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Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Questions Impact Of IMF’s Interventions
Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister, Apollinaire de Tambèla, has expressed concerns about the effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) interventions in the country....
Supreme Court Grants Local Govts’ Financial Autonomy, Orders FG on Direct Allocation of Funds
A landmark judgment, with far-reaching consequences for the governance structure of Nigeria, has just been given by the Supreme Court, strengthening the financial...
Mali’s Junta Lifts Three-month Suspension On Political Party Activities
The military junta in Mali has lifted the ban on activities of political parties and associations. This was announced on Wednesday by the...
Burkina Faso Adopts Draft Law To Criminalise Homosexuality
Burkina Faso has adopted a draft amendment to the country’s family code to criminalise homosexuality. This was confirmed during the weekly Council of...
FBI Reopens Charges Against Ex-Lawmaker for Accepting Donations from Tinubu’s Ally Chagoury
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has reopened public corruption charges against former U.S. lawmaker Jeffery Fortenberry on “falsifying and concealing” illegal campaign...
Elon Musk Wins $500M Lawsuit Against Former Twitter Employees
Elon Musk has defended against a lawsuit demanding $500 million in severance pay from former Twitter employees. A U.S. District Judge, Trina Thompson,...
Breaking: Kenya President Ruto Fires Entire Cabinet
Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed his cabinet members, retaining only the Deputy President and the Prime Cabinet Secretary. This decision followed weeks...
Omoni Oboli Announces Third Installment of ‘Wives on Strike’ for 2024 Release
Filmmaker Omoni Oboli has announced the return of her acclaimed film series with a new spinoff titled The Uprising: Wives on Strike 3,...
Ghana Entertainment Awards 2024: Full List of Winners Announced
The Ghana Entertainment Awards USA 2024, held on July 6th at Merkin Hall Kaufman Music Center in Manhattan, New York, celebrated the best...
Ugandan TikToker Sentenced To Six Years For Insulting President, Wife And Son
A Ugandan TikToker has been sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for insulting President Yoweri Museveni and his family on social...
Belarus President Lukashenko Hosts First Lady Oluremi Tinubu to Discuss Agriculture and Education Partnership
Belarus’ longest-serving President, Alexander Lukashenko, hosted Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday to partner with the Federal Republic of Nigeria in critical...
BRICS: India, Russia To Create New National Payment Systems, Ditch US Dollar
BRICS members India and Russia have created new partnerships using their national payment systems to ditch the US dollar—the partnership would oversee how...