Nigeria: Top El-Rufai Ally Quits Kaduna ADC Days After Party's Reconciliation
[Premium Times] A resignation letter seen by PREMIUM TIMES shows that Mr Bello formally quit the ADC on 21 July.
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Malawi: Malawi Climbs Global Electoral Integrity Rankings After 10-Point Improvement
[Nyasa Times] Malawi has recorded one of the world's biggest improvements in electoral credibility after its score on the internationally recognised Perceptions of Electoral Integrity (PEI) Index rose by 10 points following the 2025 General Election, according to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC
“I’m an African”: Why MTN says migration matters to South Africa’s digital future
For a company that has built its growth on connecting Africans across borders, those developments have become impossible to ignore. Mupita deliberately framed his own migration story as part of MTN's identity.
Keyamo directs Nigeria-Belgium BASA conclusion as envoy pays farewell visit
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has directed the immediate conclusion of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement
NLC plans to begin nationwide campaign for minimum wage review, pension
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to begin a nationwide campaign for a review of the national minimum
Jigawa gov ends 47-year Nigeria–Niger border farmland dispute, relocates 74 farmers
Governor Malam Umar Namadi has formally ended a 47-year cross-border farmland dispute between the Jobi community in Maigatari Local Government
Ghana: Police Kill Robbery Suspect, Arrest 8 in Tema Crackdown
[Ghanaian Times] The Tema Regional Police Command has shot dead a suspected armed robber during a gun battle at Zenu Obaatan and arrested eight suspects in separate armed robbery and murder cases as it intensifies efforts to tackle violent crime in the region.
Ghana: Amnesty Renews Call for Passage of Anti-Witchcraft Bill
[Ghanaian Times] Amnesty International has renewed its call on the government to pass the Anti-Witchcraft Accusations Bill, six years after the lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the Savannah Region.
Liberia: How a Police Intelligence Chief Almost Compromised Biggest Drug Case With U.S.$10k Bribe
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- This one hit close to home. Johnny Bolar Dean was in the circle of the Inspector General of Police, Gregory Coleman. His arrest and dismissal Thursday came as a shock, not just to investigators, but to Coleman himself.
Why Nigerian fintech Duplo is turning to banks to distribute its software
Wema Bank is the first commercial bank to distribute Duplo's software. The move reflects an emerging pattern across Africa's financial services industry in the past three years: banks and payment networks partnering with fintech startups to offer their business customers software they want, without