The U.N. has welcomed an agreement signed on Monday between military and civilian leaders in Sudan as a “courageous” step towards the establishment of democratic rule.…
Author: Babatunde Oguntimehin
The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved the Second Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF) – a $100 million grant which…
Liberian President George Weah’s long absence from the country has raised eyebrows and prompted criticism, leading one opposition figure to ask if the West African nation…
.The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray has been sworn-in at the 62nd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and…
The head of the Tripoli-based unity government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Sunday welcomed a call by the United Nations envoy to Libya for holding elections in…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is planning a peacekeeping force to intervene against jihadism in its member states and in the event of…
Ghana will launch a domestic debt exchange to help restore macroeconomic stability and end the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation. According to its Finance…
Radio France Internationale (RFI) has denounced the suspension of its broadcasts in Burkina Faso’s military government, describing accusations that it had contributed to “a desperate manoeuvre…
Spicy harissa paste from Tunisia, Morocco’s raï music and Kalela dance from Zambia were selected on Thursday to join UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list. The United…
The foreign ministers of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in East Africa (IGAD) have recommended joint action to confront the challenges facing the countries in the…