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Grammy‑winning Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour has been appointed Vice‑President of CISAC, the International Confederat...
06/03/2026

Grammy‑winning Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour has been appointed Vice‑President of CISAC, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, the organisation announced Wednesday.

The appointment takes effect at CISAC’s Annual General Meeting in Paris on June 4, which marks the body’s centenary.

CISAC represents more than 5 million creators through 227 member societies in 111 countries and works to protect copyright and ensure creators are paid for use of their work.

The organisation has made artificial intelligence a priority, urging that creators be able to license works to AI tools, be compensated for such uses, and that developers disclose copyrighted material used to train models.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has vowed an "immediate and decisive" response to any hostile action after Tehra...
06/03/2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has vowed an "immediate and decisive" response to any hostile action after Tehran launched what it described as defensive strikes in the Gulf, signalling that Iran remains prepared to retaliate despite ongoing ceasefire efforts.

The warning comes after Iranian drone and missile attacks struck Kuwait International Airport and days after Tehran threatened to suspend indirect talks with the United States, accused Washington of violating ceasefire understandings and raised the possibility of further action in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

06/03/2026

(Mandinka) MANSA K***A returns for Season Two on June 5th at 8pm, beginning with the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

The opening edition will feature a Question Time session with Youth and Sports Minister Bakary Y. Badjie, alongside documentary presentations on activities and developments within the ministry.

A pregnant Ghanaian woman and her young son who spent more than a week in a windowless detention room at Washington Dull...
06/03/2026

A pregnant Ghanaian woman and her young son who spent more than a week in a windowless detention room at Washington Dulles Airport have been ordered deported and are flying home, her lawyers say.

Annabella Gyasi, 38, arrived May 19 at Washington Dulles International Airport ahead of a medical appointment for her son, who was born with severely malformed hands, according to a petition filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia.

Both were traveling on valid visas, but they were detained by immigration officers after Gyasi said they had faced persecution in Ghana and feared returning, the lawyers said.

District Judge Leonie Brinkema ordered their immediate return, saying “the welfare of the petitioners and the interests of justice are best served” by sending them home.

The ACLU called the conditions “inhumane,” while the Department of Homeland Security said detainees “have access to appropriate care, including medical evaluation by a doctor, medication, and food.”

The US State Department is set to reduce the number of African embassies that process visas from nearly 50 to 20, a move...
06/03/2026

The US State Department is set to reduce the number of African embassies that process visas from nearly 50 to 20, a move that will force many applicants to travel to regional centres for interviews and applications, the Associated Press reports.

The directive, approved by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and expected to take effect in June, was communicated to US diplomats and consular chiefs on a conference call last week, according to AP.

This means that applicants in countries that lose full consular processing will likely need to travel abroad to a hub for interviews and application submission, increasing costs and logistical hurdles.

Embassies in non‑hub countries will remain open but with limited services, focusing on assistance for US citizens (passport renewals, emergency consular help), diplomatic visas and special national interest cases, the AP says.

The move is part of broader efforts by the Trump administration to tighten immigration controls and follows other diplomatic adjustments over the past year.

Designated processing hubs include Nairobi (Kenya); Abidjan (Ivory Coast); Accra (Ghana); Addis Ababa (Ethiopia); Cape Town and Johannesburg (South Africa); Dakar (Senegal); Dar‑es‑Salaam (Tanzania); Djibouti City (Djibouti); Kampala (Uganda); Kigali (Rwanda); Kinshasa (DR Congo); Lagos (Nigeria); Lomé (Togo); Luanda (Angola); Malabo (Equatorial Guinea); Monrovia (Liberia); Port Louis (Mauritius); Praia (Cape Verde); Yaoundé (Cameroon).The change is expected to raise travel costs and logistical hurdles for many Africans; Gambians will now have to travel to Senegal to have their US visas processed.

Since The Gambia is not part of the designated processing hubs, Gambians will now have to travel to Senegal to have their US visas processed.

06/03/2026

Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon.

“They [Iran] have already agreed that they will not have a nuclear weapon. They can change their mind, but that was the big thing.”

06/03/2026

WATCH: U.S. President Donald Trump says if it weren't for him, they'd be no Israel right now.

06/03/2026

JUST IN: US President Donald Trump has confirmed he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “you’re f*cking crazy” during a phone call.

“I did. I always get angry,” Trump said, adding: “I was a little bit perturbed at him, constantly fighting with Lebanon…. You know, at some point I said we’re going to stop this.”

The remarks highlight tensions between the two leaders over Israel’s military actions in Lebanon.

“For the economy and for our forces, the highway network in Burkina will be the densest in Africa, according to our proj...
06/03/2026

“For the economy and for our forces, the highway network in Burkina will be the densest in Africa, according to our projections.

As I said, we often have this complex, this misfortune: black people don't believe in themselves. Even when I said four lanes each way, there were ministry officials who smiled, as if it were impossible.

Today they have everything. All the machines needed to build the road sections, all the machines needed for the asphalt, even up to the granite quarry crusher, so they're completely self-sufficient.

We are able to build our own highway.

I want all the regional capitals to be connected by highways. All the exits from Burkina should be highways.”

— President Ibrahim Traoré

Activist Madi Jobarteh has criticised government spokesperson Ebrima G. Sankareh for publicly declaring that President A...
06/03/2026

Activist Madi Jobarteh has criticised government spokesperson Ebrima G. Sankareh for publicly declaring that President Adama Barrow is not corrupt, arguing that the claim ignores unresolved transparency and accountability concerns.

Sankareh told Coffee Time with Peter Gomez that he could vouch for the president’s integrity “on the Holy Qur’an.” But Jobarteh said: “Declaring President Barrow corruption‑free flies in the face of numerous documented cases and unresolved questions surrounding governance, public accountability, and the management of state resources.”

He cited issues including the undisclosed source of vehicles given to lawmakers in 2017, the transfer of US$750,000 into the First Lady’s account, allegations of political inducements, and questions over the president’s personal assets and donations.

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