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Electricity crisis: Amid protests, South Africa to pass law accelerating power projects
South Africa is developing a new law to speed up energy projects and help end power disruptions across the country. TheCable had reported how violent protests erupted in the country amid…
Ghana’s inflation rises to 54.1% — highest level in 22 years
Ghana’s annual consumer inflation rate…
Meek Mill apologizes for filming a music video in Ghana’s presidential palace
Meek Mill has apologized for secretly filming a music video in Ghana’s presidential palace. The video, which featured the rapper singing in the palace’s corridors and halls, was blasted for creating a…
Alarm bells ring as South Africa records first case of most transmissible covid variant
The new, highly transmissible XBB.1.5 covid variant has found its…
Famous Kenyan LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba found dead
Local media on Friday reported that Kenyan police have discovered the body of Edwin Chiloba, a prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner stuffed inside a metal box in the west of the country. Police sources…
Ghana Police Ban New Year Prophecies That Can Cause Fear, Anxiety, Death
The Ghana Police Service says…
Gambia probes coup bid, arrests more soldiers
The Gambia on Tuesday set up an “investigative panel” and gave it 30 days to report back on last week’s coup attempt following the arrest of more soldiers. The government said last Wednesday it had…
South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll rises to 15- Minister
The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in a South African city east of…
Ghana introduces visa on arrival for ALL travellers
The Ghanaian government says it will issue visa on arrival for travellers entering the country from December 22, 2022 to January 15, 2023. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the country’s transport minister,…
ECOWAS Commission condemns attempted coup in Gambia
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has condemned the foiled Coup d’état in the Gambia on Dec. 21, reiterating ECOWAS’ rejection of an unconstitutional change of government.…
Ramaphosa shrugs off ‘Farmgate’ scandal to win reelection as leader of S’Africa’s ANC
Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, has been re-elected as leader of…
BREAKING: Ghana suspends payments on eurobonds, commercial term loans
The Ghanaian government…
Stop Begging West For Loans – Ghana President Tells African Leaders
Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has urged his African counterparts to stop begging for loans from the West so that the continent can earn global respect. The Ghanaian president made this known…
Farmgate scandal: South Africa’s parliament votes against move to impeach Ramaphosa
South Africa’s parliament has voted against starting impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. TheCable had reported that Ramaphosa was facing impeachment…
Ghana offers relief packages to banks participating in local debt exchange
Ghana’s central bank has laid out relief measures for banks that participate in the government’s domestic debt exchange in a bid to allay their worries over its potential impact. In a…
Mozambique Ex-President’s Son, Two Others Jailed For Corruption
A Mozambican court on Wednesday sentenced two ex-spy bosses and the son of a former president to 12 years each for their part in a corruption scandal in which the government sought to conceal huge debts, triggering financial havoc. The…
Eskom Bribery: Swiss firm ABB will pay R2.5 billion fine, says President Ramaphosa
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has disclosed that Swiss firm ABB has agreed to pay a fine of R2.5 billion to resolve criminal accusations brought in the United States that it…
Liberian President slammed for long stay abroad
Liberian President George Weah’s long absence from the country has raised eyebrows and prompted criticism, leading one opposition figure to ask if the West African nation is running on…
Scandal: South Africa President ‘Not Resigning’ – Spokesman
South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, embroiled in scandal and under threat of impeachment, has no intention of resigning and will fight both politically and judicially, his spokesman said…
S’African president faces impeachment threat amid probe of ‘$580k stolen from his farm’
Cyril Ramaphosa, South…
Equatorial Guinea president to continue 43-year-rule
Equatorial Guinea’s authoritarian leader, who has been in power longer than any other leader in the world, has been re-elected as president. Officials stated six days after the election…