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Starting May 1st, Ghana will prohibit foreigners from operating in the artisanal gold market. The decision, announced by the Ghana Gold Board—the state agency in charge of regulating the gold sector—marks a significant shift for Africa’s leading gold producer. The…

In Benin, authorities are expecting a third group of 150 migrants stranded in Algeria. A delegation from the Beninese Ministry of Foreign Affairs traveled earlier this week to coordinate their repatriation. This latest group of distressed migrants marks the third…

Faced with mounting security challenges, Burkina Faso’s authorities are stepping up efforts to reinforce internal security. During a recent cabinet meeting, the government approved a major plan to bolster the national police force. The executive has validated a large-scale recruitment…

Mediation in the conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda was at the center of discussions at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, April 16. Téte António, Chairperson of the African Union Executive Council and…

On Wednesday, Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Lebanese ambassador to Iraq, Ali al-Habhab, to protest remarks made by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun regarding Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Shaabi. In an official statement, the…

China has ordered the immediate suspension of Boeing aircraft deliveries and frozen the purchase of U.S.-made spare parts, in a new escalation of the ongoing trade war with the United States. The move deals a heavy blow to the American…

On Tuesday, April 15, two senior Pentagon officials were temporarily removed from their posts as part of an investigation into the leak of sensitive information, including U.S. attack plans targeting the Houthis in Yemen. Dan Caldwell, senior advisor to Secretary…

In a speech that was both firm and emotional, former U.S. President Joe Biden spoke out to denounce what he described as a full-scale assault on Social Security by the Trump administration, just 100 days after its return to power.…

Nigerian health authorities announced on Tuesday that the Lassa fever outbreak has claimed 127 lives so far. Since the beginning of the year, 674 cases have been confirmed out of 4,025 suspected cases, according to a statement from the Nigeria…

The month of March 2025 was particularly tragic on Burkina Faso’s roads. According to a report released Monday evening by the Ministry of Security, a total of 1,456 road accidents were recorded across the country, resulting in 99 deaths and…

In Benin, President Patrice Talon’s government met on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, for its weekly Council of Ministers. At the conclusion of the meeting, several important decisions were announced. Below is a summary of the main outcomes of this government…

In a landmark decision in the UK’s ongoing debate over transgender rights, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that, within the legal framework, the term “woman” must refer exclusively to biological sex. The unanimous ruling carries major implications, particularly for…

Sentenced to twenty years in prison for crimes against humanity, the former military junta leader who ruled Guinea between 2008 and 2010 has left the country for health-related reasons. Two weeks after being granted a presidential pardon, Moussa Dadis Camara…

Gabon is in deep mourning following the tragic death of Aaron Boupendza, which occurred in China. The shocking loss has especially moved the President of the Republic, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, who expressed himself publicly. In a message posted on…

Former Speaker of Benin’s National Assembly, Me Adrien Houngbédji, has once again spoken out in favor of political appeasement in the country. Speaking on April 15, 2025, at the Youth Summit, the leader of the Democratic Renewal Party (PRD)—despite being…

In Benin, a decapitated body was discovered on the morning of Saturday, April 12, on a field in Doïssa-Ataké, a neighborhood in Savalou commonly used by local youth for recreational activities. The male victim had not yet been identified at…

On Tuesday, Guy Marius Sagna, a member of the ruling Pastef party, officially requested the indictment of former Senegalese president Macky Sall before the High Court of Justice for high treason. The move follows a report by the Court of…

In Benin, the head of the Republican Guard, Colonel Dieudonné Djimon Tévoédjrè, has been promoted to the rank of Colonel-Major by presidential decree dated March 26, 2025. The decision, effective as of April 1, was co-signed by the ministers responsible…

Pan-African activist Kemi Seba has been honored with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa in Political Science. The honorary distinction was conferred by Bel Campus University in Kinshasa in recognition of his ideological and political commitment to African emancipation and…

Beninese President Patrice Talon has appointed the members of the Board of Directors of the Territorial Agricultural Development Agency (ATDA) for the Niger Valley. The decision, formalized by a decree dated March 14, 2025, involves seven individuals from various public…

After several months of tension, Nigerian authorities are multiplying gestures of openness toward Niger. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dispatched his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, to Niamey to deliver a special message to General Abdourahamane Tiani, leader…

Benin’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) has released the official timelines for activities related to the 2026 general elections. The presentation ceremony took place on the morning of Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at the institution’s headquarters in Cotonou, in the…

On April 3, 2025, President Patrice Talon enacted a historic law establishing a legal framework for traditional chieftaincy in the Republic of Benin. Passed by the National Assembly a few weeks earlier, Law No. 2025-09 officially recognizes the existence and…

In Nigeria, what is often seen as a festive gesture can now come at a high cost. On Monday, a federal court in Kano, in the north of the country, sentenced a popular makeup artist to six months in prison…

Nigerian authorities have banned the broadcast of the song Tell Your Papa by rapper Eedris Abdulkareem, deeming it too harsh toward President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered the country’s broadcast media to stop airing the…

The European Union has adopted a radical position on Ukraine because it fears appearing weak in the eyes of the Global South, said Vladislav Maslennikov, Director of the Department for European Affairs at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during…

A new tragedy shook the commune of Dogbo, in the Couffo department, on Tuesday April 8, 2025. A few days after the murder of a nanny in Avrankou, a man was killed in Hêdjamey by his nephew with a machete,…

On Wednesday March 26, 2025, the Beninese government approved the complete project management mission for the construction of the Malanville Court of First Instance. The aim of this decision is to provide the locality with modern judicial infrastructures adapted to…

On the night of Sunday March 23, 2025, a tragic fire ravaged a family home in Adovié, claiming the lives of four children. First rushed to hospital, three of them succumbed to their injuries on Monday March 24, and the…

President Patrice Talon intends to improve conditions for government contract teachers. Meeting in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday March 26, the government adopted a decree amending and supplementing the provisions of decree no. 2023-373 of July 19, 2023. This…