Sierra Leone abolishes the death penalty
Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has signed into law the abolition of the death penalty in the small West African country. The enactment follows […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
IMF extends debt relief program for 24 poor countries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has extended its debt relief program for 24 eligible low-income countries until January 10, 2022 to help them combat the […]
Kenya rejects ICJ jurisdiction in its border dispute with Somalia
Kenya has announced that it will not recognize the jurisdiction of the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ahead of a decision expected Tuesday on […]
Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for his work exploring the impact of imperialism on uprooted people. The […]
Child soldiers rescued by Mozambican authorities
Government forces in Mozambique have rescued children abducted in the Northeast of the country by jihadists who enlisted them as fighters, Unicef said Tuesday, without […]
Nigerian civil servants now have 14 days of paternity leave
A 14-day paternity leave has been approved for civil servants in Nigeria. The government has increased maternity leave from 3 months to 4 since June […]
Mugabe’s widow challenges decision to exhume her husband’s remains
The widow of former Zimbabwean autocrat Robert Mugabe, Grace Mugabe, has appealed against a Zimbabwean court’s decision to exhume her husband’s remains for burial at […]
Pandora Papers expose African leaders’ offshore secrets
After the Panama Papers in 2016, the Paradise Papers in 2017, the Mauritius Leaks in 2019 and the Luanda Leaks in 2020, here are the […]
Four dead in mine explosion in Central African Republic
Four people were killed Sunday by an explosive device as their motorcycle passed by in northwestern Central African Republic, which has been plagued by fighting […]
Nigeria: CBN postpones e-Naira launch
Nigeria has postponed indefinitely the launch of the eNaira, a digital version of its currency, announced the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), citing celebrations of […]