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Human rights NGO Amnesty International today, Monday, May 19, joins the list of undesirable organizations created since 2015 by Russia and comprising nearly 223 organizations. According to the Russian prosecutor’s office, “Amnesty’s London headquarters is the preparation center for global Russophobic projects financed by accomplices of the Kiev regime”. In …

According to the 2025-2026 government action plan proposed by the transitional Prime Minister, General Abdoulaye Maïga, 24,000 people are to be recruited into the defense forces, and the frequency of load shedding is to be reduced. In all, 15,000 soldiers and 9,000 security force agents are to be recruited, and …

A six-year-old boy drowned after falling into the Anikoko River during a heavy downpour on Saturday, May 18, along the Dunkwa-Aggrey road in Ghana’s Central Region. Family members say Sylvester was returning home from Zongo Market to Oteng Crescent, having been sent on an errand by his grandmother. While crossing …

As artificial intelligence transforms global economies, Africa is seeking to define its own regulatory path. Franck Kié, founder of the Cyber Africa Forum, hailed the progress: Several countries, including Benin and Rwanda, have adopted national AI strategies.The African Union has also launched a continental initiative in 2024. Catherine Muraga, Director …

More than 270 migrants were rescued on Saturday May 17, 2025 in the Mediterranean by the Ocean Viking, according to reports. On three occasions, the ship came to the aid of passengers on makeshift boats off the coasts of Tunisia and Malta. Six children and three babies were among the …

A 63-year-old Ghanaian pilgrim has died while performing this year’s Hajj in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, according to reports. Confirming the incident, the Administrator of the Hajj Task Force of Ghana, Ismaila Skones, said the 63-year-old woman collapsed and passed away inside the Masjid Al-Haram (Grand Mosque) …

A 16-year-old student at Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School has been arrested for possession of a locally manufactured firearm without legal authorization in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The SHS 2 student was arrested on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, by the Tafo Pankrono Divisional Police Command, according to reports. This …

In Chad, former Prime Minister and opposition politician Succes Masra was arrested at dawn on Friday May 16 at his home, no reason having been given for the arrest, according to reports. According to the worldwide radio station, the home of Succès Masra, president of the opposition party Les Transformateurs, …

At the Vatican, while popes’ funerals can cost several million euros, Pope Francis, who was nicknamed the pope of the poor, had expressed in his will his desire to have a much more modest burial. So, in the interests of sobriety and cost reduction, in 2024 the Argentine Jesuit changed …

Former Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba and his family have arrived in the Angolan capital Luanda, having been released five days after the release of Ali Bongo’s wife and son. The announcement was made on Friday May 16 by the Angolan presidency, publishing photos on social networks. “Following the initiatives …