A COURT in Cote d’Ivoire has disqualified Tidjane Thiam, the newly appointed leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Cote d’Ivoire (PDCI), from standing in the upcoming presidential election scheduled for October 2025. The ruling, delivered on Tuesday, cited Thiam’s previous…
TANZANIA’S political temperature is rising sharply as the country prepares for its October general elections, with opposition leader Tundu Lissu due to appear in court on treason charges this week. The case has triggered widespread concern among rights groups and heightened fears…
THE Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers has convened a meeting in Accra, Ghana, to deliberate on the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc. The Chairman of the Council, Nigeria’s Minister…
A HUMAN trafficking ring promising fake jobs in Canada has been exposed in Cote d’Ivoire, where police rescued 33 West African victims who were being held and coerced into online scams, Interpol announced on Tuesday. The victims, who were from Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso,…
GHANA’S President John Mahama has launched a fresh diplomatic push to re-engage Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the three junta-led Sahel nations that announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) earlier this year. Speaking in Accra…
COCA-COLA Beverages Malawi Limited (CCBM), a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), has launched a new $14.9 million production line in Lilongwe — a move that signals a major upgrade for the country’s beverage manufacturing capabilities. The high-tech line uses artificial…
NIGERIA will fully digitise its expatriate residence permit system from May 1, marking a major policy shift aimed at accelerating approvals, closing loopholes, and reducing corruption, Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has announced. The reform centres on the Combined Expatriate Residence…
KENYA is taking a pioneering step into the future of finance with the launch of Africa’s first regulated tokenised asset exchange, in a joint venture with Canadian fintech firm DeFi Technologies Inc. and digital finance company SovFi Inc. The new platform, known as the…
THE Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has announced a postponement in date of resumption of plenary sittings from April 29 to May 6, 2025. The announcement was contained in an internal memo dated April 20, 2025, addressed…
SOUTH African football has been rocked by the sudden death of Sinamandla Zondi, a promising 22-year-old defender for Durban City, who collapsed during the warm-up ahead of a second-tier league match on Tuesday. Zondi was preparing to face Milford FC…
