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Senegal minister who called colonial-era soldiers ‘traitors’ sacked
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday sacked a government minister who recently described African soldiers who fought for colonial ruler France as “traitors”. Cheikh Oumar Diagne, minister in…
Ghana Announces Plan To Join Visa Free Countries January
On Thursday, the Ghanaian Government announced its plan to approve a visa-free entry policy for nationals from all African countries to…
Terrorism Allegation By Niger: ECOWAS Throws Weight Behind Nigeria, Other Member States
The Economic of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it is solidly behind Nigeria and other member states being accused by Niger Republic of sponsoring terrorist attacks against it. Niger Republic had…
ANGOLA: President Pardons Predecessor’s Son Jailed For Graft
Angolan President Joao Lourenco has pardoned some 50 prisoners, including the son of his predecessor Jose Eduardo dos Santos…
Niger Republic Raises Fresh Allegations Against Tinubu’s Govt
Nigerien military leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani has raised fresh allegations…
Court sends Nigerian to jail, frees South African in drug case
The Lichtenburg Magistrate’s Court in South Africa has adjourned the drug possession and dealing case against Nigerian…
Ghana’s supreme court upholds anti-LGBTQ bill
Ghana’s supreme court has upheld the legality of the controversial anti-LGBTQ bill passed earlier in February. Although gay sex was…
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announce visa-free travel for ECOWAS citizens
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have introduced visa-free travel and residency rights for citizens of the 15-member ECOWAS bloc to strengthen the centuries-old ties among African people. Despite being low-income and…
Nigeria clears N85bn, $54m ECOWAS levy after 19 years
Nigeria has made its first full payment of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) levy in 19 years, contributing N85.54 billion and $54 million for 2023 and part of 2024. Omar Touray, president of the…
Zimbabweans turn to herbalists over ailing health system
When Agnes Kativhu could not get treatment for breast cancer from Harare’s main public hospital, she checked in to one of the many self-styled herbal clinics opening up across Zimbabwe’s capital. “I was a…
People Must Freely Choose Their Leaders – Tinubu Tells Ghana President-Elect Mahama On Phone,…
Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has congratulated Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama, while commending Ghanaians for upholding the tenets of democracy. Tinubu congratulated Mahama on his victory in the…
South Africans Demand Ramaphosa’s Resignation Over 5-Year Visa Policy for Nigerians
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent decision to introduce a simplified visa process for Nigerian nationals has stirred…
“South Africa not a playground for lawlessness” – ANC reacts to new visa policy for Nigerians
The African National Congress (ANC) has stepped in to clarify President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent remarks about South Africa’s revised visa policy for Nigerian travellers. Ramaphosa announced last week that Nigerian…
S/Africa Unveils 5-Yr Visa Policy For Nigerians, Drops Passport Requirement
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that tourists from Nigeria can now apply for visas without submitting their passports. The president also disclosed that Nigerian businessmen and…
Senegal presents candidate to succeed Adesina as AfDB president
The Government of Senegal Thursday publicly announced the official launch of the candidacy of Amadou Hott for the presidency of the African Development Bank (The “Bank”) Group when the post becomes vacant in 2025. This…
Prince Johnson, Liberian ex-warlord dead
Former Liberian warlord, Prince Johnson, a key player in the 1989-2003 back-to-back civil wars, died Thursday aged 72. Officials from his party and the Senate told AFP. Johnson, who was seen sipping beer in a video…
Controversy As Hackers Attack Ugandan Central Bank, Steal $17Million
The theft of $17million from the Ugandan Central Bank has left controversies across the country on who is actually responsible for the theft. Earlier a report by New Vision noted that hackers breached the Ugandan…
Security operatives exchange fire in Anambra after mistaking themselves for militants
Security operatives engaged in a gun duel in Anambra on Wednesday after both camps thought they were dealing with gunmen from the Indigenous People of…
South African queen steps down from Miss Universe
South Africa’s representative in the Miss Universe 2024 pageant, Mia Le Roux, has withdrawn from the competition days before the grand finale. “With deep regret, we share the news that Mia Le Roux, Miss South…
Ex-President Makes Political Comeback
Senegal’s former leader Macky Sall, who earlier this year sparked one of the worst crises in decades by delaying the presidential election, is seeking a controversial comeback in Sunday’s snap parliamentary…
Burkina Faso plans to reinstate death penalty
Burkina Faso’s military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the West African country abolished it in 2018, a government source told AFP on Saturday. The latest execution in Burkina Faso was in 1988,…
Baltasar Engonga: Sextape Leak of Equatorial Guinea ANIF Chief’s Wife Sparks Fresh Scandal
A new scandal has erupted in Equatorial Guinea following the release of intimate footage involving the wife of Baltasar Ebang Engonga, the recently dismissed Director General of the National Financial Investigation…
‘I dated Baltasar Engonga for over four years; he deceived me’- Lady in sex tape alleges
Cristel Nchama, one of the ladies in Baltasar Engonga’s infamous sex tapes, has a formal complaint with the National Gendarmerie of Malabo (The Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea). Real Equatorial Guinea says Ms…
Equatorial Guinea sacks anti-graft boss involved in sex scandal
Equatorial Guinea has sacked Baltasar Engonga, its director-general of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), over his alleged…