Ethiopia is currently negotiating with its creditors to convert commercial loans into concessional loans, which could significantly lower its debt interest rates. During a recent address to parliament, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated that the nation’s foreign debt has been reduced to less than $23 billion, prompting a halt on new commercial loan acquisitions. He […]
The Government of Korea has pledged to inject an additional $28 million to support the second phase of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) project in Ghana. This commitment follows the successful implementation of the first phase of the STEM project, which improved science and mathematics education in junior high schools (JHS) across the […]
President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Paris, France, to participate in the eighth edition of the Paris Peace Forum. The two-day event, which officially opens today, October 29 2025, is a high-profile gathering that brings together government leaders, international organisations, civil society, experts, and businesses to discuss and foster new alliances to address conflicts, […]
Renowned Nigerian playwright and poet, Professor Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that his United States of America visa has been revoked, meaning he cannot enter the country. Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate, made the revelation on Tuesday, October 28, while addressing journalists at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island. “It is necessary for me to hold […]
Sudan’s military chief has confirmed the army’s withdrawal from its last western stronghold of el-Fasher after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) declared control of the city. In a televised address, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he had approved the withdrawal in response to the “systematic destruction and killing of civilians”. He said he had […]
Cameroon’s 92-year-old president has won a controversial eighth term, in a fiercely disputed election. Paul Biya, who is the world’s oldest head of state, won 53.7% of the vote, compared to the 35.2% of opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the Constitutional Council declared. Before the announcement, Tchiroma Bakary – a former Biya ally – insisted […]
Cote d’Ivoire President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in an election which two of his biggest challengers were barred from, provisional results show. Ouattara, 83, won 89.8% of the vote, the electoral commission said on Monday, and businessman Jeal-Louis Billon came a distant second with only 3.09%. The landslide victory is not a […]
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in nearby cells while he is in prison to ensure he comes to no harm, France’s interior minister has said. Sarkozy began a five-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, arriving at La Sante prison in Paris — […]
Former Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, who was ousted in a coup last week, has been stripped of his citizenship by the new regime. The order, signed by new Prime Minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, cited local laws stipulating that people who acquired foreign citizenship should lose their Malagasy nationality. Rajoelina, 51, obtained French citizenship a decade ago, […]
With no heavyweightopposition candidates cleared to compete in Wednesday’s election, many Tanzanians feel the vote is less like a contest and more like a coronation for President Samia Suluhu Hassan, as she faces her first presidential election. The 65-year-old became the East African nation’s first female head of state after the death in 2021 of […]
