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The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Parliament has adopted the report and recommendations for the ECOWAS Commission’s consolidated budget of UA418,072,408 for the year 2023. The Administration and Finance Committee…

Prosecutors in the Comoros have sought a life sentence for former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi who was tried in absentia for high treason. Sambi, 64, the arch opponent to current president Azali Assoumani, faces charges related to the…

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa appears to be firmly ahead in the race to head the ruling African National Congress (ANC) for the next five years. The outcome of nominations for the ANC’s top six positions announced, has seen…

Representatives of the world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia for talks focused on economic cooperation. The 18th summit of the International Organisation of Francophonie comes more than a year after the country's…

For women in Kenyan town of Mwingi, donkeys have become an important means of creating economic empowerment. Mwingi is partly semi-arid with less developed road networks compared to other regions in the country. Donkeys are therefore…

United Nations officials announced has a second shipment of Russian fertiliser will go to West Africa after a first attempt was blocked in European ports because of sanctions imposed due to the conflict in Ukraine. The move follows talks…

Demonstrators called on wealthy and most polluting nations to pay fair compensation for the global impacts of the climate crisis. Chanting "pay up for loss and damage" and "no more bla bla bla", the small group was led by seven…

The two leaders of the main political opposition movements in Chad, Succès Masra and Max Loalngar have gone into hiding for their safety, three weeks after a bloody demonstration by their movements. They both told said on Wednesday that…

Hundreds of Ghanaians took to the streets of the capital Accra on calling for the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo following record inflation and the government's handling of the economic crisis After once promising a "Ghana…

Two generations of Cameroonians have been born under the presidency of Paul Biya who, on Sunday 6th November, was marking 40 years of undivided rule. Known as the "Sphinx", Biya is now 89 years-old and in poor health. Some people…