Burkina Faso

•The Guinean Military Head of State, Doumbouya, touts his government’s achievements as the country turns 67. •Benin’s opposition FCBE party nominates its presidential candidate for the 2026 Presidential election. •In Nigeria, the Senior Petroleum Workers Union, PENGASSAN, suspends a nationwide…

•President Tinubu calls for national patriotism and unity as Nigeria Marks 65 Years of Independence •Floods in Niger defers 2025–2026 academic calendar to October 15 as many classrooms are used as makeshift shelters. •Ghana’s president Mahama warns against hate speech,…

President Tinubu calls for all hands-on deck as Nigeria Marks 65 Years of Independence IOM repatriates over 100 Gambian Migrants from Tunisia Ghana’s president Mahama warns against hate speech, pledges stronger cybersecurity collaboration 2025 Africa Facts Checking Summit gets Underway…

President Tinubu calls for all hands-on deck as Nigeria Marks 65 Years of Independence IOM repatriates over 100 Gambian Migrants from Tunisia Ghana to Establish Special Court for Illegal Mining Cases; Extradition Law Under Review Rift Valley Fever outbreak in…

Nigeria Marks 65 Years of Independence Amid Rising Insecurity IOM repatriates over 100 Gambian Migrants from Tunisia Ghana to Establish Special Court for Illegal Mining Cases; Extradition Law Under Review

•GHANA’s education minister pleadges to resolve 13 months of unpaid salaries to newly posted teachers •Over 50,000 Burkinabe refugees seek shelter in central Mali amid escalating armed conflict •Former Senegalese President Sall dismisses hidden debt allegations as baseless •A Liberian…

•Over 50,000 Burkinabe refugees seek shelter in central Mali amid escalating armed conflict •Former Senegalese President Sall dismisses hidden debt allegations as baseless •A Liberian court orders arrest of high-Profile former officials over mysterious disappearance of $2.7 million Diamond •President…

•Former Senegalese President Macky Sall dismisses hidden debt allegations as nonsense •The Malian Cybercrime Court delays ruling against former Prime Minister, Mara, until October 27. •President Barrow urges Gambians to embrace peace as tensions rise over the increasing cases of…

•The Malian Cybercrime Court delays ruling against former Prime Minister, Mara, until October 27. •President Barrow urges Gambians to embrace peace as tensions rise over the increasing cases of police brutality. •And the Nigerian government declares October 1 a public…

•Burkina Faso’s transitional leader Captain Traoré denounces non-aggression agreement between terrorists and Cote d’Ivoire •Nigeria’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association emnarks on nationwide strike over dismissal of 800 workers •Guinea’s opposition slams new election date, cites ECOWAS deal…

Trial of former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara opens in Bamako Guinea’s opposition slams new election date, cites ECOWAS deal breach Ivorian religious leaders call for peace ahead of October 25 election International relations expert welcomes US visa restriction reversal…