Tag: Africa
Burkina Faso’s junta to dissolve independent election commission
Burkina Faso's junta has announced plans to scrap its Independent National Electoral Commission, citing high costs and concerns over foreign influence [...]
Uganda: Court declares Polygamy legal
The Ugandan top court has announced that polygamy is legal in the country. The practice was very common in Africa in the olden days, with education ha [...]
Is the world shutting its door to Nigeria? By Dakuku Peterside
For years, Nigerians have walked through the world with a quiet pride, knowing that their talent, resilience, and creativity were respected far beyond [...]
Nigeria has ‘enough problems’ and can’t take deportees from US, minister says
Nigeria will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees or third-country prisoners from the US, foreign minister [...]
US cuts visa validity for applicants from three African countries
The United States has announced sweeping changes to its non-immigrant visa policy for Cameroon, Ethiopia and Nigeria, cutting the duration and conditi [...]
Lesotho declares state of disaster amid US tariff uncertainty
The declaration, in line with the country's Disaster Management Act, allows the state to "take all necessary measures to... minimise the eff [...]
Ghana reach visa-free agreement with Morocco
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah, has announced Ghana's visa-free agreement with Morocco, where citizens of both countries do not [...]
Billionaire Bill Gates promises USD 200 billion to Africa
At the African Union headquarters, Bill Gates, 69, chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, revealed that most of his $200 billion pledge [...]
Zambian president calls for UK and EU to refund rejected visa applications fees to Africans
The statistics show that African citizens who applied for visas to Europe lost over USD 100M in 2024. USD 59m was lost to the UK alone, making it [...]
Colonization is repackaged, and the West is still colonizing Africa – KSM
Kwaku Sintim-Misa, popularly known as KSM, has reminded Africans that the Europeans are still in charge of the continent, although their plans and met [...]