01:09 Uganda New Uganda Visa-free entry for 40 countries, excluding US and EU Uganda has announced visa-free entry for nationals of 40 countries, excluding the United States and European Union nations from this list. This ...
01:41 Senegal politics Senegal parliament doubles penalty for gay sex Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 ...
02:06 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone women prisoners win freedom through football-based reform project Sento, a mother of two, was serving a one-year prison sentence until a few days ago. On this International Women’s Day, her time behind bars ...
01:47 Uganda Ugandan students evacuated from Iran speak of 'trauma' A group of 43 young people repatriated by the government after the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran over the weekend ...
01:10 ECOWAS West African states to create new force to fight jihadists in region Sources say the initial aim is to have around 2,000 troops ready to fight "terrorism and insecurity" across West Africa.
01:10 oil industry Oil prices surge, Asian stocks fall over Iran conflict Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday on the back of turmoil in the Middle East after US and Israeli strikes on Iran, with the ...
01:05 Sierra Leone Guinea releases 16 Sierra Leonean soldiers arrested earlier this week Conakry claimed the latest border dispute was the result of the unauthorised entry into the country by armed troops from Sierra Leone.
01:05 Guinea Guinea detains 16 Sierra Leonean soldiers amid border dispute Guinea's military has confirmed the detention of 16 Sierra Leonean soldiers after accusing them of crossing the border and raising their flag ...
02:38 Sierra Leone Fasting together: Ramadan and Lent in Sierra Leone’s spirit of harmony Although politics may be troubled in Sierra Leone, religions co-exist harmoniously. As Christian Lent and Muslim Ramadan fall into the same time ...
01:46 Dubai United Arab Emirates Governance, integrity and youth: African leaders set agenda in Dubai At the World Government Summit in Dubai, Botswana’s president urged young Africans to remain on the continent and turn their ideas into economic ...
01:00 Spain Spain reels as Storm Leonardo batters Andalucía with floods and mass evacuations Spain woke up to flooding across Andalucía on Wednesday as Storm Leonardo dumped heavy rain on the region.
00:18 United Arab Emirates African leaders look to the future at World Governments Summit in Dubai The presidents of Botswana, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe, among others, are at the World Governments Summit in Dubai to answer the question of whether ...
Interpol Interpol busts global human trafficking network, rescues 4,400 victims A major global crackdown on human traffickers and migrant smugglers, coordinated by Interpol, has led to the arrest of more than 3,700 suspects ...
00:59 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau set to hold general elections on December 6 Guinea-Bissau's junta said in a decree published on Wednesday that the country would hold presidential and legislative elections on December ...
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone marks first National Day of Remembrance in honour of victims of civil war Sierra Leone marked its first National Day of Remembrance on Sunday in honor of the victims of the country’s ten year civil war that killed some ...
00:41 Burkina Faso Mali and Burkina Faso restrict entry to US nations in tit-for-tat move Mali and Burkina Faso have announced travel restrictions on American citizens after the US added both countries to a no-entry list.
00:10 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone declares end of Mpox outbreak but survivors face discrimination After 42 days with no new cases, Sierra Leone has declared its Mpox epidemic over, with all of the country’s 16 districts in the clear. But survivors ...
02:06 Coup ECOWAS rejects Guinea-Bissau transition, warns of sanctions Discussions also focused on the impact of climate change on food security, with calls for coordinated regional responses to recurring floods ...
01:07 Benin France reveals role in Benin’s foiled coup France says that it provided surveillance, observation and logistical assistance to Benin’s armed forces to help fend off last weekend’s attempted ...
00:54 Benin Benin government assesses situation after thwarted coup The short-lived coup in Benin left “casualties on both sides” of the government forces and the mutinous soldiers, authorities said Monday, as ...
South Africa SA withdraws Palestinian visa privileges over charter flight row South African authorities have withdrawn a 90-day visa exemption for Palestinians, saying the recent arrival of a charter flight with 153 people ...
01:15 Benin Benin leader commends soldiers for thwarting coup Benin’s President Patrice Talon has thanked army leaders for helping to defeat an attempted military coup in the West African nation. He also ...
01:06 USA U.S. to widen travel ban to more than 30 countries Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a TV show Thursday that she was recommending a travel ban on any country ''that's been flooding ...
01:14 USA Trump freezes all immigration applications from 19 countries The announcement comes after last week's a shooting in Washington of two National Guard troops by a suspect who is an Afghan national.
00:06 Guinea-Bissau No breakthrough in ECOWAS talks with Guinea-Bissau coup leaders A high-level delegation from ECOWAS has ended its mediation mission to Guinea-Bissau without a breakthrough. But representatives of the West ...
01:05 Guinea-Bissau ECOWAS delegation in Guinea-Bissau for talks with coup leaders The mission, led by its chairman and the President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, arrived as the military government — which seized power ...
00:51 Guinea-Bissau ECOWAS expels Guinea-Bissau after army general seizes power The decision was reached at a virtual session of ECOWAS’ Mediation and Security Council (MSC) chaired by Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada ...
South Africa Africa’s first G20 summit: highlights and what’s ahead The first Group of 20 summit in Africa that ended Sunday broke new ground by putting the priorities of poor countries at the top of the bloc's ...
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone chimpanzee sanctuary reopens after securing forest protection Earlier this year, Sierra Leone’s world renowned Tacugama chimpanzee sanctuary shut down to protest the destruction of surrounding forest in ...