Nigeria’s central bank has devalued the naira by 7.6% against the dollar. This comes as authorities in Africa’s biggest oil producer migrate toward a single exchange-rate system for the local currency. According to data on its website on Tuesday, the…

The United Press for Development Network, UPDN, has called on Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo to act on the elevation of the military officer complicit in the detention and abuse of some journalists in Accra. Lieutenant Colonel Frank Agyeman has been…

The meeting of ECOWAS Council of the Wise came to an end on Tuesday with the nomination of new members expected to provide support to the ECOWAS mediation organ.  The two-day meeting held in Accra, also had participants deliberate and…

A delegation led by Chief Mediator in Mali political crisis Goodluck Jonathan have arrived in Bamako. This follows the latest coup in the country in violation of the agreed transition charter. On Monday night, Mali's coup leader Assimi Goïta seized power again,…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has pleaded “not guilty” to all charges in connection to a 1999 arms deal case. The 79 year old touted his innocence to the judge at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal at the…

Brits arriving from Togo will no longer need to undergo a quarantine protocol effective Wednesday. This was announced by the United Kingdom, which classified Togo among the countries at low risk of contamination with Covid-19.  The latest announcement means that…

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has asked Ghanaians who disagree with his government’s approach of fighting illegal small-scale mining (galamsey) along river bodies by burning excavators and equipment used in the illegality, to proceed to court for redress. Some Ghanaians have…