The Ghana Parliament, on Wednesday, passed the bill on human sexual rights and family values, commonly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ bill. The bill, called the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, was introduced by Sam Nartey George, the MP for Ningo-Prampram. GhanaWeb reports that the bill was a […]
Niger has not reopened its border with Benin two days after a West African bloc lifted coup-linked sanctions on the landlocked nation, including border closures, local officials said Monday. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Saturday said it was lifting sanctions imposed after last year’s military coup, including a no-fly zone, border […]
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Polish archbishop accused of covering up the sexual abuse of minors, a Vatican statement said on Saturday. Andrzej Dziega, the 71-year-old archbishop of Szczecin, in northwest Poland, will “take his retirement”, said the statement from the apostolic nuncio or diplomatic envoy representing the Holy See. Polish […]
Nigerian citizen has been sentenced for collecting more than $660,000 in COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance Benefits through a scam after he pleaded guilty in federal court. According to the Department of Justice, part of that scam happened in East Tennessee. The DOJ released that Valentine O. Odije, 35, was sentenced to 21 months in prison […]
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison on Friday, leveraged social media and fatigue with the Kremlin to rise to prominence. He was for years the most prolific critic of President Vladimir Putin and his policies, returning to Russia after recovering from a near-fatal poisoning attack that his supporters say […]
Alexei Navalny, leader of the Russian opposition, has died in jail. He was 47 years of age. Navalny was one of the staunchest and most visible critics of Vladmir Putin, Russia’s President. The Kremlin, the seat of Russia’s government, said it has no information on the cause of Navalny’s death. However, according to the […]
Senegal’s Constitutional Council on Thursday overturned the postponement of this month’s presidential election, a historic decision that opens up a realm of uncertainty for the traditionally stable West African nation. President Macky Sall’s decision earlier this month to postpone the February 25 poll plunged Senegal into its worst crisis in decades, sparking widespread outcry […]
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced a reshuffle of his cabinet — a move that has affected over 20 ministers. Ken Ofori-Atta, minister of finance, was among those replaced, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the communications directorate of Accra’s Jubilee House, Ghana’s presidential palace. Ofori-Atta’s sack comes amid criticisms of the […]
The head of military junta in Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, has vowed that none of the three Sahel countries would rejoin the regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Gen. Tchiani made the vow in an interview he granted to RTN news channel in capital Niamey Monday. Daily Trust reports that […]
Senegal’s parliament on Monday voted in support of the postponement of the February 25 presidential election to December 15. Macky Sall, president of Senegal, had earlier postponed the election “indefinitely” over issues arising from the “candidates list”. The candidates list was validated and published by members of the constitutional council which has two members […]
