Sheffield United Midfielder, IIiman Ndiaye has told African Voices Platform that helping bring back the Blades to the Premier League means everything to him.

As the world celebrates this year’s World Press Freedom Day the significance of a free and independent media has never been more crucial. This year's theme – "Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights" – emphasises the fundamental role of the media in disseminating information and ideas across borders.

Following several cases of coup d’etats and other instability issues in West Africa, the most prominent being the ones in Burkina Faso, Guinea-Conakry, Mali and last year’s coup attempt in Guinea Bissau, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) initiated a standby force earlier this year to stop military coups and terrorism in the region.

Tensions have been mounting in Sudan as the country gears up for its next election. Various groups are vying for power, with protests and violence becoming increasingly common

South Africa, Kenya, Tunisia, Senegal, and Nigeria called for anti-government pickets on the historically effervescent 20th of March. The demonstrations were planned to express the public frustration with the socio-economic situation. The stage has been set to what human rights lawyer and lecturer Sipho Mantula referred to as “the state vs the people,” further pointing out that the protests are a reminiscent time to assert Africa’s community and human rights.

With less than a week before Nigerians head to the polls for the 2023 General Elections, times are tough and the situation seems uncertain. Last month saw many new developments in the most populous and largest oil-producing country on the African continent.

Teté Mausse hosts a discussion on the evolution of the iGaming industry in Africa which is classified as entertainment.

Nairobi recently hosted the first-ever world gaming festival in Africa popularly, SiGMA. Kenya has Africa's largest youth gambling population in Sub-Saharan Africa with about 30 licensed sports books, online gambling is conditionally legal…

The upcoming general elections in Nigeria can be aptly described as “a clash of the titans”, as it represents a political struggle that seems unmatched in Nigeria’s electioneering history.

Water has the luxury of transparency and dignity; yet bears the burden of being unseeable. Its invisible property extends to the unseeable intricacies of its provision and politics. Water expert Dr Raul Pacheco-Vega commonly refers to water management (and other public resources) as an “out of sight, out of mind” 'commons'.

Hadja Asmaou Diallo, President of the Association of Parents, Victims and Friends of the 28th September stadium massacre in Guinea, has appealed to the government to provide more protection for them and to all witnesses who come to court to give evidence. In an interview with AVP reporter, Baillor Jalloh, Mrs Diallo said victims are "traumatised" and some are scared to give evidence for the fear of their safety.

Guinea’s Justice Minister, Alfonso Charles Wright has ordered judges in Conakry and Kankan to start the prosecution process against former President Alpha Conde and many of his former ministers on public embezzlement and corruption charges.

On Thursday 3rd November 2022, Wright released a list of 180 individuals which included former Prime Minister Dr. Ibrahim Kasory Forfana, former Defence Minister Dr. Mohamed Janneh, former Security Minister Dr Albert Damantan Camara and several others who had held government posts during Mr Conde’s 11 year rule. They are all accused of stealing public money for their own benefit.

The first ever UK-Francophone West and Central Africa Trade and Investment Forum was held in London on Wednesday, 19th October, 2022. Organisers described the event as a huge success with hundreds of delegates and business leaders in attendance and deals worth nearly £200 million pounds were announced. The event’s aim was to show UK investors that Francophone Africa is open for business and showcase the wealth of opportunities available in many French speaking African countries.

The long awaited trial of those thought to be responsible for the killings and raping of more than 150 people at Guinea’s national stadium during a political protest began on Tuesday 28th September 2022.

Sierra Leone’s Police have confirmed that 25 people were killed on Wednesday 10th August after violent protests erupted in parts of the country including the capital, Freetown.

According to the force, six of their officers and 21 civilians were killed during the unrest in Freetown and the eastern part of the country in Makeni and Kamakwie. As investigations continue, the Police reports that it has arrested 130 people with further arrests expected in the coming days. 

Find out what Zambia’s former Presidential aspirant Elias Chipimo has been up to since retiring from politics.