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Authorities in Mali’s Ségou region have extended the nighttime curfew by another 30 days following a series of violent attacks in the area. The curfew, in place since June 2025, will now run from September 3 to October 2, between…
•Côte d’Ivoire’s opposition PPA-CI challenges President Ouattara’s fourth-term candidacy at the Constitutional Council. •The UN Human Rights Commissioner, Turk, denounces shrinking civic space in Cameroon ahead of the October 12 presidential elections. •And Authority in Central Mali extends curfew over…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Northeast Nigeria have stepped up military operations against insurgent groups, killing at least twenty fighters in a week-long offensive. The crackdown also resulted in the arrest of several collaborators accused of providing logistics and…
Liberia and China have officially broken ground on a major infrastructure project to ease traffic congestion in Monrovia’s busy Tubman Boulevard corridor. The project, valued at over $40 million, will see the construction of two overhead bridges aimed at improving…
On this episode of 50-50, we explore the rising debate on paternity leave in West Africa. While maternity leave is widely accepted, paternity leave is rare, though Nigeria has recently introduced it, and Ghana may soon follow with new legislation.…
•Governing NDC’s Bernard Bediako leads in Ghana’s Akwatia by-elections after coalition in over 70 polling stations. •Côte d’Ivoire PPA-CI’s Laurent Gbagbo denounces Ouattara’s candidacy for a fourth term •African Development Bank’s president Sidi Ould Tah takes office, with analyst calling…
•Voting ends in Ghana’s Akwatia Parliamentary by-election, counting gets underway after tensed electoral process and vote buying. 4th Africa Food Systems Forum enters day-two in Dakar with commitments to strengthen food security across the continent •Burkina Faso’s transitional government criminalizes…
Ghana’s Akwatia Constituents Head to the Polls Today for a tense by-election Amid Political Tensions Burkina Faso’s transitional government criminalizes homosexuality; Punishable by imprisonment 4th Africa Food Systems Forum enters day-two in Dakar with commitments to strengthen food security across…
More than 52,000 registered voters in Ghana’s Eastern Region are heading to the polls today for the much-anticipated by-election in the Akwatia constituency. The election follows the passing of the area’s Member of Parliament, Ernest Yaw Kumi, in July 2025,…
Benin’s presidential movement candidate for the 2026 elections, Romuald Wadagni, has begun political engagements following his recent nomination by President Patrice Talon. On Monday, Wadagni held his first official meeting with senior members of the Republican Bloc at the party’s…
Burkina Faso has officially criminalized homosexuality under a newly adopted Personal and Family Code, marking a major shift in the country’s legal framework. The law, passed by the Transitional Legislative Assembly on Monday, makes same-sex relations punishable by imprisonment, sparking…
Former Prime Minister Moussa Mara has spent a month in detention following his arrest on August 1 on charges of undermining state credibility and opposing legitimate authority. Authorities say the charges stem from a social media post in which Mara…
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