AFRICA NEWS

The Authority of Heads of State of ECOWAS has unanimously endorsed President John Dramani Mahama as the African Union (AU) Chair when the rotating chairmanship reaches West Africa in 2027. The decision follows the ECOWAS Council of Ministers’ unanimous recommendation of President Mahama as the sole candidate from the region. …

The government of Benin says it has foiled an attempted coup by members of the West African nation’s armed forces. “The Beninese armed forces and their leadership, true to their oath, remained committed to the republic,” Interior Minister Alassane Seidou said in a televised address. Earlier on Sunday, a group …

A group of soldiers led by Lieutenant Pascal Tigri on Benin’s national television claimed to have seized power in the West African nation on Sunday, the latest threat to democratic norms in the unstable region. “The army solemnly commits to give the Beninese people the hope of a truly new …

Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that Ghana is not part of the United States government’s latest Green Card review and temporary immigration suspension.   Mr. Ablakwa said he received a formal briefing from the Acting US Ambassador to Ghana, Rolf Olson, who assured him that Ghana is …

A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has been arrested.   Shortly after gunshots were heard in the capital, Bissau, government sources told the BBC that Embaló had been detained.   The officers then appeared on state …

A faction of Guinea-Bissau’s military has arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embaló following rising tensions over the country’s yet-to-be-declared presidential election results. Heavy political uncertainty has gripped Guinea-Bissau after soldiers stormed the presidential palace on Wednesday, arresting President Umaro Sissoco Embaló around midday. The dramatic development occurred just days after the …

Congolese Mines Minister Louis Watum Kabamba and other members of his delegation survived an accident when the plane they were flying in caught fire after veering off the runway on Monday morning in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, an official said. The aircraft, carrying the country’s Mines Minister, Louis …

The Labour Division of the High Court in Accra has fixed Tuesday, September 23, 2025, to hear two ex-parte applications filed by eleven West African nationals challenging their detention in Ghana following deportation from the United States. The applicants are seeking two key reliefs: an interim injunction to halt their …

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has issued a strong warning to residents of Mpatuam and surrounding mining communities to refrain from arming themselves in confrontations with the military. This follows violent clashes at the Asanko Gold Ghana Limited concession that left two people dead, including an Assembly Member. In an …

Zambia’s former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted of corruption. Malanji was found guilty on seven counts of acquiring properties and helicopters suspected to be the proceeds of crime, the state broadcaster reports. His co-accused, former treasury secretary …