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Nigeria still negotiating release of Bazoum from Niger junta’s custody, says Tuggar
Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, says Nigeria will continue to engage with the military government of the Niger Republic to ensure the release of the country’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. According to…
10 years on, South Africa debates whether it’s time to let go of Mandela
Ten years after the death of Nelson Mandela, the ‘fabled’ destroyer of apartheid remains a global icon, but in South Africa some say it is time to end Mandela-mania. A nine-metre tall (30-foot) statue of Mandela, his…
China donates 450 generators to South Africa amid low electricity supply
The government of China has donated 450 gasoline generators to South Africa to alleviate the impact of load shedding in the country. Chen Xiadong, Chinese ambassador to South Africa, presented the generators to Xgosientsho…
Gunfire breaks out near Guinea-Bissau presidential palace overnight
Gunshots were fired overnight in Guinea-Bissau’s capital, Bissau and continued into Friday morning, Reuters reporters said. The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. One journalist said gunshots were first…
Vaginal rings that will protect women from HIV to be produced in South Africa
Kiara Health, a South African company, is set to start locally manufacturing vaginal rings in the next few years for protection against HIV among African women, the Population Council announced on Thursday. The silicone rings…
Guard of ex-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh gets life in jail for murder
A German court on Thursday sentenced Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder that led to the death of a journalist and two other opponents of…
Moroccan Gets Three-Year Jail Term For Criticising King
A Moroccan Appeal court on Monday sentenced a man to three years in prison for insulting King Mohammed VI in social media posts, criticising…
‘This is embarrassing’ — reactions as Ramaphosa inaugurates water tap in South Africa
South Africans and some other social media users have expressed disappointment over the inauguration of a water tap by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa, on Sunday, launched a tap in Jozini local municipality in…
US Government Condemns Military Breach In Sierra Leone, Affirms Support For Democracy
The United States government has condemned the military breach and unrest in the West African country of Sierra Leone, while pledging its support for democracy and peace. The US Embassy in Sierra Leone made the…
Sierra Leone Declares Nationwide Curfew After Attack On Armoury
A military armoury in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown came under attack on Sunday, the government announced, as it imposed an…
Kenya to privatize 35 state-owned companies – says President Ruto
The Kenyan president, William Ruto, has announced that his administration is poised to privatize 35 state-owned companies which he said are underperforming due to inefficiency in bureaucracy, according to BBC.…
Ghana secures $800 million loan with international lenders at record interest rate of 8%
Ghana’s cocoa marketing board, COCOBOD, has agreed to its yearly loan for cocoa purchases with international banks at a record-high interest rate of 8% according to reports from Bloomberg. This increase comes in…
‘We beat Buga dancer’ — Boakai’s supporters sing as Weah trails opposition…
A tally of results in Liberia has shown that President George Weah could lose his bid for a second term. After releasing nearly all the results from this week’s runoff election on Friday evening, the country’s …
Run Off: Boakai leads Weah as NEC continues result announcement
Former Vice President of Liberia and candidate of the Unity Party, Joseph Boakai, is leading in the presidential run-off election results so far…
Economic Crisis: Malawian President Suspends Foreign Trips For Self, Govt Officials
President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi has cancelled all foreign travels for himself and other members of his government in a move to reduce the cost of governance. Chakwera disclosed this on national television on…
Jail Attack: ‘Guinean Ex-Dictator Camara Recaptured, In Jail’
Guinea’s ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and returned to prison on Saturday, hours after an apparent jailbreak led by a heavily armed commando, the army and his lawyer said. At least two other former…
I Deployed Back-Channel Strategies To Avoid Bloodshed In Niger Republic Because ECOWAS Is Angry –…
Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, has disclosed that he was guiding the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) carefully to manage its anger over the military coup in Niger Republic that toppled the democratically…
Has ECOWAS lost the plot on Niger?
Nearly 100 days since soldiers upturned Niger, the west African regional bloc ECOWAS has all but shelved its planned invasion of the country. Shortly…
Money laundering threat for Ghana’s real estate sector
In Ghana, the lack of a regulatory body to manage the real estate industry has stifled the formal establishment of the sector over the last decade. But has also meant that…
German Chancellor Rues Coups In Africa, Hopes It Does Not Become A Trend
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is lamenting the incessant coups in Africa but hopes it does not become a trend. He made the comment on Sunday after a closed session with the President of the Economic Community of West…
“No African will need a visa to enter Kenya” – President Ruto
President William Ruto announced on Saturday during his keynote address at the Three Basins Climate Change Conference in Brazzaville, Congo, that starting in 2024, visa requirements will be waived for African nationals…
The shadow cabinet: From Ali’s stroke to the fall of the Bongos
After suffering a stroke in October 2018, Ali Bongo Ondimba saw power definitively slip from his grasp over the next four years. As his family and clan were torn…
Ousted Niger President Bazoum’s attempted escape to Nigeria thwarted by Junta
Niger’s military regime has announced the successful prevention of an escape plot by former President Mohamed Bazoum to neighbouring Nigeria. Bazoum was overthrown in a coup in July, and the interim authorities revealed…
LiberiaDecides’23: Weah, Boakai head to run-off
Liberian president and candidate of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) George Weah is set to go into a run-off with his rival and former…