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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Ethiopia on Friday, multiple earthquake monitoring agencies said. The earthquake struck near Ethiopia’s largest and most populous region, Oromiya with a population of nearly half a million, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The temblor was shallow, at a depth of 10 km …

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has suspended more than 450 top government officials, including ministers, for failing to declare their assets to the anti-corruption agency. They will be off work without pay for a month or “until they submit the required declarations”, according to the presidency. Boakai said that the officials …

Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, health authorities said Tuesday. The nine include the first victim, a male nurse who died the day before the outbreak was declared on Jan. 30. That man remains the only fatality. Eight patients …

The first president of independent Namibia, Sam Nujoma, has died at the age of 95 in the capital Windhoek, the country’s current leader has announced. Nujoma led the long fight for independence from South Africa in 1990 after helping found Namibia’s liberation movement known as the South West Peoples’ Organisation …

At least 17 children have died in a fire at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria, officials say. Several other pupils were injured and rushed to health centres in the town of Kauran Namoda, Zamfara state, for treatment. It is believed that the fire broke out in a nearby house …

The Minister-Designate for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that 156 Ghanaians are currently facing imminent deportation from the United States. Speaking during his vetting before the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Ablakwa dismissed earlier claims of a mass deportation of over 6,000 Ghanaians under U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, …

The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms included “high fever, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing” and “bleeding from multiple body sites”. He died of multi-organ failure on Wednesday at Mulango National Hospital, located in the city’s central business district. This marks Uganda’s eighth recorded Ebola outbreak since …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially acknowledged the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali, and the Republic of Niger from the regional bloc, effective today, Wednesday. In a January 29 press statement released by the ECOWAS Commission, the organisation emphasised its commitment to regional …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the final draw for the highly anticipated 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). On Monday night in Rabat, 24 nations discovered their group-stage opponents for Africa’s premier men’s football tournament. A total of 52 CAF member nations participated in the qualifiers, with …

The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra has reaffirmed its stance that Catholicism and Freemasonry are incompatible, stating that no individual can be both a true Catholic and a Freemason. In a recent statement signed by Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, the Church clarified that its teachings on …