West Africa

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has been dethroned as Africa’s richest man, the first place being occupied by a South African billionaire, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. South African billionaire Johann Rupert has overtaken Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest person. The Nigerian’s fortune has fallen by $1.7bn (£1.3bn) this year, giving …

SpaceX’s satellite internet service provider Starlink is expanding its services to Africa as it is now available in Botswana and Ghana, its boss Elon Musk has announced. Ghanaians and Batswana will now be able to use the internet service provided by Starlink. Its approval in these two countries makes the …

Ghana has issued a temporary ban on grain exports to ensure domestic supplies, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. “Ghana is facing a less rainy season, which has disrupted agricultural production,” reports said. The affected regions account for around 62% of Ghana’s annual grain supply, raising concerns about a nationwide …

The airline Air Sénégal has suspended flights to Cameroon and Gabon as it goes through a period of financial turbulence due to a colossal debt estimated at 100 billion FCFA. The suspension begins on September 19, 2024, in order to restructure. “U.S. lessor Carlyle Aviation has obtained a court order …

Nigerian authorities have announced that they have received the first batch of vaccine against the mpox virus that is wreaking havoc on the continent. The country began the process to secure the vaccines well before it was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this …

A road accident occurred at Tanoso in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region on Monday, August 26, 2024, leaving several passengers injured, local media reported. Eyewitnesses reported that a heavily loaded trailer collided with a commercial van. The van, carrying a full load of passengers, was travelling from Abuakwa …

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed former Stuttgart boss Bruno Labbadia as new men’s head coach ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. The 58-year-old German was interviewed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday after talks with Swede Janne Andersson and Frenchman Herve Renard collapsed. …

At least 49 people have been killed and thousands displaced after heavy rains caused flooding in the northeast of Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), said. Three states in the northeast, Jigawa, Adamawa and Taraba, have been hit hard by floods, with 41,344 people displaced, said NEMA spokesperson Manzo …

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appointed new security and intelligence chiefs, a week after their predecessors abruptly resigned, local media reported. Mohammed Mohammed, who headed Nigeria’s mission to Libya, will lead the National Intelligence Agency. Adeola Ajayi will helm the Department of State Security. The previous agency chiefs, appointed by …

Three workers perished after a building they were working on collapsed in Asempa Down, a suburb of Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East municipality of Ghana’s Central Region. “A carpenter and two other workers were trapped under the debris from the collapse,” a survivor reported. The collapse occurred as the …