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A sitting of the French Parliament was suspended after a Black lawmaker was asked by another to “return to Africa.” NUPES MP Carlos Martens Bilongo was on his feet making a submission when the yet-to-be-identified colleague said to be of the far-right bloc yelled at him. A visibly shocked Bilongo, …

The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to pay N500 million as damages to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, for forcefully abducting and renditioning him from Kenya in June last year. Presiding Judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, also declared …

Over a dozen veterans in Ghana’s private broadcasting landscape will converge in one space today, September 21, for a reunion on one of Ghana’s oldest radio stations, Radio Gold 90.5 fm. Today’s return to the station, credited with grooming some of the finest broadcasters, is dubbed “The Homecoming” and is …

After Tristram Hunt, the director of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), recently visited the West African nation Ghana, it is expected that the V&A will return with Asante gold regalia, The Art Newspaper has reported. These artifacts had been taken during an 1874 British expedition. With a permanent collection …

The United States will turn over to Nigeria $23 million taken by former military ruler Sani Abacha, officials said at an event to sign the agreement on Tuesday. Nigeria has reached several agreements to return stolen cash in recent years. Abacha ruled Africa’s most populous nation and top oil exporter …

A London museum says it has agreed to return to Nigeria artefacts looted in the 19th Century from the Kingdom of Benin. The Horniman Museum said ownership of 72 objects would be transferred to the Nigerian government. Items include 12 brass plaques, known as Benin Bronzes, a brass cockerel and …

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has addressed Ghanaians on the country’s decision to seek economic assistance from the International Monetary Fund. He spoke at the Accra Business School on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Below is the full text of his speech:

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has for the first time, spoken about his government seeking an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. At the swearing-in of some new Ambassadors and High Commissioners at the Jubilee House, the president explained that the decision to seek an IMF programme was necessitated by the effect of the current …

The announcement of Ghana’s return to the International Monetary Fund for a bailout has triggered various forms of reactions with Ghanaians, home and abroad responding to the news in various ways. An interesting angle to the IMF story is the hijack of the social media handles of the Britton Woods institution with …

Germany and Nigeria have signed an agreement that paves the way for the return of hundreds of artefacts known as the Benin Bronzes that were looted and removed from Africa more than 120 years ago – an accord that Nigerian officials hope will prompt other countries to follow suit. A …