By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem Sai told the High Court that he doubted the medical excuse presented by Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s lawyers. The former head of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCo) did not appear at the day’s hearing.
Ghanaian parliamentary minority leader Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin has filed a fresh defamation suit against Ghana Gold Board chief Sammy Gyamfi and National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme chief Eric Adjei. He is seeking damages for calling him an extortionist; his lawyers say they adapted the proceedings to the High Court’s interpretation of the rules.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: Ghanaiantimes ·
Charles Matovu, a former Ugandan MP for Busiro South, died as the High Court examined his petition against the 2026 election results. National Unity Platform president Robert Kyagulanyi confirmed the death without specifying its cause, according to the Daily Monitor.
🇺🇬 Uganda · Source: Daily Monitor ·
A rumour portrayed former Senegalese president Macky Sall as a candidate to lead the International Organisation of La Francophonie, four days after he withdrew from the race for UN secretary-general. The candidacy was quickly denied, Senenews reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Senenews ·
Almameh Gibba, leader of Gambia’s No-to-Alliance movement, says the presence of former president Yahya Jammeh will not be a condition for joining an opposition coalition. He urges parties to put the national interest first and hold talks before the presidential election, according to an interview with Kerr Fatou.
🇬🇲 Gambia · Source: Kerr Fatou ·
Obuasi technical high school to reopen next weekObuasi Senior High Technical School is due to reopen next week for already enrolled students, after its temporary closure on 5 August 2026. The Ghana Education Service is preparing their return and says headmaster Zakaria Abdulai, facing sexual abuse allegations, remains suspended during the investigation, according to its spokesperson Daniel Fenyi cited by 3news.
Ibrahima Thiam urges Senegal not to normalise xenophobiaIbrahima Thiam, president of ACT, urges people not to normalise discourse targeting foreigners in Senegal. In an opinion piece carried by Xibaaru, he distinguishes the fight against xenophobia from border controls and the enforcement of residency rules.The week in Africa
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