Members of Parliament have unanimously approved and adopted the report of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs recommending the passage of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021. According to the lawmakers, the passage of the Bill would protect the pristine Ghanaian cultural norms and values systems….
MONROVIA – Liberia’s Senate has raised serious concerns over the deplorable state of the country’s roads, attributing the issue to the actions of government officials who own construction companies. In violation of Article 90B of the Liberian Constitution, which prohibits public officials from receiving benefits related to their government duties, lawmakers have discovered that certain…
Senegalese opponent Sonko says he must be allowed to run in first interview in over a month Sonko called for free, transparent and inclusive elections, hoping that Sall would end his term well “and that he and his family will be able to leave in peace”. He also warned of “indescribable chaos” if he is…
Kakata, Margibi County — The opposition Unity Party Standard Bearer former Vice President Joseph N. Boakai was greeted Thursday by an excited crowd of supporters in Kakata, Margibi County as he vowed to offer Liberians dignified life when elected President of Liberia. Mr. Boakai asserted that the once progressive Liberia has since deteriorated since the ascendency of…
President Bola Tinubu has assented to four Executive Orders deferring and suspending the commencement of certain taxes paid by companies in the country. Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr Dele Alake, made this known on Thursday while speaking with newsmen at the State House, Abuja. This move, he explained,…
The governor of Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Borno, regarded as the main battleground against the Jihadist Boko Haram insurgency, Babagana Zulum, has criticised Chad’s UN Humanitarian coordinator, Violet Kakyomya, for saying that the security situation in the North East is worsening instead of declining. Speaking at the Fourth Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum for Regional…
The 50th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial level has commenced in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. According to the press release by the ECOWAS Commission, “The Ministers from ECOWAS member-states will be discussing the peace and security situation in the region, the ECOWAS Standby Force, ECOWAS Stabilization Missions, humanitarian situations in the region, and update…
BAMAKO, MALI — Mali’s military government has lashed out at the Economic Community of West African States’ chairman for calling an April massacre in neighboring Burkina Faso part of a genocide. Burkina Faso’s military leader has said militants who stole military equipment could be responsible. In a statement Thursday on Mali’s state TV, ORTM, the…
Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group remains the richest man in Africa, despite the volatility of Nigerian currency against the dollar. Bloomberg in its daily top billionaire lists, released on Tuesday, revealed that Dangote with a wealth of $15.6 billion topped other Africans in the Index. According to Bloomberg, Dangote, who remains the richest man…
At what point does a craft spirit no longer qualify as craft? For centuries on the archipelago nation Cabo Verde off Africa’s west coast, farmers have produced a sugar cane-based craft spirit known as “grogue.” The liquor – an effervescent spirit with light grassy notes – has a rich cultural legacy and has historically been made in…
