West Africa

Ghana: President Orders Probe Into Alleged Cash-for-Scholarship Scheme

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) to launch a full-scale ...

Ghana High Court Adjourns Ken Ofori-Atta Trial to February 26

Accra, Ghana – The High Court has adjourned the trial of former Finance Minister Kenneth ...

Emirates Expands West Africa Reach Through New Partnership with Air Peace

Emirates has strengthened its presence in West Africa with a new interline agreement with Nigerian ...

West African Leaders Agree on Permanent Security Pact as Terror Attacks Intensify

West African leaders have agreed to establish a permanent and structured regional security framework to ...

Devastating Floods Isolate Communities in Mozambique as UN Warns of Worsening Humanitarian Crisis

Mozambique is facing its worst flooding in decades, just months after emerging from a prolonged ...

COCOA

Ivory Coast Launches 280 Billion CFA Cocoa Buyback to Save Farmers

The world’s largest cocoa producer is taking drastic action to protect its agricultural backbone. On ...

ECOWAS sanctions on Guinea

Guinea Returns to the Fold: ECOWAS Lifts All Sanctions After Election

West Africa’s primary political and economic bloc has officially ended its isolation of Guinea. On ...

NIGERIA

Local First: Nigeria Sets 2031 Deadline for Defense Import Ban

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a bold strategy to achieve total self-sufficiency in ...

IShowSpeed

YouTuber IShowSpeed Awarded Ghanaian Citizenship Following Viral Africa Tour

The Ghanaian government has officially granted citizenship to American YouTube sensation IShowSpeed (Darren Jason Watkins ...

OJORA

Patriarch of the Ojora Family, Otunba Adekunle Ojora, Passes Away at 93

The Ojora family of Lagos has announced the passing of their patriarch, Otunba Adekunle Ojora. ...

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