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Tanzania opposition reject commission report into election violence

In a finding that is at odds with the tally by opposition parties, a Tanzanian government-appointed commission of inquiry says […]

The Member of Parliament for Abirem and former Ghana High Commissioner to South Africa, Charles Asuako Owiredu, has called for

Nigeria has inaugurated a military court to try officers accused of involvement in a failed coup attempt, the country’s Defence

Benin’s finance minister Romuald Wadagni was officially confirmed to have won the west African country’s presidential election, according to final

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has promised constitutional reform in response to last year’s post-election violence that left hundreds of

Government has summoned the Acting High Commissioner of the South African High Commission in Ghana, Mr. Thando Dthamba, over recent

Barbara / April 23, 2026

A government-appointed commission in Tanzania has reported that 518 people died during violence linked to the October general elections, a

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he has held urgent diplomatic discussions with his South African counterpart,

The government of Ghana has approved new visa waiver agreements with Antigua and Barbuda, the Maldives and Zambia as part

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer and former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has held a high-level breakfast meeting with