Somalia’s former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected President after a final vote that was only open to the country’s MPs. He defeated the current president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo, who has been in office since 2017. The ballot was limited to Somalia’s 328 MPs due to security concerns over holding a wider election, […]Continue Reading
Sao Tome and Principe have been kicked out of the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) after forward Luis Leal failed to provide a valid COVID-19 test prior to their preliminary round victory over Mauritius in March. The experienced Leal scored in the 1-0 first-leg victory. The second leg, also played in […]Continue Reading
Migrants and petty traders can now move freely between Ghana and Togo after the opening of the Togo side of the border. The border was opened at midnight on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. For the past two years, some countries within the subregion have closed land borders in a desperate quest to curb the spread […]Continue Reading