Over the last year, retired Ghanaian school master Richard Tagoe watched his life savings evaporate as Ghana renegotiated its debt in an IMF deal and slashed the value of his bonds.For many like Tagoe, the management of the economy will be key when they vote on December 7 to replace President Nana Akufo-Addo who steps …
Ghana’s economy dominates tight election raceMon, 02 Dec 2024 11:30:55 GMT Read More »
Senegal on Sunday commemorated 80 years since the killing of dozens of African troops by French forces that the former colonial master acknowledged this week had been a “massacre”.Heads of state from Mauritania, the Comoros, Gabon, the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau, and France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot joined Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye who has used …
Outgoing US President Joe Biden is headed to the southern African country of Angola this week, fulfilling a key promise in a bid to shore up ties with the continent.Biden, who will stay in capital city Luanda from Monday to Wednesday, will be the first US president to visit the oil-rich country since it won …
Namibia’s top opposition presidential candidate, Panduleni Itula, said Saturday that his party would not recognise the results of a controversially extended election marred by chaos and allegations of foul play. Speaking just before the close of polls on the final day of voting, Itula, whose Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) is hoping to end 34 years …
Namibia opposition leader says will not recognise voteSat, 30 Nov 2024 23:45:06 GMT Read More »
Ivory Coast’s former first lady Simone Gbagbo on Saturday announced she would run for president in 2025, vowing to build a new and improved version of the west African nation.Nicknamed the “Iron Lady”, Gbagbo is the ex-wife of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, the first former head of state to face trial for crimes against humanity …
Ivory Coast’s ex-first lady to run for president in 2025Sat, 30 Nov 2024 21:53:34 GMT Read More »
South Africa had to overcome determined resistance from Sri Lanka’s batsmen before winning the first Test by 233 runs at Kingsmead on Saturday.Set a massive 516 runs to win, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 282.Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen, the destroyer in Sri Lanka’s record-low first innings of 42, took four for 73 to …
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 233 runs in first TestSat, 30 Nov 2024 11:53:58 GMT Read More »
Namibia’s top opposition presidential contender urged voters Friday to keep casting their ballots despite “irregularities” in elections that have been controversially extended after an initial day of chaos at the polls.Electoral authorities have extended voting until Saturday in Namibia’s presidential and legislative polls, after the original election day — Wednesday — was marred by logistical …
Namibia’s main opposition leader said Friday that elections under way were marred by irregularities but the country needed to see them through before deciding on the next steps.Panduleni Itula, presidential candidate of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), said that parties in opposition to the ruling SWAPO were in talks to find a common stance after …
Namibia vote flawed but must continue: opposition leaderFri, 29 Nov 2024 17:19:29 GMT Read More »
Namibians seized their second chance to vote Friday after elections were extended following logistic and technical failings that prevented many from casting their ballots two days ago, angering opposition parties aiming to loosen the ruling SWAPO party’s 34-year grip on power.Long delays at polling stations Wednesday left many of the 1.5 million registered voters queueing …
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reappointed on Friday as head of the World Trade Organization, hinged her leadership on breaking logjams at the sclerotic institution through craft, dynamism and sheer force of personality.The World Bank veteran, 70, is a trailblazer. She was Nigeria’s first woman finance minister and is the first woman and the first African to run the …
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: the WTO’s trailblazing motivatorFri, 29 Nov 2024 10:49:49 GMT Read More »
