Ghana Foils ‘Elaborate Coup Plot’
Ghana’s security forces have foiled “an elaborate plot” to target the presidency “with the ultimate aim of destabilising the country”, the information ministry says.
A joint security operation last Friday led to the arrest of...
Senegal President Pardons Jailed Mayor
The former mayor of Senegal’s capital Dakar was pardoned by President Macky Sall in a decree issued Sunday. The move comes after a meeting between the president and top religious leaders in the country.
In...
Hard-Hatted Zimbabwean Women Take up ‘Tough’ Jobs
She pushes a concrete-laden wheelbarrow with the agility of a teenager. Yet at 37 years of age, Mirirai Shambare, a holder of a teaching qualification, has never worked in a classroom since she graduated...
Burundi Calls For Catholic Bishops To Be Defrocked
Some of Burundi’s Catholic Bishops should be defrocked for denouncing intolerance and political violence ahead of next year's elections, the Country’s authorities have said.
Presidential Spokesman willy Nyamitwe said in a tweet that the Bishops...
Xenophobia ‘Does Not Represent What We Stand For’
A team of special envoys from South Africa who were sent across the continent following recent xenophobic attacks has presented President Cyril Ramaphosa with a preliminary report.
The envoys visited countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal,...
