Chieftaincy is one of Ghana’s oldest traditional institutions. It has remained resilient despite attempts by both colonial and post-independent governments to control and undermine it.
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According to provisional results released on Monday by the National Electoral Commission (CEN), Carlos Vila Nova has been elected president of São Tomé and Príncipe in…
Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame has dismissed widespread condemnation of the terrorism trial of the “Hotel Rwanda” hero who has been praised for saving more than 1,000…
South Africa’s former President, Jacob Zuma has been granted freedom on grounds of medical parole. This is coming a little over two months after he was…
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres has condemned Sunday’s coup in Guinea, hours after military officials deposed Guinean President, Alpha Conde and announced a new…
Two people have been wounded as gunfire erupted near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Sunday morning. It is not clear who was exchanging…
South Africa’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is rushing to meet Monday’s deadline to consider whether it would be practically possible to hold another voter registration ahead…
Morocco’s Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) announced this week it received a $1.2 billion boost in liquid reserves through the IMF’s issuance of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). The…
Africa Data Centres has announced plans to build huge $500 million worth hyper-scale data centres in ten African countries to boost economic growth and employment. The…
Oumar Samaké, top commander of the Special Anti-Terrorist Force (Forsat) was forcibly freed by agitated police officers on Friday after they stormed a prison in Bamako,…