South African Bank fined R700,000 after determining the institution misrepresented a credit product as an investment opportunity. Following its December 2023 "Ke Festive" social media promotion the FSCA penalized African Bank because it let a…
On May 1st (Today), Ghana may implement an…
Everything is now in place for Ghana's Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) to begin on Sunday (May 1). This comes after a lot of people in Ghana have said they don't like the plan that the…
Guinea and Burkina Faso have asked for more…
Burkina Faso and Guinea, where the military has taken control by force, have requested additional time from their West African neighbors to develop a transition plan. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced…
Zambia receives assistance from China in resolving its…
President Hakainde Hichilema has praised China for agreeing to participate in the IMF's Zambia debt restructuring process and joining other creditors. During a press conference at the Statehouse in Lusaka on Monday, Hichilema stated that…
West Africa: Park Rangers enter in battle with…
Park rangers snapped into action when they spotted a dozen suspected Islamist militants from a neighbouring country riding motorcycles through the W National Park in northern Benin. The park director and senior ranger officers sent…
Terrorist attacks in Mali kill six soldiers and…
According to the army, six soldiers were killed and 20 were injured in simultaneous attacks on three army bases in central Mali on Sunday. The Malian army said in a statement that "armed terrorist groups"…
Russian mercenaries staged atrocity in Mali: French military
The French military has claimed that Russian mercenaries have buried scores of bodies near a military base in Mali. The mercenaries have thus falsely accused France of leaving behind mass graves in the African country…
Another Kenyan female athlete has been killed
Over the weekend, another female runner was killed in the high-altitude Kenyan training town of Iten. Kenyan police confirmed the news on Tuesday, adding that the athlete's boyfriend is being sought in connection with the…
Africa Feels More Empowered to Fight Malaria With…
Ahead of World Malaria Day, (April 25), more than one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi could be administered with at least one dose of the first malaria vaccine. The continent continues its fight…
African refugees in Tunisia seek to be relocated…
In Tunisia, dozens of refugees and migrants are asking to be evacuated to neighboring countries. Since Saturday, the refugees have been holding a sit-in in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)…
The United Kingdom and Rwanda are fending off…
In the face of a barrage of criticism, the United Kingdom and Rwanda have continued to defend their highly contentious migration agreement. People who sneak into the UK as stowaways on lorries or in small…
Newly elected Somali lawmakers prepare to elect the…
Somalia’s newly elected parliament convened for the first time on Saturday, paving the way for them to complete the process of appointing a new president of Somalia. The parliamentary elections should have been completed before…
Fresh protests over Congolese refugees’ killings in the…
A fresh protest gathered dozens of people in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday. The death of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant, sparked calls for police reform. Hundreds of protestors gathered in Grand Rapids, Michigan,…
UK Signs Deal To Transfer Asylum Seekers To…
United Kingdom’s new plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is being met with a lot of heat. The intent according to UK PM Boris Johnson is to prevent human trafficking especially of young men…
Somalia: New hope for Jubaland elections after Farmago’s…
With the Somali government struggling to overcome a political deadlock, the Federal Electoral Implementation Team (FEIT), the country's top entity authorised to manage the election, designated the city of Ilwaq (bordering Kenya) as an electoral…
A French street artist was acquitted of murder…
Thomas Debatisse, a French street artist who spent nearly a year in a Seychelles prison, will now be able to return home as a free man. On April 27, last year, the 35-year-old from Nice,…
African Nations Works Together To Free Mozambique Off…
The joint regional force in Mozambique has been decided to be expanded; but South Africa’s military chief Rudzani Maphwanya has warned of escalations. He feels there is an urgent need to deal with the terrorists…
A boat capsized on the Shagari River, drowning…
On Tuesday evening, a boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria as it attempted to cross a river to get firewood, killing at least 28 people. After rescue personnel and volunteers retrieved their bodies from the River…
Former President Farmajo is considered to have a…
Former President Farmajo, who is involved in a coup attempt, considers it essential to have a working relationship with James Swan, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission…
