Africa

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Multiple gunshots were heard near the presidential palace in Chad’s capital Wednesday evening, residents said, while the African country’s foreign minister said soldiers were defending the president and the situation was under control. The gunshots rang out for several minutes near the presidential compound in N’Djamena, …

CameroonOnline.ORG | As of January 1, 2025, Ghana has become the fifth African nation to grant visa-free entry to all citizens of the continent, joining Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia, and Benin. This significant policy shift was initiated by outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo to promote continental unity and bolster economic growth. The …

GBC Ghana Online | President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved visa-free entry to Ghana for all African nationals. The executive approval was granted on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, making Ghana one of the few African nations—alongside Rwanda, Seychelles, The Gambia, and Benin—to allow visa-free entry for all holders of …

The Source | The Nigerian Army on Saturday December  21, 2024, announced the arrest of four members of a Cameroonian rebel group believed to be supplying weapons  and other logistical support to terrorists in Nigeria. In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Captain Olubodunde Oni, the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army …

RFI | Au Ghana, plus de 500 personnes d’afro-descendance ont reçu la nationalité ghanéenne, fin novembre, lors d’une cérémonie, en présence du président Nana Akufo-Addo. Ces naturalisations sont le fruit d’un travail amorcé par le gouvernement ghanéen, en 2019, pour faciliter l’installation des descendants de personnes qui avaient été déportées, …