Politics

Additional Chinese loans “not sustainable” for Kenya – analyst

Kenyan president William Ruto is seeking an additional $1 billion in loans from China despite Kenya's public debt having reached $70 billion. President Ruto was...

Rwanda genocide: trial resumes in Brussels with only one of the two accused

The trial of two alleged Rwandan genocide perpetrators resumed in Brussels on Wednesday in the absence of one of them, a 76-year-old man who...

US Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for House speaker

Republicans have nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker. Now they must try to unite their deeply divided majority to elect the...

Gabon: wife of deposed president Ali Bongo jailed

The Franco-Gabonese wife of Gabon's ex-president Ali Bongo Ondimba, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, under house arrest since a military coup at the end of...

Election day in Liberia

Polling stations opened at 8 AM GMT in Liberia Tuesday (Oct. 10) with over 2.4 million registered voters set to cast a ballot for...

Senegal, a West African exception amid the coups

As coups d'État become increasingly common across Africa, Senegal continues to stand as an exception. This West African nation has never experienced a coup...

Ondo: Aiyedatiwa’s lawyer tells Chief Judge to halt impeachment proceedings

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, lawyer to Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the embattled Deputy Governor of Ondo State, has told the Chief Judge of the state to disregard the...

Ghana, IMF agree second loan payment of $600 mn

Ghana has reached agreement with the International Monetary Fund on the terms for a second payment of $600 million out of its $3-billion credit...

Côte d’Ivoire: Prime Minister dismissed, reshuffle in sight

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara on Friday dismissed his Prime Minister Patrick Achi, in office since 2021, and announced the forthcoming formation of a new...

Kogi guber: Labour Party debunks report 21 LG chairmen decamped to APC

The Labour Party in Kogi State has refuted news making the round that 21 local government chairmen dumped the party for the ruling All...

Ghana: opposition led demonstration denounces economic crisis

Several hundred opposition protesters rallied in Ghana's capital Accra on Tuesday to denounce the country's lingering economic crisis, blaming it on the central bank...

Supporters of Egyptian president el-Sissi celebrate his bid

Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Monday celebrated after he confirmed his re-election bid for elections scheduled for December.  Egypt will hold a...

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