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...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:26:45 GMTLiberia: Senate to Look Into USAID Audit Request
[New Dawn] The Liberian Senate says it is reviewing call to audit all USAID-funded programs in the country.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:40:22 GMTGambia: EU to Expedite Deportation of Irregular Gambian Migrants
[The Point] The European Union (EU) under its new "Migration and Asylum Pact" is currently pushing for urgent changes in order to expedite the deportation of failed Gambian asylum seekers and other undocumented migrants presently living within the bl...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:39:15 GMTGambia: UDP Condemns Arrest of Luis Boutanos, Calls for 'Immediate' Release
[The Point] The United Democratic Party (UDP) strongly condemns the arrest of Mr. Luis Boutanos, a Gambian citizen, on 17th February 2025, for expressing his frustration with the Barrow Government's governance of The Gambia. Mr. Boutanos' arrest, rep...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:22 GMTGhana: Proposed Circle Pedestrian Shopping Mall to Accommodate 6,000 Traders
[Ghanaian Times] The proposed New Pedestrian Shopping Mall at Circle Odawna in Accra, when completed, will accommodate 6,000 traders.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:07:51 GMTNigeria: Cattle Herders Allegedly Set Ablaze N27m Cassava Farm in Ogun
[Vanguard] The Ogun State Police Command on Friday said it has launched probe into a case of arson involving some cattle herders that allegedly set ablaze a vast cassava farm in Adao Village, via Alabata, Abeokuta and recording a loss of N27,300,000
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:55 GMTGuinea Bissau: Dr Ceesay Vows to Strengthen Cross-Border Communication Between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau
[The Point] Dr Ismaila Ceesay, the Minister for Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, has vowed to strengthen cross-border communication between the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau as he welcomed Bissau Communications minister to The Gambia.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:36:10 GMTGambia: Barrow Inaugurates First High Voltage Energy Infrastructure Project in Salaji
[The Point] President Adama Barrow yesterday presided over the inauguration of the country's first high voltage flagship energy infrastructure project at a colourful ceremony held at Salaji.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:55 GMTGambia: Cuba President Congratulates Gambia On 60th Independence Anniversary
[The Point] H.E. President Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez, president of the Republic of Cuba, has congratulated The Gambia on the nation's Diamond Jubilee independence anniversary, saying "Cuba is very grateful for the continued support and solidarity" n...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMTGhana: President Appoints Dr. Bernardette Naa Hoffman, Woelinam Dogbe As Deputy Director-General's of Ssnit
[Ghanaian Times] The President, John Dramani Mahama, has appointed Dr. Bernardette Naa Hoffman as the Deputy Director-General in charge of Finance and Administration at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:20 GMTGhana: Public Sector Base Pay Goes Up By 10 Percent - Minimum Wage Now Gh¢19.97
[Ghanaian Times] The government and organised labour have signed an agreement to increase the base pay for public sector workers by 10 per cent.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:07:11 GMTNigeria: Natasha's Outburst - Senate Is Serious Business, Not for Content Creation - Spokesman
[Vanguard] Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu criticised fellow senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Friday over a dispute regarding seating arrangements in the Senate chamber.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:57:20 GMTNigeria: Missing Anambra Businessman - Court Arraigns Three, One Suspect Arrives in Ambulance
[This Day] Awka -- The Anambra State High Court has commenced hearing in a matter against three persons suspected to be involved in the mysterious disappearance of an Anambra businessman, Mr Benjamin Ezemma.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:56:08 GMTNigeria: Group Asks IGP to Probe Akeredolu's Death
[This Day] Abuja -- A civil society group, the Organisation of Justice for Equity Sustenance, has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to probe the circumstances surrounding the death of a former governor of Ondo State, the ...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:55:18 GMTNigeria: FUL Shut Down Over Continued Unrest After the Death of 5 Students
[This Day] Lokoja -- The Management of the Federal University , Lokoja, has ordered the indefinite closure of the University following students unrest that greeted the untimely death of five of their colleagues who lost their lives in a fatal acciden...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:49:15 GMTGhana: Interior Minister Pledges to Fast-Track Passage of Nadmo Legislative Instrument
[Ghanaian Times] THE Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has pledged urgent reforms and resource allocation to the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), stressing that Ghana cannot afford to remain unprepared for emergen...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:47:54 GMTGhana: National Petroleum Authority Must Scrap Zonalisation Policy - Comac
[Ghanaian Times] The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) should scrap the zonalisation policy it is implementing to allow oil marketing companies to directly distribute fuel to their stations across the country, the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies ...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:58 GMTNigeria: EFCC Arraigns Lawyer for Allegedly Defrauding Victims of N1.3bn in Uyo
[Vanguard] Uyo -- The Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a lawyer, Alexander Ozougwu, before the Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for allegedly defrauding his victims of N1.323 billio...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:06:40 GMTLiberia: Economists Warn of Lost Jobs and Public Services With More Aid Cuts Looming - Urge Government Salary Cuts, Tax Reform and Boost to Local Production
[FrontPageAfrica] Economists urge major cuts to government to bolster public services and protect jobs as US - Liberia's largest bilateral donor - looks set to withdraw most funding All sectors of economy brace for possible cuts to the World Bank, th...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:57 GMTNigeria: No Nation Can Be Separated From Technology, Says Ex-President Jonathan
[Vanguard] Former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has observed that technology has reached an advanced stage globally to the extent that no nation or individual can ignore it or be separated from it.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:42 GMTNigeria: Kidnapping - I'm Ready to Surrender All My Property - - Evans Pleads for Mercy
[Vanguard] Lagos -- Convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has told the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, that he was prepared to surrender all his property as part of a plea bargain agreeme...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:24 GMTLiberia: Havens of Liberia's Stolen Wealth
[New Dawn] Cllr. Martins, who faced legal hurdles from the onset of his taskforce operations, told journalists here on Thursday, February 20, that the three countries were identified by international partners as places where Liberian officials hide t...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:25 GMTLiberia: Eugene Descends On Solomon George
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- Former Commissioner General of the Liberia Maritime Authority now Chief of Staff of Ex-President Weah, Eugene Lenn Nagbe, strongly descends on Montserrado County former district #7 lawmaker, Solomon C. George, describing his re...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:06 GMTAfrica: Atmen Chair Urges Journalists to Champion Africa's Tax Story
[Liberian Investigator] Monrivia -- The Chairperson of the African Tax Media Network (ATMEN), Danicius Kaihenneh Sengbeh, has called on African journalists to take a greater interest in tax reporting as a means of contributing to domestic resource mo...
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:26:42 GMTWest Africa: Liberia's Ecowas Parliament Election Deferred Amid Report of Ecowas Rejection
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- The majority bloc has postponed the election for representatives to the ECOWAS Parliament to next Tuesday, allowing more time for intense lobbying among lawmakers.
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:44:22 GMTWest Africa: Burkina Faso's Ibrahim Traoré Is Making Waves in West Africa. Who Is He?
[The Conversation Africa] Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022. The 37-year-old captain had supp...