Barrow has named Cherno Amadou Sowe as Ceesay’s replacement, but Sowe is yet to assume office amid the mounting backlash. Thugs Gang Rape, Rob Nigerian University Student in Uganda The Gambia is facing political turmoil after police forcibly removed Auditor General Momodou Ceesay from office. Ceesay, who had been in office for nearly three years, […]
Nigeria’s Niger State has ordered preachers to submit their sermons for approval before delivering them. State Governor Umar Bago says the move is meant to curb inciting messages and protect public peace, not restrict evangelism. Earlier this month, the state introduced a law requiring all preachers to obtain licenses within two months through screening […]
Rwanda’s Parliament has fired back at Brussels after the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for the release of opposition figure Victoire Ingabire and urging a review of EU aid to Kigali. In a rare show of unity, both chambers of Rwanda’s legislature denounced the resolution as neocolonial interference and an attack on national sovereignty. […]
At least 107 people were killed and 146 others went missing after a boat capsized Thursday in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported Friday. According to media reports citing official sources, the accident occurred on the Congo River about 122 km from Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur Province. The same […]
Burkina Faso has introduced visa-free entry for all African travelers in an effort to increase the movement of people and goods into the country. African visitors will still need to complete an online application for approval. Burkina Faso now joins countries like Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya, which have eased travel restrictions for Africans. Though […]
The President also called for reforms in the education sector, particularly resolving curriculum and syllabus issues, to ensure that better learning supports development. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged East African countries to embrace integration as the surest path to prosperity, security and transformation. Speaking at the opening of the 1st Regional Ministerial Conference on the […]
In a statement, the Sudan Doctors Network, a volunteer group, confirmed the deaths, noting that nine others sustained injuries of varying severity and were transferred to Atbara Hospital for treatment. Fear gripped the gold miners in River Nile State, northern Sudan, following the collapse of a traditional gold mine, an incident which left six people […]
Mutamba transferred $19 million from the ministry’s bank account to Zion Construction, which was meant to compensate victims of war crimes committed by Ugandan and Rwandan forces in Kisangani. Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Justice Minister, Constant Mutamba has been sentenced to three years of forced labor for embezzling public funds, including money intended […]
Burkina Faso joins more than 30 countries across Africa, where same-sex relations is a no go zone. Ghana and Uganda have also tightened their anti-homosexuality laws in recent years despite global criticism. Makindye East MP Derrick Nyeko Calls it Quits Burkina Faso’s President, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré has joined the rest of African heads of state […]
“President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 146(9) of the 1992 Constitution, removed the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkonoo, from office with immediate effect,” the letter reads in part. Decriminalizing Sex Work, Court Set to Hear Arguments, Give Verdict Ghana’s President John Mahama has sacked the Chief Justice […]