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Ghana implements 10% tax on betting, lottery winnings
Ghana has introduced a new measure that will see a 10% tax applied to betting and lottery winnings, effective as of Tuesday.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has outlined that this withholding tax will be automatically deducted at the…
DR Congo MPs Vote To Lift Military Rule
The majority of participants of a three-day meeting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament have voted to lift military rule in two eastern provinces deeply affected by long-raging insecurity.
The state of siege, where military…
AU urges talks to end conflicts in Ethiopian region
The African Union (AU) has urged the Ethiopian government and a militia in the Amhara region to embrace dialogue to resolve a renewed dispute that has left dozens of people dead and many others injured.
AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat…
Senegal Opposition Says Sonko’s Health Deteriorates
As his hunger strike enters its third week, concern is growing over Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's health.
Speaking to French broadcaster RFI, the opposition Yewwi Askan Wi coalition said Sonko had rejected its pleas to end…
DRC: US Sanctions Former Head Institute Protection Of Nature
The former director-general of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN), Cosma Wilungula, and two other former officials of this public institute in the DRC have been placed on the US sanctions list, according to a press…
60 Migrants Feared Dead At Sea Off Cape Verde
More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa.
Thirty-eight people, including children, were rescued, with footage showing them being helped ashore, some on stretchers, on the…
ECOWAS Chief of Defence staff to meet in Accra
Chiefs of Defense Staff from Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries will meet in Accra on Thursday and Friday, August 17 and 18 2023, to finalise plans for the deployment of Standby Force in Niger Republic.
As a…
ECOWAS condemns attack on soldiers in Niger Republic
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed its deep sorrow over a series of brutal assaults carried out by armed factions within the Republic of Niger.
Tragically, these heinous incidents have claimed the lives…
Nigerien military regime supporters call for volunteer force
Nigeriens are preparing for war against regional countries threatening to invade, three weeks after mutinous soldiers ousted the nation's democratically elected president.
Residents in the capital, Niamey, are calling for the mass…
ECOWAS Trains Women In Intra-African Trade
The Economic Community of West Africa has conducted a training programme for Nigerian women, aimed at providing them with the essential skills necessary for engaging in successful intra-African trade.
The event, with the theme “Capacity…