First Ghanaians set to be repatriated from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests
Ghanaian authorities are repatriating the first group of 800 citizens they say have registered to be flown home from South Africa on Wednesday morning. The BBC saw dozens of buses chartered by the Ghanaian embassy dropping off passengers at Johannesburg’s…
Burkina Faso expels Bill Gates Foundation from its territory
Burkina Faso expels Bill Gates Foundation from its territory Burkina Faso’s military government, led by Captain Ibrahim Traore, has permanently closed Target Malaria, a genetically modified mosquito research project supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The program had…
Nigeria deploys troops to Benin Republic to safeguard democratic process
The Nigerian Army has disclosed that it deployed a company of troops to the Republic of Benin in April to support regional stability and prevent breakdown of law and order during the country’s electioneering period. A company in the Nigerian…
Senegal’s leadership row mounts as parliament speaker resigns
The Speaker of Senegal’s parliament El Malick Ndiaye has resigned from his post days after the country’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sacked his mentor-turned-deputy, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, and dissolved the government.Some now speculate there are plans to offer the…
More than 900 suspected Ebola cases identified in DRC, WHO chief says
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is “spreading rapidly,” according to the head of the World Health Organization. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned during a Friday press briefing that the U.N. health agency…
Obi meets South African leaders, addresses immigration concerns for Nigerians
As the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) yesterday intensified preparations for the 2027 general election, a former governor of Anambra State and presidential aspirant on the party’s platform, Mr. Peter Obi, has met with South African ministers in a move to…
VP Shettima Arrives In Cotonou For Benin Republic President’s Inauguration
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE VP Shettima Arrives In Cotonou For Benin Republic President’s Inauguration Vice President Kashim Shettima @officialSKSM has arrived in Cotonou, the Benin Republic capital, ahead of the inauguration of Romuald Wadagni as the President of the Republic…
Senegal’s president sacks prime minister after power struggle
Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a country already grappling with a debt crisis and drawn-out talks with the International Monetary Fund. A…
800 Ghanaians seek SA exit
More than 800 Ghanaians have formally registered for evacuation from South Africa, prompting the Government of Ghana to delay the planned repatriation exercise as authorities finalise logistical and legal arrangements. The development was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Church makes $25 million donation to UNICEF fund supporting child nutrition
‘We are empowering mothers to help their children reach their potential,’ says Relief Society general president Continuing the effort to care for women and children in need around the world, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is donating…