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African Finance Summit ends in Paris

The summit on reviving African economies has ended in Paris.  During the meeting France committed to reallocating its special drawing rights to Africa.  President, Emmanuel Macron also promised to convince other rich countries to allow the continent have access to…

Togo opposition leader jailed for two years

A Togo opposition leader has been imprisoned for two years after making remarks critical of President Faure Gnassingbe, his lawyer and a judicial source said on Wednesday. Djimon Ore, president of the Front for Patriots of Democracy (FPD) party and…

Ghana records 144 murder cases in early 2021

In Ghana, there has been an increase in reported murders committed this year. A comparative analysis of some crime statistics from the first quarters of 2020 and 2021, indicates that there have been 144 murder cases recorded this year as…

A record 55 million people displaced last year

Across the world, conflicts, violence and weather-related disasters have reached an all-time high as 55 million people were reported displaced within their own countries. This finding was released Thursday by the Internal displacement Monitoring center. According to the report, the…