US film stars Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors become Guinea citizens after DNA tests
Husband and wife movie stars Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have travelled to Guinea, where they have been granted citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African nation through DNA testing. Majors, a star of Creed and Ant-Man, said becoming citizens would allow the couple to “bridg[e] the gap” and bring together their stories […]
Gambian authorities intercept 780 migrants trying to reach Europe
Authorities in The Gambia said they have intercepted more than 780 migrants at three different locations, all trying to reach Europe via Spain’s Canary Islands. Among those detained were 233 people from Senegal, 197 from The Gambia, 176 from Guinea, and 148 from Mali. The operation came just days after another boat capsized off the […]
Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s family accuse hospital of negligence over son’s death
The family of Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a hospital of negligence over the death of her 21-month-old son. Nkanu Nnamdi died at a hospital in Nigeria on Wednesday following a short illness, leaving the family of the acclaimed postcolonial feminist writer “devastated”. Now, the family allege there was a litany of failures at Euracare […]
Ken Ofori-Atta turns down Ghana embassy officials visit without lawyers’ presence
Former Minister for Finance, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, has declined consular assistance from the Ghana Embassy in Washington, DC, indicating that he would only engage embassy officials in the presence of his legal team, according to a statement issued by the mission. In a press release dated 10 January 2026 and signed by Ghana’s Ambassador […]
