West Africa
West Africa
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:59 GMTGhana: President Mahama Names 19-Member Cabinet - Holds First Meeting
[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama has constituted his Cabinet pursuant to Article 76(1) of the 1992 Constitution.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:11:04 GMTLiberia: Remains Of Slain Former Presidents To Be Exhumed for 'Proper Burial'
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A search team from St. Moses Funeral Parlor has reportedly uncovered a mass grave at Palm Grove Cemetery, believed to contain the remains of former President William R. Tolbert Jr. and 13 senior officials of his administ...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:43:48 GMTLiberia: More Liberians Want War Crimes Court - Survey
[Liberian Observer] A survey conducted by the Center for Democratic Governance (CDG) and Afrobarometer indicates growing support for the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) among Liberians, with heightened awareness following Pres...
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:28 GMTAfrica: Souleymane Cisse, Father of African Cinema, Dies
[allAfrica] Mali's renowned filmmaker and director Souleymane Cisse, who is considered one of the pillars of African cinema, died at a Bamako clinic aged 84.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:11:49 GMTNigeria: How Black and White Can Together Escape the Shackles of Racism
[This Day] Black History Month, being observed this February in the United States and many other countries around the world, including Nigeria, affords one the appropriate opportunity to share some thoughts on the rather consequential subject of syst...