Newly appointed African Union (AU) mediator and Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé is in Luanda today, Wednesday, as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Gnassingbé is expected to meet Angolan President João Lourenço, who currently chairs the African Union. The talks will focus on advancing peace initiatives…
Chadian students studying in Nigeria’s Plateau State, are expressing deep anxiety over threats of forced repatriation by Nigerian immigration authorities. In a letter dated April 14 to the Chadian Embassy in Abuja, the Chadian Students Association in Jos reported the recent arrest of several members by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), who claimed their residency…
Nigeria and Tanzania are advancing discussions on launching direct flights between their capitals, Abuja and Dar es Salaam, as part of a broader effort to enhance air connectivity and strengthen economic, tourism, and cultural ties between the two countries. The initiative emerged following a high-level meeting in Abuja between Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of $143 million (approximately 82.52 billion CFA francs) to Benin as part of its ongoing support under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), Extended Credit Facility (ECF), and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). The IMF praised Benin’s economic transformation under President Patrice Talon, noting impressive growth of…
Guinea-Bissau’s opposition leader and former president of the dissolved National Assembly, Domingos Simões Pereira, has raised alarm over what he describes as an increasing pattern of rights violations and institutional interference in Guinea-Bissau. His concerns follow a recent police raid on the residence of Dr. Boubacar Touré, president of the League for Human Rights. Pereira,…
Authorities in Ghana’s capital, Accra are sounding the alarm over a looming health crisis as all major landfill sites within the capital have reached their limit, raising serious concerns about a potential outbreak of diseases like cholera and typhoid. The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) raised the alarm during a briefing with Parliament’s Sanitation and Water…
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Monday presented a bold reform agenda before the National Assembly, setting the tone for a new era in institutional, judicial, and social governance. During the question session, Sonko revealed plans to introduce four key bills, touching on transparency, anti-corruption, and access to public information. The session, however, was marked…
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) must release documents related to past investigations involving Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and a suspected drug trafficking network from the early 1990s. Judge Beryl Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia…
A late-night assault on the Zike community in Bassa, Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, has left over 40 people dead and nearly 1,000 residents displaced. The attack, which took place around midnight on Monday, lasted for close to two hours, according to several eyewitnesses. The violence has deepened fears among locals, many of whom have already…
The High Islamic Council of Mali (HCIM) has urged both Bamako and Algiers to resume dialogue and restore trust, amid escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The appeal comes after Algeria shot down a Malian drone near the border on the night of March 31 to April 1—a move Mali described as “deliberate aggression.”…
