Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has said he needs 38 visas to travel within the continent on his Nigerian passport. Many European nationals, meanwhile, waltz into most African countries visa-free. African nations were supposed to scrap visa requirements for all African citizens by 2018. It was a key part of the African Union (AU) “vision and roadmap for the next [...] The post Why

Cameroon’s presidential election unfolded here early Sunday amid despite domestic tensions between some separatists in the western region and government forces.   The African Union (AU) observation mission expressed satisfaction with the polling process.  There are over 6.6 million voters registered for the poll.   President Paul Biya of the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) who seeks to extend [...] The post Cameroon’s

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has urged organisers of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, (TICAD) to include in its programmes, the “Africa Beyond Aid” agenda ahead of the TICAD 7 summit, slated for August 2019 in Yokohama. The minister made the comments when she addressed the 2nd plenary of the two-day TICAD Ministerial [...] The post TICAD

THE Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC), the independent statutory body mandated to promote transparency and accountability in the management of petroleum revenues, has once again expressed its misgivings about the utilisation of Ghana’s oil revenues. While engaging 40 selected journalists from across the country in Ho over the weekend on the various activities of the PIAC, Dr Steve Manteaw, Chairman [...] The post LET