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Ghana has temporarily suspended the payment of part of its external debt, including Eurobonds, as it seeks to restructure it after an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week. “We are announcing today (Monday) the suspension of all debt service payments on certain categories of our external debt, pending restructuring,” Ghana’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was quoted as… Read More

Countries adopted a historic deal to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world’s species and ecosystems at a marathon UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, Canada early Monday. Some of the points the main points of the agreement include maintaining, enhancing and restoring ecosystems, including halting species extinction and maintaining genetic diversity. The “Sustainable use” of biodiversity – essentially ensuring… Read More

The ANC, South Africa’s historic ruling party, re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as its president on Monday, after he escaped impeachment proceedings a few days ago. He has also been in trouble for several months because of his involvement in a burglary case. But the head of state remains very popular in his country despite some criticism. “It’s not good news. He… Read More

Picking through a field of garbage, Nigerian artist Eugene Konboye hunts for particular type of trash: plastic flipflops that he turns into multi-coloured mosaic portraits of his community. Both an artist and environmentalist, Konboye says recycling flipflops targets one of the worst plastic polluting items in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, with more than 210 million people and growing fast.… Read More

At least two Burkinabe soldiers and six civilians were killed Saturday in two separate attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso, AFP learned Monday from security and local sources. The first attack took place near Bouroum, in the northern province of Namentenga, where “a team of defense and security forces (FDS) on a mission hit an improvised explosive device,” a… Read More

Thousands of pro-democracy activists took to the streets in Sudan’s capital to reject the agreement signed by military and civilian leaders on December 5, which critics have dismissed as vague. “We will not accept anything other than a civilian government,” said protestor Samira Hassan. The protesters chanted, “You will not rule us with this deal,” according to an AFP correspondent.… Read More

Elon Musk has said he will step down as the head of Twitter after millions of Twitter users voted for him to leave the role. Over 57% of the over 17 million respondents said “yes” to Musk’s question “Should I step down as head of Twitter?” The billionaire who has over 122 million followers vowed to “abide by the results… Read More

The British judiciary gave the green light Monday to the deportation to Rwanda of asylum seekers who arrived illegally in the United Kingdom, a highly controversial project that the government wants to deploy as soon as possible. The Conservatives have made the fight against illegal immigration, one of the promises of Brexit, one of their priorities. But there have never… Read More

France said Sunday it had ended months of tensions over a visa dispute with Algeria, just days after Paris and Rabat made a similar announcement. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, on a visit to the capital Algiers, announced a return “to a normal consular relationship” with Algeria, according to a statement posted on Twitter. In September 2021, Paris reduced visa… Read More

With a strong right jab to the face of her opponent, Elianni Garcia Polledo on Saturday won the first official women’s boxing match in sports-crazed Cuba. “It is a historic result for Cuban boxing,” said one of the judges over the loudspeaker when announcing the “unanimous” decision for Garcia, from Havana province, over Reynabell Grant, from Guantanamo. Both are 27.… Read More