First Niger Oil Bound for China Blocked in West Africa Border Row
The West African nation of Benin has blocked China’s first shipment of crude oil from Niger amid an ongoing border dispute with Niger following a coup that has put a military junta in power and shaken relations with other African…
I will not protect your ‘legacy’ of corruption, misgovernance, arrogance – Mahama hits back at Akufo-Addo
Former President John Dramani Mahama has responded to president Akufo-Addo statement that if he (Mahama) in the 2024 general elections and becomes president again he will destroy all the work he has done so Ghanaians should vote against him. He…
Nigeria’s men’s 4x100m quartet returns to the Olympics for the first time since Beijing 2008
Nigerian men’s 4×100m quartet makes a historic return to the Olympics after a 16-year absence, overcoming a shaky finish on Day 1 to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the repechage round. The quartet of Udodi Onwuzurike, Consider…
Medikal makes Ghana proud with sold-out O2 Indigo concert in London
Ghana’s biggest music stars have wowed London at a sold-out concert in the British capital. Top billing at the O2’s Indigo venue on Friday night went to Medikal – real name Samuel Adu Frimpon – one of the leading lights…
Niger Receives New Russian Advisers, Equipment
New Russian military advisers and military equipment have arrived in Niger, according to state television in the African country that wants U.S. forces to leave. A first set of about 100 Russian advisers had arrived in Niger on April 10…
Tyla Never Saw an African Pop Star, So She Became One
Annie Reid As a child in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tyla long dreamed of seeing an African pop star become a global phenomenon. When that moment never came, she decided to just do it herself. “Not seeing that while growing up…
Uganda Set To Receive $295 Million Loan From Saudi Islamic Development Bank
Uganda recently secured a $295 million loan from the Saudi Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to fund road construction projects. This move comes as Uganda seeks alternative sources of funding due to unsuccessful talks with the World Bank. The loan will…
Dino Melaye crowns Davido leader of music industry
Former Kogi governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Dino Melaye, has crowned grammy-nominated singer Davido leader of the Nigerian music industry. Dino joined the ongoing online supremacy battle between Wizkid and Davido lending his voice in favour of the…
Ghana’s Asante king displays return of looted treasures from British museum
Ghana’s Asante king displays return of looted treasures from British museum Visitors view artefacts returned by the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) on a three-year loan at the Manhyia Palace Museum in Kumasi, Ghana, on May…
Burkina Faso suspends The Guardian, Deutsche Welle, other news outlets
Burkina Faso has suspended several international news organisations, some of them for an indefinite period, said a statement from communications regulator the CSC. Among those named in the weekend order are French newspaper Le Monde, British publication The Guardian, German…