Politics

A court in Guinea will rule on Tuesday on whether a former prime minister and three ex-cabinet members charged with economic crimes will be released on bail. the BBC reports. Ibrahima Fofana and the other top officials of the ousted government of President Alpha Condé were detained on 6 April …

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed happiness following the re-election of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Sunday. President Macron is re-elected after defeating his rival Marine Le Pen with 58.5% of the vote. In a Facebook post, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo sent congratulatory messages to Mr Macron: “Warm congratulations …

A trial has begun in Germany of a Gambian man accused of being part of a death squad that assassinated opponents of the West African country’s former president, Yahya Jammeh. The defendant, Bai Lowe, is accused of crimes against humanity and murder, including the killing 18 years ago of a …

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Speaker in Ghana, John Mahama, has alleged that President Nana Akufo-Addo misappropriated funds meant to fight COVID-19 during his campaign in the 2020 elections. The former President made these allegations during the 24th African Business Conference organised by the Harvard Business School. He said some GH¢33 …

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema continues his fight against corruption and says there will be no compromise to fight it. The president clarified his position on Twitter: Our approach is clear ⁃NO compromise on the fight against corruption!⁃NO compromise on the rule of law!— Hakainde Hichilema (@HHichilema) April 25, 2022 Last …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame traveled to Uganda to hold a meeting with counterpart Yoweri Museveni as diplomatic relations between the two countries resume. A statement from State House Entebbe said the two leaders agreed to push for peace and stability in the region by addressing the crisis in eastern Democratic …

African presidents have congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron after his convincing victory in Sunday’s presidential election. President Macron is re-elected after defeating rival Marine Le Pen. The current African Union chairman, President Macky Sall sent his best wishes for Mr Macron’s re-election. Je félicite chaleureusement le Président Emmanuel Macron pour …

Former South African President Jacob Zuma did not appear for the resumption of his corruption trial, citing health problems. Police have closed several roads to the public around the Pietermaritzburg court as the corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma resumes on Monday, the BBC reports. Mr. Zuma …

Tunisian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s comments on the Tunisian president’s dissolution of parliament “unacceptable interference”. On Monday, President Erdogan criticised President Kais Saied’s decree dissolving parliament last week as a “smearing of democracy” and a blow to the will of the Tunisian people. “Tunisia …

A military tribunal in Burkina Faso has sentenced former President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara. Mr Compaore who is in exile, was tried in absentia. His former head of security, Hyacinthe Kafando, was also sentenced to life imprisonment. Mr …