The government of Burkina Faso, through its national electricity company, SONABEL, has announced it will commence controlled spillage of the Bagré Dam on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, due to rising water levels caused by heavy rainfall. In a statement dated 22nd August and signed by Kindo Issiaka, Head of Hydraulics at SONABEL, the company disclosed […]
Twenty Ghanaians, comprising 10 females and 10 males, trafficked to the Uyo Local Government Area of Abia State, have been rescued by the operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in a statement in Uyo on Wednesday, disclosed that the victims were rescued from a compound […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday co-chaired the second plenary session on the theme “Economy: Co-create Innovative Solutions with Africa”. This is at the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan. He co-chaired the session with former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, alongside interventions from Kenyan President William Ruto, Togolese President […]
The Trans African Tourism & Unity Campaign has embarked on a historic 40,000-kilometre road journey across 39 African countries, starting from Accra on Monday, August 18, 2025. This groundbreaking initiative spans 163 days with the core objective of promoting a visa-free Africa by 2030, in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 vision for a […]
The United States has flagged Ghana for what it describes as a “recurring disregard” for constitutional protections, highlighting a range of significant issues in its 2024 Human Rights Report. While acknowledging that there were no major changes in the overall situation, the report raises serious concerns about arbitrary arrests, restrictions on media freedom, and the […]
Writing on “What is Africa owed”, New York Times journalist, Lynsey Chutel, referenced a group of eminent Africans, including the respected Ali Mazrui, who viewed reparations not merely in terms of monetary compensation, but in other efforts of restitution. “Reparations from Western countries meant reducing their support for African tyrants, supporting democracy on the continent, […]
A BBC Africa Eye investigation has revealed how women, known as “madams”, have involved children as young as 13 in prostitution in Kenya. In the transit town of Maai Mahiu, in Kenya’s Rift Valley, trucks and lorries pound the streets day and night, transporting goods and people across the country into Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, […]
An Ethiopian official has denied Donald Trump’s claim that the United States helped fund Ethiopia’s new megadam on the River Nile, saying it is false and “destructive”. Last week, President Trump said the controversial dam was built “with United States money, largely”. Officially known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the project is Africa’s […]
Parliament has approved the ratification of visa waiver agreements between Ghana and four countries—Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Colombia, and the Commonwealth of Dominica. The agreements apply to holders of diplomatic, service, and ordinary passports, enabling smoother travel and enhanced cooperation. Presenting the report on the floor of the House, the Chairman of the Foreign […]
The Government of Ghana is collaborating with the Ivorian immigration authorities to rescue and repatriate over 200 Ghanaians, who are held in secluded places in Cote d’Ivoire. Currently, over 700 Ghanaians are held hostage in Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Benin, and Togo after being scammed by QNET Group’s activities. The victims were lured to Cote d’Ivoire, […]
The government of Togo has issued international arrest warrants targeting leaders of the M66 Citizens’ Movement, a collective of bloggers and activists who organised nationwide protests on 6th, 26th, 27th, and 28th June, 2025. The movement had mobilised citizens to protest against the rising cost of living, the arrest of public commentators, and controversial constitutional […]
President Donald Trump was basking in the praise of a group of African leaders on Wednesday, many of them speaking a different language, when the Liberian president took to his microphone and spoke in English – his country’s official language. “Liberia is a longtime friend of the United States, and we believe in your policy of making […]
