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By Salawatu Zuberu Accra – A British national has been arrested at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) by the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) for attempting to smuggle substances suspected to be cannabis out of Ghana. The suspect, a...

By Moses Desire Kouyo Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been arrested in Tanzania while attending the treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu, sparking outrage among regional civil society and human rights...

As the continent prepares to commemorate African Liberation Week (ALW) 2025, more than 850 actions and activities have already been registered to take place between 19th and 25th May across all 54 African countries, as well as in...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — A little over a year after the unveiling of a statue meant to immortalize revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso's government has unveiled a new version of the monument, following widespread criticism of the...

By Salawatu Zuberu Conakry, Guinea – Guinea’s military-led government has revoked 51 mining licences in a sweeping move aimed at reclaiming underutilised or dormant mineral concessions, in a clear signal of its intent to tighten control over the...

By Moses Desire Kouyo Nairobi, Kenya- In a significant pivot from last year’s chaotic rollout, the Kenyan government has unveiled a robust communication strategy aimed at managing public response to the proposed 2025 Finance Bill—an annual tax plan...

By Moses Desire Kouyo Accra, Ghana — President John Dramani Mahama has extended an official pardon to Sammy Gyamfi, the Acting CEO of the Ghana Gold Board, following intense public scrutiny over a viral video showing him handing...

by Moses Desire Kouyo Africa stands on the brink of a major digital revolution, with the potential to unlock as much as $103 billion annually through the strategic deployment of generative artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new...

By: Moses Desire Kouyo In the grand pantheon of African letters, few voices have thundered with the clarity, wit, and moral authority of Ama Ata Aidoo. A novelist, poet, playwright, and public intellectual par excellence, Aidoo spent her...

Policy think tank IMANI Center for Policy and Education has formally petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana over what it describes as constitutional, statutory, and administrative...