WEEKLY TOP NEWS – GUINEA MALI Transition & Nigeria’s Underage Marriage Saga

This edition of your news and current affairs programme focuses on the botched Orphan girls marriage in Nigeria and the planned transition extension in Guinea and Mali.

This edition of your news and current affairs programme focuses on the botched Orphan girls marriage in Nigeria and the planned transition extension in Guinea and Mali.

The race for the English Premier League will down the wire as Arsenal and Manchester City prepare for the final day. City will hope to beat Westham to retain the league title while Arsenal must win against Everton for any…

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye assures of Senegal’s technical and financial support to ECOWAS in tackling the myriad of challenges. Mauritania’s former Mohammed Ould Abdula Aziz loses his presidential bid after failing to collect the required sponsorships. Chad’s Constitutional Council affirms…

This week, a non-governmental organization in Togo is calling for gender inclusion in the just energy transition to renewable energy sources. While Cote d’Ivoire signs a tripartite agreement to convert biowaste into renewable energy, Senegal launches a 100 percent electric…

You must have heard, read or come across a publication on Terrorist financing – a means by which terrorists raise funds through charities or illegal avenues such as trafficking in weapons, drugs or people, or kidnapping to carry out their…

French opposition figure Jean Luc Mélenchon and the Prime Minister of Senegal who is also the president of PASTEF, Ousmane Sonko, have pledged to collaborate within the scope of their political parties’ activities as the French politician concludes his official…

The World Food Program, WFP has supported some schools with the installation of school canteens in the Kolda region of Senegal. This project entitled Model Canteen, aims not only for the development of students but also for the preservation of…

Chad Constitutional Council affirms General Mahamat Idriss Déby’s victory in the May 6 presidential election. The Constitutional Council in Chad has affirmed General Mahamat Idriss Déby’s victory in the May 6 presidential election. The Council upheld the results from ANGE,…

President Bola Tinubu’s announcement to suspend the controversial 0.5% cybersecurity fee on electronic banking transactions has sparked a mixed reactions. The policy, which was introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, has generated widespread criticism and public outcry. In the…

In the lead-up to the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a preparatory meeting of senior officials from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger was held yesterday in Niamey, the capital of Niger, to discuss…

Senegal President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected in the country today as part of a strategic visit which aims to consolidate cooperative links with Senegal. He is expected to be received by his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo. A press release…

Some media practitioners on the African continent have expressed concern over increasing self-censorship within their respective media spaces. They warn the development could pose a risk if not addressed. Between January 2023 and May 2024, fourteen African journalists have been…