AN investigative journalist in Guinea has reportedly been abducted by men dressed in security forces uniforms, his wife and lawyer revealed on Wednesday, further intensifying concerns about press freedom under…
GHANA heads to the polls on Saturday in a high-stakes general election overshadowed by public frustration over soaring prices, job scarcity, and the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. The…
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $100 million loan to Rwanda for a transformative urban transport project aimed at easing congestion and improving mobility in Kigali. The project, greenlit on…
AFRICA’S first elected female president, Liberia’s Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has congratulated Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on becoming the first elected female president of Namibia. Through the Ellen Sirleaf Presidential Centre for Women…
COTE D’IVOIRE’S quintessential dish, attieke, a fermented cassava meal celebrated for its cultural and culinary significance, has been inscribed on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage. The announcement, made during UNESCO’s…
IN a tragic turn of events, a 30-year-old Arsenal supporter, John Ssenyonga, was allegedly shot dead by a security guard while celebrating Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Manchester United in Lukaya…
IN a landmark for Namibia and Africa, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has become Namibia’s first female president, securing 57 percent of valid votes. Her historic election reinforces the growing presence of women in African…
I must confess I never knew Dele Farotimi before the tumultuous 2023 presidential election, and it was during this period he become visible to me. What I noticed about…
Yes and let me repeat it very clearly, Dele Farotomi is a bastard or how else would you label a man who picks up the gauntlet and screams to…
Qatar and the UK have announced a new partnership on climate technologies as Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, rounds off his state visit to London. Doha will invest £1bn ($1.27bn) as part of…