French prosecutors on Thursday requested a seven-year prison sentence and a 300,000-euro (around $325,000) fine for former President Nicolas Sarkozy, in connection with allegations that his 2007 presidential campaign was illegally financed by former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s government. The National Financial Prosecutor’s Office, known by its French acronym PNF, also called for a five-year ban […]
An International Monetary Fund delegation, headed by Edward Gemayel, traveled to Senegal from March 18 to 26 to assess the Audit Office’s report published on February 12. In light of these findings, the IMF recommends urgent reforms to strengthen transparency and control of public finances. The IMF determined that the average budget deficit was underestimated […]
Sudan’s military leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has visited the presidential palace in Khartoum, after landing at the city’s international airport, just hours after it was recaptured by the army. Surrounded by cheering soldiers at the venue – a significant symbol of absolute power and sovereignty – Burhan declared the capital “free” of the paramilitary […]
In an effort to quell rising tensions in its troubled Tigray region, Ethiopia’s prime minister has said he will appoint a new leader in the area. Tigray’s interim President Getachew Reda fled to the capital, Addis Ababa, earlier this month following a power struggle in the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which runs the region. […]
Mr. Stephane Miezan, President, Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has established a renewed commitment and strategic collaboration to overcome longstanding trade challenges and accelerate economic integration across the continent. He said the high logistics costs, fragmented regulatory frameworks, and cumbersome border procedures remained significant obstacles to seamless business operations across African countries. […]
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday appointed the country’s army chief as sports minister. A statement from the presidency Tuesday said Anselem Sanyatwe had been retired and reassigned to head the sports docket. The sports vacancy became available this month after Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee. Sanyatwe’s removal as army chief comes […]
Abdourahamane Tchiani, the leader of Niger’s junta, was officially sworn in as the country’s president on Wednesday, for a five-year transitional period, following a new charter that supersedes the existing constitution. This decision effectively dismissed efforts by the regional organization to expedite a return to democratic governance after the coup in 2023. According to Mahamane […]
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson says the government is working to clear outstanding arrears owed to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and will soon submit revised power purchase agreements to Parliament. He made this known during a meeting with the United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, at the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday March […]
The East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have expanded the team of mediators for the Congo conflict following a virtual meeting on Monday. They two blocks doubled down on their efforts to bring peace between DR Congo, the M23 rebels and Rwanda by appointing additional former heads of state to steer […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday that the claim that white people are persecuted in his country is a “completely false narrative .” It was his latest attempt to push back against allegations by US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and some white minority groups in South Africa. South African-born Elon Musk, who has regularly […]
