The nation, located…

The Liberian Information ministry on Tuesday said President George Weah has intervened to reverse the country’s vote against a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The Liberian foreign ministry has…

The recently published Africa Organised Crime Index 2023 – compiled by the Enhancing Africa’s Response to Transnational Organised Crime…

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi secured a commanding majority of 89.6% of the vote to secure a second six-year term, as declared by Egypt’s electoral commission on Monday. The head of the authority, Hazem Badawy, said that…

The Senegalese navy has seized three tonnes of cocaine worth at least $210 million from a seven-crew boat moored off the coast, the force said on Saturday. An offshore patrol vessel intercepted the boat on Thursday “in…

Former South African president Jacob Zuma, who was forced out of office over corruption allegations, said Saturday he would not vote for the ruling African National Congress in…

The ruling military junta in the Niger Republic has reportedly agreed to revise its transition period to democracy. Speaking on Niger’s national television on Thursday, Robert Dussey, Togo’s foreign minister and chief…

Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday announced that visitors to Kenya from across the world will no longer require a visa from January 2024. According to Reuters, Ruto said his government had developed a digital…

A trial of an experimental vaccine across Uganda, Tanzania, and South Africa has been prematurely stopped due to preliminary data indicating its ineffectiveness in preventing infection, according to the trial’s…

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Sunday warned member states against alliances seeking to divide the community and destroy its fragile unity. The subregional body took the stand on Sunday at…

A former Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma has been confined to his home, the government said Saturday, after he was questioned over what it calls an attempted coup at the end of November. The office of the…