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Ghana needs to beat Mozambique to progress to the round of 16 stage at the 2023 AFCON in Cote D’Ivoire and that isn’t lost on Black Stars head coach Chris Hughton. The veteran coach accepted this reality in his post game presser after seeing his side blow away multiple leads …

Comoros President Azali Assoumani has won a fourth term with 62.7% of votes despite opposition marking his re-election as fraudulent. After attempting a coup d’etat in 1999, Assoumani was President of Comoros in 2002, 2016, and 2019 and is currently the African Union chairperson. President William Ruto of Kenya withdrew …

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu spent 3.4bn naira (US$3.5million; £2.7million) on domestic and foreign travel during his first six months in office, local reports say, citing data from the GovSpend portal. The spending means President Tinubu and his team exceeded the 2.49bn naira travel budget allocated for the entirety of 2023 …

Equatorial Guinea frustrated Nigeria with a 1-1 stalemate on Sunday afternoon after both sides kicked off their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Group A matches at Ebimpe’s Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium. A composed finish by Ivan Salvador in the 36th minute saw Equatorial Guinea shock the Super Eagles with …

Former Ghana Football Association President, Kwesi Nyantakyi has publicly denied the widespread falsehood that he had Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo in his pocket. Following the number 12 expose’ by investigative journalist Anas Armeyaw Anas in 2018, Mr Nyantakyi was vilified for a non-existent quote. According to the ex-FA capo, it …

Churches in Zambia have been ordered to limit worship time to two hours as part of measures to curb the spread of cholera. No sale of perishable and ready-to-eat foods in all churches, Ndiwa Mutelo, a senior official in charge of religious affairs, said. Worshippers have also been urged to …

The Diaspora Affairs Directorate at the Office of the President has clarified why it prevented organizers of the pan-African event, The Convention 2024, from going ahead with the ceremony on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at the Black Star Square. Organizers of the event, New Africa Foundation, had accused the government …

Pan African event, The Convention 2024, has been called off a few hours to the programme. The event was scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at the Independence Square, coinciding with Ghana’s Constitution Day. But the organisers in a statement indicated that the government directed them to …

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) Ghana is demanding the immediate removal of the Controller and Accountant-General, Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, from office for allegedly breaching the Civil Service Act, PNDC Law 327. In a letter written to the head of the Civil Service Commission, the public accountability organization …

South African former President Thabo Mbeki is alive and well, his foundation says.     The foundation was reacting to reports circulating on social media on Wednesday regarding the former president’s health, with some claiming he had died. “We categorically deny these reports and wish to assure the public that …