Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state and Cameroon’s president since 1982, has announced his intention to seek an eighth term in the upcoming October election—despite mounting criticism and growing calls for leadership renewal. “Rest assured that my determination to serve you matches the urgency of the challenges we face,” Biya said in a […]

The United States has introduced sweeping changes to its non-immigrant visa policies for four African countries — Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria — significantly limiting the duration and conditions under which most citizens from these nations can enter the country. According to the US State Department, nearly all non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to […]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) told the UN Security Council on Thursday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in western Sudan, particularly in Darfur. One of the most disturbing findings from the ICC’s ongoing investigation is the targeted sexual violence against women and girls of […]

US President Donald Trump recently praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for speaking “good English” and asked him where he went to school — seemingly unaware of Liberia’s deep-rooted ties to the United States. What Trump may not have realized is that English is Liberia’s official language, and many Liberians speak with a distinctly American accent. […]

Despite decades of progress, the HIV pandemic still claims a life every minute. In 2023 alone, 1.3 million people were newly infected and 630,000 died from AIDS-related causes. Now, sweeping US funding cuts are threatening to unravel critical HIV programmes in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. In Eswatini, a small southern African nation […]

Nigeria’s opposition alliance has blamed President Bola Tinubu for the country’s exclusion from a high-level African summit at the White House this week, calling it a “damning international indictment” of his administration’s foreign policy and economic stewardship. In a statement issued Wednesday, African Democratic Congress (ADC) spokesperson Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi criticised Tinubu’s leadership, saying Nigeria’s […]

Lesotho has declared a national state of disaster in response to soaring youth unemployment and job losses, as mounting uncertainty over US trade tariffs deepens the crisis in the textile-reliant nation. The move comes after Lesotho was hit with a 50% tariff—higher than any other country—when former US President Donald Trump reintroduced trade barriers in […]

Le Rwanda annonce son retrait de la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique centrale (CEEAC) Nathalie Rolley, correspondante Internationale, CNT Live. À l’issue du 26ᵉ sommet ordinaire de la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique centrale (CEEAC), tenu ce samedi 7 juin à Malabo (Guinée équatoriale), le Rwanda a annoncé son intention de se retirer […]

Relations between South Africa and the United States have grown increasingly tense in recent months—and the strain is now hard to ignore. Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the two countries have clashed repeatedly over the US administration’s decision to grant refugee status to white South African farmers, whom Trump claims are victims […]

The Gambian government has launched an investigation into the sale of assets seized from former President Yahya Jammeh, following growing public concern over alleged corruption and lack of transparency. Some of the assets—including livestock, luxury cars, and farm equipment—were reportedly sold while an official panel was still investigating the vast wealth Jammeh accumulated during his […]