AFRICA NEWS

An army captain in Burkina Faso has announced on national television that he has ousted military leader Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba. Ibrahim Traore cited Lt Col Damiba’s inability to deal with an Islamist insurgency as the reason.     He also announced that borders were closed indefinitely and all political …

The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has revealed that Ghana has been declared the No.1 tourism destination in West Africa, by the World Economic Forum. He made this revelation in an interview with Prince Tsegah on Usay Weytin on Hitz FM.   “For your information, at …

Burkina Faso’s government says 11 soldiers were found dead and around 50 civilians are missing following a suspected jihadist attack on a convoy. Twenty-eight other people, including 20 soldiers, were wounded in the Monday attack and a search for the missing people is ongoing.   The vehicles, which were escorted …

Fatima Bio, the wife of Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, has said her husband holds a PhD degree in staging coups therefore nobody can overthrow him. She was referring to the violent protests of 10 August in opposition strongholds which left 31 people killed including six police officers.   …

The Lagos State police command, has apprehended two buses loaded with large quantity of live cartridges, three dismantled motorcycles at Poromope Estate, Ijede Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State.   In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin on Saturday, the operatives of Ikorodu Division also made some …

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Ghana’s Long-Term Local- and Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘CC’, from ‘CCC’. Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to issuers with a rating of ‘CCC’ or below. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this rating action commentary.       …

Ghana is ranked 1st in Africa with the largest outstanding debt to the International Monetary Fund.   According to the Fund’s Quarterly Finances as of the end of July 2022, the country’s loans outstanding is estimated at 1.31 billion Special Drawing Rights equivalent to about $1.69 billion.   The country’s …

The Gabonese opposition leader, Guy Nzouba-Ndama, has been placed under house arrest five days after he was detained at the Congolese border with suitcases packed with about US $2 million (£1.8 million).   His arrest was filmed and the opening of the suitcases posted on social media.   Nzouba-Ndama – …

Nigeria’s electoral commission has cleared 18 candidates to contest the presidential election scheduled for February next year.   In a list published on Tuesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) noted that 18 parties had fielded presidential candidates and their running mates.   The list include the names of the …

A Magistrates’ Court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has remanded in custody a Chinese businessman who is accused of killing his Nigerian girlfriend. The suspect, Geng Quanrong, allegedly forced himself into the young woman’s family house, attacked her and slit her throat with a knife last weekend. The …