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The European Union on Wednesday called for more inclusive and transparent democratic processes in the Central African Republic, where a new Constitution approved by referendum allows President Faustin Archange Touadéra to run for a third…

Adoba Echono The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reiterated its call for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Republic of Niger, following the military coup that overthrew President Mohamed…

Kenyan police have arrested an ex-governor and his wife over alleged procurement irregularities, local media reports say. Wycliffe Oparanya is currently at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission alongside his wife Priscilla, his…

Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe's president and leader of the ruling Zanu-PF, has cast his vote as elections get under way in the country on Wednesday. He voted along with the First Lady Amai Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa at Sherwood Park Primary…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended closer ties with African countries during his speech at the BRICS Business Forum on Tuesday in Johannesburg. The BRICS group is composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South…

Zimbabweans are going to the polls in presidential and parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by the country's soaring inflation. The day has been declared a public holiday to allow the 6.62 million registered voters a chance…

By Na'ankwat Dariem Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) has announced the launch of its merit-based scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various disciplines for international students within the ECOWAS Region…

By Stephen Fajonyomi, Abuja, Nigeria. The Inter-Governmental Group of Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is holding a 5-day Regional Stakeholders’ Workshop on the outcomes of the Typologies’ Study of Money Laundering…

More than two million children are "in need of humanitarian aid" in Niger, a country destabilized by a recent coup and undermined by jihadist violence, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. , in a statement sent to…

The trial of the former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Augustin Matata Ponyo, opened on Monday 21 August 2023 before the country's Constitutional Court. The former prime minister and opposition politician is accused…