The death toll from a devastating canoe accident on Ghana’s River Oti has risen to six after rescue teams recovered the final missing body on Thursday evening, July 9, 2026. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday evening, July 7, at Salnaayili in the Nanumba North Municipality of Ghana’s Northern Region, when a wooden canoe carrying eight […]

The future of global water security depends not only on technological innovation and infrastructure investment but also on empowering women to lead the management, protection, and distribution of one of the world’s most vital resources. Across many parts of the world, women and girls shoulder the greatest burden of water scarcity. As the primary collectors […]

Anti-immigration protests have intensified in South Africa, with demonstrators carrying out door-to-door raids in parts of Johannesburg’s Alexandra township and Soweto, targeting people they suspect of being undocumented migrants. The protesters, associated with movements such as March and March and Operation Dudula, reportedly forced their way into homes, removed residents they believed to be in […]

Ghana has signed landmark cocoa offtake agreements with buyers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia in a major step toward expanding its presence in the global value-added cocoa market. The agreements, finalized by the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) Ghana, are designed to strengthen trade ties with the rapidly growing Middle Eastern confectionery […]

Russia has formally offered military assistance to Mozambique as the southern African nation continues to battle an Islamist insurgency that has destabilized its northern Cabo Delgado province for several years. The offer was made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a high-level meeting with Mozambican President Daniel Chapo in the capital, Maputo. Discussions centered […]

A military convoy carrying Russian paramilitary personnel and Malian government troops was ambushed by separatist rebels in northern Mali, marking another major escalation in the country’s worsening security crisis. According to reports, the convoy consisted of more than 200 fighters from Russia’s Africa Corps—the force that succeeded the Wagner Group in Mali—alongside approximately 100 Malian […]

Heavy rainfall has triggered extensive flash flooding across 27 states in Nigeria, submerging roads, damaging homes, disrupting businesses, and forcing emergency agencies to issue fresh warnings as the country experiences the peak of its rainy season. Authorities say persistent downpours have overwhelmed drainage systems and rivers, creating dangerous conditions in both urban and rural communities. […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the United Nations and the international community to take stronger action against what it describes as an escalating crackdown on civil society in Tunisia, warning that continued international silence risks emboldening further restrictions on fundamental freedoms. Addressing the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, HRW accused […]

A fourth group of migrants deported from the United States arrived in Eswatini on July 8, 2026, marking the latest transfer under a controversial third-country deportation arrangement between the two countries. The latest flight carried 11 deportees, bringing the total number of non-Eswatini nationals sent to the southern African kingdom under the agreement to 29. […]

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has unveiled an ambitious five-year growth strategy aimed at doubling its balance sheet from $2.2 billion to $4.4 billion, as the regional lender seeks to play a larger role in financing critical infrastructure across West Africa. According to a Bloomberg report, the Lomé, Togo-based financial institution is […]