•Ghana Flag and US YouTuber IShowSpeed Ghana has said it is suspending citizenship applications from descendants of Africans living abroad, a move analysts say could dent the country’s bid to promote itself as a Pan-African hub. A diaspora community is a group of people who have moved from their ancestral homeland to other parts of […]...
•Nigerian High Commission in South Africa Authorities in South Africa’s City of Tshwane have disconnected and later restored electricity supply to Nigeria’s High Commission in Pretoria after the diplomatic mission settled outstanding utility bills owed to the municipality. The power cut was confirmed today by the Executive Mayor of Tshwane, Dr...
•DR Congo mine A series of landslides struck a militia-held mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, burying people alive and killing several, the governor and witnesses told our correspondent yesterday. Since its resurgence in 2021, the M23 group has taken vast tracts of the DRC’s resource-rich east, capturing the Rubaya mine in North Kivu [...
•Israeli Charge d’Affaires, Ariel Seidman South Africa has declared Israel’s top diplomat in the country “persona non grata,” and given him 72 hours to leave, the foreign ministry said today, citing a “series of violations”. Ties between the two nations are already strained, with South Africa bringing a case before the United Nations top court...
•Head of Burkina Faso’s Military Junta, Captain Ibrahim Traoré Burkina Faso’s military-led government has dissolved all political parties and associations and repealed the laws regulating their operations, in a sweeping move that effectively ends formal party politics in the country. The decision was announced by the presidency’s communication...
Africa’s military landscape has continued to evolve, with several countries expanding their defence capabilities and strengthening their overall military power. According to the Global Firepower Index, they evaluate the military strength of over 140 countries based on manpower and equipment and also highlight how nations are positioning themse...
•Soldiers and head of Niger junta, Abdourahamane Tiani A burst of heavy gunfire and explosions erupted early today near the international airport in Niger’s capital Niamey before halting within hours, residents told our correspondent. Videos filmed by residents of the area showed streaks of light in the sky with the sound of loud explosions, w...
Slave-Trade-Abolition Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has commended Ghana’s plan to sponsor a United Nations resolution seeking formal recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity, describing the move as a significant and symbolic step for Africa on the global stage. Ghana is expected to file the resol...
•Handcuffed self-proclaimed pastor, Paul Nthenge Mackenzie (L) A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to an infamous starvation cult that killed more than 400 people will be charged over a further 52 deaths at another village, prosecutors said today. In a case that made global headlines when it came to light in 2023, hundreds of people [&h...
•Togo flag Burkina Faso’s former transitional president and the alleged mastermind behind various coup plots in the country was arrested in neighbouring Togo and expelled, sources close to the case said yesterday. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was arrested last week in Lome and tried for “attempted destabilisation” in Burkina Faso before being ta...
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