Africa

Chadian Prime Minister Succes Masra resigned, following the confirmation of Mahamat Idriss Deby’s victory by the constitutional council. “In accordance with the constitution, I have today presented… my resignation and that of the transitional government, which has become irrelevant with the end of the presidential election of May 6,” Masra …

Ivorian influencer Emma Lohoues has been named one of the 100 most influential personalities in Africa by The Business Executive Ghana. She will receive her award at a ceremony to be held on Thursday May 30 in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. The Empire 17 company boss will now be cited …

A 50-year-old taxi driver has been found dead on a public toilet at Assin Juaso, in the Assin Fosu Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. This follows the disappearance of the victim popularly called One Day. “Residents in a state of shock, suspect he was murdered,” accoording to Adom News. …

A mother and her two daughters were found brutally murdered in their apartment at Kasoa in the Central region, Ghana. “The middle age woman and her daughters, were found with multiple stab wounds, leaving the community in shock and mourning”, according to reports. The tragic event did not spare two …

France’s sports minister has called for the “the strongest sanctions” to be taken against Mohamed Camara and Monaco after the midfielder covered up anti-homophobia messages on his shirt. All Ligue 1 clubs wore the campaign logo on their kits at the weekend, while the competition’s emblem displayed rainbow colours as …

On Tuesday May 21, 2024, Prime Minister of Togo Victoire Sidemeho Tomegah-Dogbé presented her resignation and that of her entire government to the President of the Republic, Faure Gnassingbé, who accepted it. This decision, in line with republican custom, marks a significant turning point in Togo’s political life. The President …

More than 1,000 patients have died in Mozambique as health workers went on strike, local media reported. “The patients died because of lack of care,” the BBC quotes a union leader Anselmo Muchave, as saying. The strike by 50,000 union members began three weeks ago after negotiations over working conditions …

At least 40 people have been killed in two armed attacks in central Nigeria, the country’s authorities announced. “The armed attacks had been carried out against villages surrounding a mining area,” according to Udu al-Umma, Governor of Plateau State. He added that at least 40 people were killed as a …

A prominent Malian economist and professor Étienne Fakaba Sissoko has been sentenced to two years in jail, one of which was suspended, for criticizing the military authorities. He was also ordered to pay a fine of 3m CFA francs ($4,900). The 41-year-old academic, who has been in custody since March, …

The US and Niger authorities have agreed that US troops will leave the country no later than 15 September, they announced in a joint statement on Sunday. The two countries had “reached a disengagement agreement to effect the withdrawal of U.S. forces, which has already begun”. The statement commended the …