• July 1, 2025

Cameroon sugarcane strike turns violent over wages

Over 150 hectares of sugarcane fields have been destroyed in Cameroon due to violent clashes between workers at the Société Sucrière du Cameroun (SOSUCAM) and police. The unrest, which erupted earlier …

FIFA suspends Congolese Football Federation

FIFA has announced the immediate suspension of the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT), following escalating tensions between the Ministry of Sports and the football body. The dispute, which has been ongoing for …

Judge halts Trump’s effort to dismantle USAID

A federal judge has delivered a major blow to President Donald Trump and his ally, billionaire Elon Musk, halting plans to pull thousands of staffers from the U.S. Agency for International …

UK Foreign Minister in Ghana for Regional Tour

The UK’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly arrived in Ghana on Monday for the start of a four-day visit of three African countries focused on strengthening “future-focused, mutually beneficial” partnerships. In a …

French embassy in Niger is attacked as protesters waving Russian flags march through capital

Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the …

Burkina Faso coup supporters protest ECOWAS fact-finding mission

Several dozen protestors rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Tuesday as West African envoys arrived on a fact-finding mission following the country’s latest coup. The mission was headed by Guinea-Bissau Foreign Minister …

Guinea junta rejects call by UN to end ban on protests

Guinea’s ruling junta has rejected a UN call to lift a ban on political demonstrations, insisting protests should only be allowed during the election period in three years’ time. The military …

French Defence Chief pledges support for Ivorian armed forces

The Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces visited Ivory Coast on Monday to discuss shared security concerns. Speaking at a newly opened counter-terrorism training academy near the economic capital, …

ECOWAS to meet over Burkina Faso Coup

  The West African bloc ECOWAS will meet on Friday to discuss the current unrest in Burkina Faso, where army officers have ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. The extraordinary summit will start …

Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa climaxed

The seventh edition of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa came to a climax in Senegal on Tuesday. The forum had witnessed several meetings and debates among …

ECOWAS to meet again over Guinea as junta holds more ‘transition’ talks

West African bloc ECOWAS said it will meet Thursday to discuss possible steps after Guinea’s president was ousted in coup earlier this month, Ghana’s foreign minister said. On Wednesday, the army …