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Many Senegalese have just heard of Pap Ndiaye, the new French Education, Youth and Sports Minister. The nomination of the academic -born of French and Senegalese parents- was welcomed by some Dakar residents as a symbol of the countries…

Malian judge has summoned French Foreign Minister Jean Yves le Drian, as part of an investigation into an "attack on public property and other offences". According to a Malian judicial source, the investigation follows a complaint from…

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has issued a decree sacking the country’s minister of health, Elizabeth Achuei, who was appointed to the position in 2020 at the onset of the transitional period. The decree broadcasted by state…

The Minister of State for Health, Dr Adeleke Mamora, says all hands must be on deck to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the country READ ALSO: Nigeria records 20,000 cases of snake bites, 2,000 deaths annually — Mamora He…

A former Guinean minister has been imprisoned and another placed under judicial supervision in Conakry for "embezzlement of public funds and corruption", a special prosecutor's office announced. The former budget minister under Alpha…

The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clem Agba, said the Nigerian Government is working on attaining a gender-responsive budget on Thursday. The Minister gave the assurance in a joint press statement of the…

Reacting to a recent statement from the EU condemning the use of torture and the violations to human rights in Uganda, General Jeje Odongo also admits that "certain actions have happened" but says investigations are being carried out to…

The government in Burkina Faso has announced the appointment of a new prime-minister following the resignation of Christophe Dabire. The new head of government is Lassina Zerbo, the former head of a top nuclear watchdog. Facing the…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has pledged to support Ethiopia during a state visit, as the Addis Ababa government continues to battle fighters from the northern Tigray region. Speaking at a joint news conference after meeting…

Sudan's prime-minister Abdallah Hamdok is back home after what it looks like a coup by the military last Monday. Earlier, ruling general Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, had announced that the Prime Minister was staying at his home for security…