AFRICA NEWS

The President of the republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo has commiserated with the family of Christian Atsu after the player’s body was recovered on Saturday from the rubble of his apartment, following the earthquake, which struck Turkey on 6 February 2023. Atsu, 31, was caught up in a 7.8-magnitude …

Just when one thought these two West African countries had nothing to fight over, ‘Fufu’ entered the chat. Prior to this, the friendly banter was usually over whose Jollof reigned supreme and still takes center stage in many inter-regional conversations. That is why it took many African football fans by …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the resignation of his deputy, David Mabuza, thanking him for his “unwavering support” over the last five years. Local reports say it comes as no surprise because Mr Mabuza had already announced earlier this month that he would be stepping down. He will …

The president of the World Bank will step down from his post in June, leaving the organisation almost a year before his term was due to end. David Malpass announced his decision on social media, without providing a specific reason for his departure. The pick of former US President Donald …

The Tanzanian government has banned 16 titles of a popular children’s book series from being used in schools for allegedly advocating LGBTQ rights. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series are said to violate the country’s traditions, customs and cultures.Education Minister Adolf Mkenda said the books endanger the quality of …

Popular Nigerian skitmaker and actress, Favour Daniels, has been announced dead. The 26-year-old, who is known for her skits on social media, was said to have died after a boat mishap. Her elder sister Elizabeth Daniel made the news public where she revealed that the ugly incident that took Favour’s …

One of Africa’s most prestigious universities has banned those attending its graduation ceremony from carrying phones, cameras and video cameras. Uganda’s Makerere University will from Monday hold a five-day graduation ceremony at its Freedom Square. Faculties have been assigned different graduation dates across the week.   No reason was given …

The Nigerian military has denied a claim by the governing party that it is planning to disrupt the upcoming presidential election. An official from the APC party had said that generals had last week held a secret meeting with the rival PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. The allegations are “wicked” …

The CCTV footage capturing the moment South African rapper AKA was shot by an unidentified person is circulating on social media. Kiernan Jarryd Forbes was shot just before 10 pm (South African time) while standing outside the Wish Restaurant in Durban on Friday. The deceased was seen interacting with some …

Somalia has reopened its embassy in the UK after 32 years, in a ceremony attended by ambassador Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheyr, Olympic champion Mo Farah and Somali-Canadian model Sabrina Dhowre, among others. The embassy in London is expected to provide consular services to the nearly 500,000-strong diaspora community in the UK …