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Uganda Election: Bobi Wine alleges “widespread fraud and violence”
Uganda Presidential Candidate Bobi Wine, with real name Robert Kyagulanyi, claimed there were “widespread fraud and violence” as counting gets underway after polls closed in a hotly contested…
AU secures 270 million coronavirus vaccine doses for Africa – President Ramaphosa
The African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (Avatt) – established by African Union (AU) chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa – has secured a provisional 270 million vaccine doses for African countries. At least 50 million Covid-19…
It’s Treason To Protest Election Results – Ugandan President Warns
President Yoweri Museveni has warned his opponents against taking to the streets.“If you use violence to protest against an election result, that is treason,” Museveni said in a national address Tuesday. Ugandans began…
Uganda shuts down social media — 48 hours to presidential election
The Ugandan authorities have ordered a shut down of social media ahead of the country’s presidential poll. The election is scheduled for January 14, 2021. According to Reuters, the…
COVID-19: UK places travel ban on 11 African countries
The United Kingdom has extended the ban on travellers entering England to 11 African countries in a bid to prevent the spread of a new COVID-19 variant identified in South…
Ex-Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Kéita is dead
Modibbo Keïta, Former Malian Prime Minister is dead. Keïta, 78, died on Saturday in Morocco where he was receiving medical care from an undisclosed ailment. The incumbent Prime…
COVID-19: President Ramaphosa Bans Alcohol Sale In South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced a ban on alcohol sales and said use of face masks would be mandatory in public as his country became the continent’s first to record one million coronavirus…
South Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass one million
South Africa’s total COVID-19 cases since the first case in March crossed a million on Sunday, its Health Ministry said. The new grim milestone comes just days after a new faster…
COVID-19: Five countries block flights from South Africa
Five countries on Monday announced that they have banned flights from South Africa following the discovery of a new variant of the coronavirus. Last week, South African…
Ghana election: NDC releases evidence Akufo-Addo should not have been winner
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ghana has pressed on with its charge that the result of the 7 December election was flawed and that…
Morocco resumes relations with Israel
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that Morocco and Israel have agreed to the normalisation of diplomatic…
UK sanctions Gambia’s ex-president Jammeh
Britain on Thursday slapped sanctions on The Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh as it widened travel bans and economic sanctions for human rights abuses worldwide. The former dictator, whose election defeat to Adama Barrow…
Ghana election latest: EC stole victory for Akufo-Addo, says Mahama
The National Democratic Congress, said on Thursday that it won both the parliamentary and presidential elections in Ghana, accusing the Electoral Commission of manipulating the results for President Nana Akufo-Addo’s…
Buhari sends message to Akufo-Addo on his re-election
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana on his re-election for a second term in office. The President also commends the people of Ghana on the…
Ghanaian president wins second term
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has been declared winner of the 2020 election. Jean Mensah, chairperson of the electoral commission of Ghana, announced the result on Wednesday evening. Akufo-Addo, who…
Mahama claims victory in Ghana’s presidential poll
Dramani Mahama, presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC), says the election results collated so far show that he won Ghana’s presidential poll. Mahama made the claim on Tuesday while addressing…
Rawlings daughter Zanetor retains seat as MP in Ghana
Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, 42 year-old eldest daughter of late Ghanaian leader John Jerry Rawlings, has won back her parliamentary seat. She polled 39,343 votes to…
Election fever grips Ghana as citizens go to poll Monday
Ghana is currently gripped by apprehension as it holds presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7 with 17.029 million voters expected to cast their ballots. The streets…
Ghana declares Monday public holiday for general elections
Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared Monday 7 December a public holiday to facilitate the conduct of general elections. “The declaration of Dec. 7 as a public holiday is…
Ethiopia declares military operation in Tigray over
THE Ethiopian government launched a manhunt yesterday for leaders of a rebellious faction in the northern region of Tigray after announcing federal troops had taken over the…
Ethiopian military has taken ‘full control’ of Tigray capital – Government
Ethiopian federal forces have taken “full control” of the Tigray region’s capital Mekelle, the prime minister and the military’s chief of staff said on Saturday evening. Authorities had said earlier that government forces…
Battle of two giants: Ghana to elect president Dec. 7
West African gold producer Ghana is preparing to elect a president on Dec. 7, in a race dubbed the “battle of two giants.” Incumbent Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of the…
Lockdowns in South Africa Freed Township Entrepreneurs to Thrive
Eighteen months ago, Kopano Mofokeng began supplying cooking oil to street food vendors in South Africa’s biggest township, Soweto, guaranteeing delivery within the hour and offering stock on credit before gradually…
South African President, Ramaphosa, to face motion of no confidence
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will face his first motion of no confidence in the National Assembly next Thursday.House Speaker Thandi Modise, on Thursday, approved the motion by the African Transformation…