Foundation unveils new site for Olokun festival

The Festival Foundation (OFF) has disclosed that this year’s festival celebration will be held at the newly established site named Kakanfo Falola Beach in Badagry. Chief Promoter of the OFF, Iba Gani Adams, stated this, yesterday, at a media...

FROM CONFLICT TO COOPERATION: AFRICA’S WATER CAN BE A BRIDGE TO PEACE, SAYS AKUFO-ADDO

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered a powerful and urgent message to global leaders on Monday, October 27, 2025, declaring that water insecurity is no longer a silent challenge but a “clear and present danger” threatening the...

United Airlines Adds Flights To New Cities In Croatia, Italy, Scotland, And Spain To Launch Summer 2026

United Airlines announced an expansion of its international network, introducing new nonstop flights connecting the United States to four European destinations for summer 2026, according to a recent press release. The airline will launch services...

Africa's creative economy takes centre stage

This article was produced with the support of Ananse Africa Observers of Africa’s creative economy believe that it is on the cusp of transformation, with estimates suggesting that by 2030, the continent’s creative industries could generate over...

Flory Bidunga headlines international impact in the Big 12

In recent years, college basketball has seen a surge of international players signing with top universities. In the 2023-2024 season alone, there were a record number of 826 international men’s basketball players in Division 1 of the NCAA. For...

The Terror Strategy Behind Fuel Shortages Crippling Mali 

On a hot October morning, fuel pumps at a dozen service stations in Bamako, the capital of Mali, sputtered to a stop. Drivers who had spent hours waiting in line left empty-handed. Motorbikes, taxis, and vans idled where they stood. Market stalls...

Morocco commits to smart power while Algeria boosts military spending

Morocco: modernisation of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) Algeria: quantitative deterrence and foreign dependence Two opposing visions of the future of the Maghreb Defence spending: social and economic factors Defence doctrines between smart power...

The extremity of the penal tax regime & GRA-taxpayer relations: Choking businesses and scaring away foreign direct investments

By Tengey KLAH & Thomas GYABAAH Tax authorities and administrations worldwide have developed various strategies of dealing with tax non-compliance of individuals and corporate entities. It is a known fact that non-compliance with tax laws and...

GTEC warns public against 50 unrecognised tertiary institutions

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has issued a formal warning to the public and all heads of tertiary institutions about a list of 50 institutions that are not recognised by the Commission. In an official statement signed by the...

It Takes a Village

As HIV spread through rural India in the 1990s, the global public health community grew increasingly concerned. Alarmed locals were facing a new deadly disease without any effective treatments. It was in this context that Dr. James Blanchard...

Portage aims for 2,000 shoeboxes in Operation Christmas Child drive

With National Collection Week just a few weeks away, Operation Christmas Child is once again encouraging Canadians to spread love and hope through a simple shoebox. Kendra Shields, director of Operation Christmas Child Canada, says the project...

Things are falling apart: Disillusion and disconnect at the Gambia’s grass-roots under Adama Barrow

- Advertisement - By Alkali Dibba Adama Barrow rose to power in 2017 as the embodiment of hope for a peaceful departure from tyranny, a promise of transformation. But eight years on, many ordinary Gambians feel that “the centre is shaking”:...

UAE and Africa Map $6 Billion Tourism Drive

Dubai hosted a high-level ministerial roundtable alongside the UAE‑Africa Tourism Investment Summit 2025, assembling officials from more than 20 African nations and the United Arab Emirates to outline an investment mapping totalling about USD 6...

The Gambia, politics and leadership 2026 – an advice 

- Advertisement - Dr Elhajj Badara Alioune F Taal Delray Beach, Florida, US The Gambia is positioning itself for another presidential elections in 2026 and all parties are sending their individual jabs at each other strategically to secure the...

Regional Girls’ Summit in Dakar marks turning point with adoption of groundbreaking Dakar Declaration

Adolescent girls from across West and Central Africa (WCA) convened in Dakar on October 10-11, 2025, for the inaugural Regional Girls' Summit. The summit, organised by UNICEF and the Government of Senegal, and coinciding with the International Day...

Firstbank Sparks Global Kindness With 2025 Corporate Responsibility And Sus

Lagos, 26 October 2025 - FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is proud to announce the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled to hold...

The Sanctuary of the Mad

In the Moroccan collective imaginary, the city of Berrechid explicitly evokes mental illness. Berrechid is home to Morocco’s largest psychiatric hospital. To say to someone, “I’ll send you to Berrechid!” (ghadi nssayftek l’Berrechid // غادي نسيفطك...

President Faye: Heroes and history power Africa's future

President William Ruto with Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye during Mashujaa Day celebrations at Ithookwe Stadium in Kitui County on Monday, October 20, 2025. [PCS] Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday urged African nations...

President Faye Wraps Up Rwanda Trip

1 President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (right) President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal has officially concluded his visit to Rwanda with a heartfelt meeting with the Senegalese community residing in the country. His trip, which began on October 17,...

Russian Academic Frames Western Sahara as Core to Moroccan Foreign Policy Identity

Marrakech – A new Russian academic study positions Western Sahara as the cornerstone and compass of Morocco’s foreign policy identity, arguing that the North African country’s defense of its territorial integrity is central to its national...