Military leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have said that they had no plans to rejoin the West African regional bloc ECOWAS that they left in January after accusing the body of being manipulated by former colonial ruler France.
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GABON: French Interference In Africa ‘Over’-President Macron
French president Emmanuel Macron is drawing a line under the era of French interference in Africa. Speaking in Libreville as he began a four-nation tour of the continent to renew frayed ties, Macron said was “The age of Francafrique is well over.”
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BARBADOS: Nation Set To Declare Republic By Removing Queen As Head Of State
The process to make Barbados a republic by removing Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state has begun with a date set for November next year according to prime minister Mia Mottley.
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GHANA: Mixed Reaction Greets Enstoolment Of Chinese National As Chief
Ghanaians on social media have expressed disdain towards the Chiefs and people of Kwahu Abetifi for enstooling a Chinese man as a local ‘Development Chief’.
Sun Qiang was enstooled as a development chief (Nkosuohene) of Kwahu-Abetifi, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
JAMAICA: Court Upholds Dreadlocks Ban In Schools
That a court ruling in Jamaica upheld the ban on kids wearing dreadlocks in schools last week is shocking will be an understatement even as the parents of the seven-year-old insist they will not cut her natural hair.
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