The Economic Community of West African States has restarted efforts to finalise its long-pending Regional Blue Economy Strategy, beginning with a high-level consultative workshop held on Monday in Abuja. The workshop gathered key representatives from ECOWAS member states, regional economic bodies, and continental institutions to review and validate the draft strategy, which has been inactive […]
A sudden and destabilising shift in US trade policy has shaken the foundations of Lesotho’s fragile economy, threatening its vital textile industry and the livelihoods of approximately 30,000 workers, mostly women, says the International Monetary Fund. Garments make up 80% of Lesotho’s exports to the United States, which accounts for roughly 20% of the country’s […]
Prior to 1994, South Africa was a country whose brand image was defined through the entrenched apartheid system. Its architecture was that of being racist, oppressive and fascist in character. After the first democratically elected government came into power in 1994, it prioritised to change the country’s image as well as to reposition the country’s […]
Eleven West African nationals deported by the United States to Ghana have been returned to their home countries, despite fears they could face torture, persecution or inhumane treatment. The group, who arrived in Ghana with three other US deportees, had filed a lawsuit to stay their deportation, but when it came to court on Tuesday, […]
A Zambian court on Thursday sentenced former foreign minister Joseph Malanji to four years in prison with hard labour for corruption. Malanji, who served under former president Edgar Lungu from 2018 to 2021, was arrested in late 2021 for allegedly using embezzled state funds to acquire property, including two Bell 420 helicopters. The conviction marked […]
Professor Mohamed Janabi of Tanzania has officially taken office as the new Regional Director for Africa at the World Health Organisation (WHO), following his election in May 2025. Janabi assumed the role on June 30, bringing over 30 years of experience in clinical medicine, health policy, public health, and health systems development across Africa and […]
More than 50 people detained during anti-government protests in Togo last week have been released, while others remain in custody, the public prosecutor said. Dozens of protesters were dispersed with tear gas overnight from June 5 to 6 in several parts of the capital, Lome, including near the presidential palace. They had gathered in response […]
The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected five new non-permanent members to the UN Security Council. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Latvia, and Liberia secured two-year terms starting in January 2026. Their tenure will run through the end of 2027 on the Council, which bears primary responsibility for maintaining international […]
Burkina Faso’s military-led government has announced that it successfully thwarted what it described as a “major coup plot” targeting junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, according to a report by the BBC on Tuesday. Burkina Faso’s Security Minister, Mahamadou Sana, disclosed in a televised address on Monday that both active and retired soldiers, allegedly working in […]
Hundreds of people suspected of witchcraft in Ghana, especially older women, face rampant human rights abuses including murder, Amnesty International said Monday, asking the government to criminalise accusations and ritual attacks. In 2023, the Ghanaian parliament passed a bill making it a criminal offence to declare, accuse, name, or label someone as a witch but […]
