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Liberia allows dual nationality
Liberia has allowed dual citizenship, reversing a longtime ban viewed by some as hypocritical as many elites secretly held US citizenship. The bill, signed into law by President George Weah,…
John Atta-Mills will never be forgotten, says Nana Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the refurbished Asomdwe Park, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the death of the third President of the Fourth Republic, the late Professor John Evans…
Ghana to issue e-visas by end of year
Ghana has taken delivery of advanced E-Visa system to be installed at the airport and the Ghana Immigration Service Data Centers which will modernise visa application and issuance e-visas by the end of…
WHO reacts as Ghana confirms Marburg virus cases
Ghana has announced its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre laboratory confirmed earlier results. The Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal received…
Inflation: Ghana introduces 15% cost of living allowance for public workers
The government of Ghana says it has introduced a 15 percent cost…
South Africa police arrest owner of East London tavern where 21 teenagers died
The owner of the tavern in the South African coastal town of East London where 21 teenagers mysteriously died last month has been arrested, police in the Eastern Cape province said on Wednesday. Forensic…
Ghana’s inflation hits 29.8% in June 2022
Year-on-year inflation shot up further by 2.2% to 29.8% in June 2022, latest data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed. This is the highest recorded since December 2003. The rate of…
15 dead in shooting at South Africa bar
At least 15 people have been shot dead in Orlando East tavern, Soweto township, South Africa. According to , several more people are in critical condition at the hospital following the shooting.…
Daughter of Dos Santos demands autopsy on dad
A daughter of Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, who died Friday in Barcelona, has demanded the hospital retain his body for an autopsy following fears of foul play. Tchize dos Santos “has…
Kagame hints at seeking fourth term as Rwandan president
Paul Kagame, the Rwandan president, has hinted at seeking a fourth term office in 2024. Kagame has been the leader of Rwanda since 1994 after his Patriotic Front Party helped to end the genocide in the…
Ghana extradites Nigerian to US over internet fraud, information theft
A Nigerian has been extradited from Ghana to the United States over his alleged involvement in fraud and information theft against some victims in Northern Ohio, and other places. 31-year-old Blessing Adeleke…
Fuel scarcity hits Ethiopia amid plans to stop subsidy
Fuel shortages at filling stations are worsening in Ethiopia, as motorists endure long hours in efforts to…
48 hours of bloodshed in Burkina Faso as 34 killed by gunmen
Gunmen have killed at least 22 civilians in northwest Burkina Faso, in their latest deadly attack in an area marred by militant activities. The killings happened a day after 12 people were murdered at…
UN uncovers new mass graves in Libya
New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a UN Human Rights Council probe reported on Monday. The research identified persistent, severe human rights violations in the nation that…
DR Congo declares end to Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo has declared the end of its 14th Ebola outbreak after less than three months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday. There were four confirmed cases and one…
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea gets ultimatum
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali and Burkina Faso. Mali’s sanctions were lifted after its military rulers…
Russia-Ukraine war: Ghana resolves to ‘engage’ IMF over economic crisis
The government of Ghana says it will begin talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support its economic programmes as part of efforts to hasten the country’s recovery from challenges caused by the…
South Africa faces worst power crisis, Ramaphosa briefed
The chief executive of South Africa’s state power utility Eskom, Andre de Ruyter, said on Friday that he had briefed President Cyril Ramaphosa on an ongoing electricity crisis. Eskom has implemented the worst…
‘Fake Policewoman’ Arrested After TV Appearance
Kenyan investigators said Wednesday they arrested a would-be MP for impersonating a police officer after she appeared in full regalia on a television programme where she talked about law and order. The woman,…
East London tavern deaths linked to gas leak
Twenty-one young people found dead in an East London tavern in South Africa over the weekend may have died by poisoning from a gas leak, a source close to the investigation said on Wednesday. The deaths of the…
Economic hardship hits Ghanaians, petrol sells for N535 per litre
Ghana is in the throes of an economic meltdown with spiralling inflation and the people who could bear it no more trooped to the streets on Tuesday. Hundreds of Ghanaians joined an authorised two-day protest…
Morocco sues 65 migrants for crossing to Spain’s Melilla, after 23 deaths
Moroccan authorities have begun prosecuting 65 migrants who joined Friday’s mass attempt to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla by storming a border post. The stampede led to the death of at least 23…
Anger, tears in South Africa after 21 teens likely accidentally poisoned in pub
South African mourners expressed anger and despair on Monday at the death of 21…
22 found dead in South African nightclub
At least 22 people have been found dead in a popular nightclub in East London, South Africa. Early on Sunday morning, the police and paramedics were called to respond to the emergency which occurred at…