Land grabbing scandal in Burkina Faso: Withheld report exposes political corruption

Land grabbing scandal in Burkina Faso: Withheld report exposes political corruption For years, land and housing have stood at the center of political tension in Burkina Faso. The West African country, already plagued by insecurity, poverty, and...

EXCLUSIVE: Burkina Faso Land Grabbing Report ‘Deliberately Withheld’ to Protect Politicians, Anti-Corruption Group Says

A parliamentary report on links between a housing crisis and property development practices in Burkina Faso was “deliberately withheld” to protect members of the former ruling party, according to a leading anti-corruption group in the West African...

Burkinabe acupuncturist bridges Africa, China through TCM

Bazimo Louis (1st R, back) and his colleagues learn Traditional Chinese Medicine in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Zhihao)Thirty-seven years ago, a brief encounter in a hospital in Burkina Faso changed the life...

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso Move To Expose Nigerian Politicians Accused Of Aiding Bandits

Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have said they are preparing to expose the names of prominent Nigerian politicians aiding bandits in the north-western region of the country. The three neighbouring nations said they are working on confirming the...

A combination typhoid and non-typhoidal Salmonella polysaccharide conjugate vaccine in healthy adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 1 trial

Feasey, N. A., Dougan, G., Kingsley, R. A., Heyderman, R. S. & Gordon, M. A. Invasive non-typhoidal salmonella disease: an emerging and neglected tropical disease in Africa. Lancet 379, 2489–2499 (2012). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google...

Special Report: Lavrov of Russia; Barbados, China, Niger, Germany, Burkina Faso

Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, warned Western leaders in his remarks to the General Assembly that his country would carry out a “decisive response” to any attack. Here, he briefs reporters after his speech, Sept. 27, 2025. JOHN...

Three of five Agenda 111 hospitals in Ashanti Region now operational — Regio

Three out of the five Agenda 111 hospital projects in the Ashanti Region have been completed and are now fully operational, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has disclosed. He explained that the hospitals at Twedie, Suame and...

October 8, 2025: Cameroon’s Lone Woman Candidate Challenges Paul Biya’s 43-Year Rule, Red Cross Says 200 Eastern DRC Clinics Are out of Medicine, Mali Faces Fuel Shortages

NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. Cameroon Democratic Union (UDC) presidential candidate, and the mayor of the city of Foumban, Hermine Patricia Tomaino Njoya, is the only woman in...

3 Out of 5 Agenda 111 hospitals operational in Ashanti Region - Dr Amoakohene tells c'ttee

Three out of the five Agenda 111 hospital projects in the Ashanti Region have been completed by the current government and are currently in use, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has stated. He said the three projects, located in...

Africa CDC commits to deeper collaboration with Nigeria on regional health security

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening collaboration with Nigeria to strengthen emergency preparedness, disease surveillance and response systems across West Africa. Kokou...

Feature: Burkinabe acupuncturist bridges Africa, China through TCM

TAIYUAN, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-seven years ago, a brief encounter in a hospital in Burkina Faso changed the life of Bazimo Louis. He watched Chinese doctors use acupuncture to relieve a patient's back pain, and decided that one day, he would...

Making Nigerian Democracy Attractive to Citizens

Iyobosa Uwugiaren writes that Nigeria’s future will be brighter not with any military coup, but with true democracy Some faultfinders said it was a thoughtful and premeditated script by agents of the federal government to divert public attention...

Sheikh Dr. Amin Bonsu: A visionary leader in health, education, and Islamic faith 

By Hafsa Obeng Accra, Oct. 3, GNA – Sheikh Dr. Amin Mohammed Osei Bonsu, popularly known as Sheikh Dr. Amin Bonsu, has emerged as a prominent figure in Ghana’s health, education, and religious landscape. He blended traditional wisdom with modern...

Catholic priest appeals for prayers for evangelical missionary kidnapped in Niger

ACI Africa, Oct 24, 2025 / 12:32 pm A Catholic priest in Burkina Faso has appealed for prayers for the safe release of an evangelical Christian missionary abducted in Niger on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Kevin Rideout, an American missionary, was abducted...

Children demand health first as Right2Grow project closes

By Alan Clement South Sudan’s children have called for health and nutrition to be placed at the center of national development as the five-year Right2Grow (R2G) project came to a close. Speaking at the close-out event, Naomi Momone, Speaker of the...

A Step Forward but Still in the Mud: The New United States Global Health Strategy

Changing the direction of a dinosaur was, presumably, hard for any who tried. Especially when the direction of the dinosaur was highly profitable to its minders. While paleontology does not fully support the analogy, the picture describes the new...

The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth

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Rwanda accepts top Sudan clubs into domestic soccer league due to ongoing civil war

The Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) has accepted three top soccer clubs from Sudan, where there is an ongoing civil war, into its domestic league for the 2025-26 season. Al Hilal and Al Merrikh — the rivals from the city of Omdurman who have...

Africa Is The World's 'Youngest' Region, Asia The 'Oldest'

The world’s population is aging, but not evenly. While some regions are growing older at an alarming pace, others remain remarkably young. In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu maps the median age in every country, showing where...

Africa’s power addiction

On Thursday in Abuja, while most of the city was preoccupied with traffic, I sat in a hall full of suits and buzzwords for the Innovate Africa Conference 2025. The theme—“Metamorphosis of Power: Reimagining Leadership Competencies for Africa’s...