Rwanda Receives 177 Asylum Seekers Evacuated from Libya Under UNHCR Programme
Rwanda has welcomed 177 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya under the Emergency Transit Mechanism, extending a humanitarian programme that has relocated more than 3,000 people since 2019.
Mnangagwa’s Daughter-in-Law Spends Night in Custody Over Drug Charges
Kelsea Tafirenyika, daughter-in-law of Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, was remanded in custody over allegations of dealing in dangerous drugs.
Four burnt to death as buses collide in fresh Abuja-Lokoja highway crash
Four people were burnt to death and three others killed in separate Abuja-Lokoja highway crash incidents on Wednesday morning near Piri village and Yangoji, raising fresh concerns over speeding and dangerous overtaking on one of Nigeria's deadliest road corridors.
EBRD Commits €9.6m to Boost Affordable Housing Finance in Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Other WAEMU States
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed €9.6 million to AFINHAB's social bond programme, a move aimed at expanding affordable housing finance in WAEMU and improving access to mortgage lending for households across Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and six other West African countries.
Ghana Passes Cocoa Farm Protection Law With 20-Year Jail Term for Violators
Ghana has passed a new cocoa farm protection law that designates all cocoa farms as protected land and imposes penalties of up to 20 years in prison for unauthorised land conversion.
