February 20, 2025

The Nigerian Senate has launched a probe into allegations that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is financing terrorism in the country. The decision follows a motion raised by Senator Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) during a plenary session…

Ghana’s Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has highlighted the devastating impact of illegal mining, or galamsey, on the nation’s environment. Addressing Parliament, he warned that illegal miners are using more sophisticated methods, worsening the destruction of…

Ghana’s Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has assured that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will return to face the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). This follows the OSP’s decision to remove Ofori-Atta from its wanted list after his legal team…

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé passed away on Wednesday in Bamako at the age of 84. Cissé, a pioneer of Malian cinema, won global acclaim with his 1987 film Yeelen, which earned the Jury Prize at Cannes. In 2023, he received…