politics

Ghana seeks to convince bondholders on debt swap deal

Accra – Ghana’s government hopes to convince 80% of local bondholders to sign on to a voluntary domestic debt... Read more

21 Jan, 2023

Dakar – Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko vowed on Thursday he would run for president next year despite facing... Read more

21 Jan, 2023

Freetown – Sierra Leone passed a law on Thursday requiring public and private entities to reserve 30% of their... Read more

20 Jan, 2023

N’Djamena – Dehydrated and whipped by scorching winds as their crowded truck snaked through the dunes, some drank urine... Read more

19 Jan, 2023

Dakar – A Senegalese judge has ordered a prominent opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, to face trial for alleged rape,... Read more

19 Jan, 2023

Algiers – An Algerian businessman and activist imprisoned for urging a boycott of the country’s 2019 presidential election was... Read more

19 Jan, 2023

Wellington – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a global figurehead of progressive politics, shocked the country on Thursday... Read more

19 Jan, 2023

Washington – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is heading for an 11-day trip to Africa starting this week, aimed... Read more

18 Jan, 2023

Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied’s former chief of staff was sentenced in absentia on Tuesday to prison over... Read more

18 Jan, 2023

Geneva – Swiss state prosecutors said on Monday they were close to concluding their lengthy investigation into crimes against... Read more

17 Jan, 2023