Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo announced on Friday that visa-free travel for all African passport holders will start at the start of this year, marking a step towards continental economic integration. The announcement came during his final State of the Nation address as he prepares to step down on January 6 after two terms in office. “I am proud to have …

Emergency responders on Monday rescued 136 Europe-bound African migrants from a boat off the coast of the Canary island of El Hierro. El Hierro is the second-smallest and farthest south and west of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. The migrants arrived at La Restinga port in Spain aboard a Spanish sea search and …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has appealed to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure he did not disappoint Nigerians and the people of Africa after being declared winner of Saturday’s election. In a congratulatory message to Tinubu released on Wednesday by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, the foremost Yoruba monarch described …