Morocco’s King Highlights Key Issues in Speech to Parliament
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, on Friday delivered a speech to the Parliament at the opening […]
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Somalia Poised for Economic Transformation as Oil Drilling Set to Begin with Turkish Partnership
Somalia is preparing to commence its first oil drilling operations in the coming months, a move President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud described as a major step […]
South Africa Sends Delegation to US for Tariff Negotiations
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday, September 9, that officials from his Government have been dispatched to the United States to lay the […]
Burkina Faso Criminalises Homosexuality With Harsh Prison Sentences and Fines
Burkina Faso’s parliament has unanimously passed a law criminalising homosexuality, with offenders facing prison terms of two to five years along with fines. The legislation, […]
Senegal Passes Landmark Whistleblower Protection Law, First in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa
Senegal has become the first French-speaking sub-Saharan African country to adopt a whistleblower protection law, marking what campaigners call a historic step for democracy and […]
Liberian Women Lead Mass Protest Demanding National Emergency Over Drug Crisis
Thousands of protesters, led by women’s groups, marched through Monrovia on Thursday, August 7, urging the Liberian Government to declare a national emergency over the […]
Former Central African Football Boss and Militia Leader Jailed for War Crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced on July 24 Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, former head of the Central African Republic’s (CAR) football Federation and a former […]
Ghana’s MPs Resubmit Controversial Anti-LGBT Bill Amid Outcry
A group of 10 MPs in Ghana has resubmitted a controversial bill aimed at imposing some of the strictest restrictions on LGBT rights in Africa. […]
Uganda Unveils 2025/2026 Financial Year Resource Envelope worth of over USh57 trillion
The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has announced on January 28 the projected resource envelope for the 2025/2026 financial year, which is set […]
Egypt and UN back Lebanon’s new Government, express optimism for future stability
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and UN Secretary-General António Guterres have both extended their support to Lebanon’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, as the […]