AFRICA
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Ivory Coast Electoral Commission Excludes Four Opposition Figures from October Presidential Election
Four prominent opposition leaders have been excluded from Ivory Coast’s final electoral list, officials announced Wednesday, disqualifying them from contesting—or…
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UK Home Office Faces Racism Allegations Over Nigerian Family’s Visa Rejection
The Home Office has been accused of a “racist crackdown on Nigerians” after refusing a visa to a man who…
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Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah Named New AfDB President, Succeeds Adesina
Dr Sidi Ould Tah, the former Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), has been…
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Renowned Kenyan Author Ngugi wa Thiong’o Passes Away at 87
Renowned Kenyan author and literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o died on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at the age of 87.…
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Seven Ghanaians, Nigerians to Stand Trial in India for $94,000 Cyber Fraud
At least seven nationals from Ghana and Nigeria are set to face trial in India after allegedly defrauding over 350…
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Dozens slaughtered, scores abducted in fresh Boko Haram attacks on Borno villages
Armed groups have launched a series of brutal attacks in northeastern Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of at least 57…
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Trump Confronts South African President with Allegations of Afrikaner Persecution
A meeting meant to soothe tensions between the US and South Africa instead spiralled as President Donald Trump put his…
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Cedi’s surge backed by $10.6bn reserves – John Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has attributed the recent rebound of the Ghanaian Cedi to robust foreign exchange inflows and deliberate…
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