Burkina Faso’s military leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has inaugurated the country’s first gold refinery, advancing efforts to process more of its mineral resources domestically and retain a greater share of mining revenue. The facility, named RAFFINOR-BF, is located in the Ouaga 2000 district of Ouagadougou. It represents an investment of 11 billion CFA francs, approximately […]

Ethiopia has brought home another 1,273 citizens from Saudi Arabia, taking the number of people returned under its ongoing national repatriation program to more than 104,000. The latest group arrived at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, aboard three flights. According to ministry figures, the arrivals comprised 965 men, 293 […]

President Bola Tinubu has rejected speculation about his health, declaring himself “healthy, sound, and ready to go” after returning to Nigeria from an extended stay in Europe. Speaking to journalists at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, Tinubu dismissed claims that his trip involved emergency medical treatment. “Rumors will […]

Morocco has resumed processing tourist visa applications for Taiwanese passport holders, partially reversing restrictions introduced in July 2026. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the development on September 28, saying travellers could once again apply for Moroccan Visa Confirmation Letters required for entry. According to the ministry, the Moroccan Embassy in Japan verbally confirmed that […]

Emirates will deploy its Airbus A350 on the Dubai–Nairobi route from October 25, 2026, introducing its Premium Economy cabin to Kenya for the first time. The aircraft will operate flights EK717 and EK718, replacing the Boeing 777-300ER currently assigned to the service. Nairobi will become the 32nd destination served by the airline’s A350 fleet. The […]

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged Western countries to apply the same commitment to returning looted African cultural objects as they have shown towards Jewish cultural property. Speaking at a high-level United Nations side event on reparatory justice in New York on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, Ablakwa said Africa’s displaced artefacts […]