AFRICA NEWS

Zimbabwe will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on 23 August, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday (31 August), as the Southern African country continues to battle a raging economic crisis.   Mnangagwa, elected president in 2018, will be seeking a second term in office. His election followed a military …

The outgoing Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has claimed that he finds it easier to control his cattle and sheep than fellow Nigerians. Buhari has been President for the last eight years and will today hand over to Bola Tinubu, the incoming President. Buhari said this during his speech at a …

Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has emphasised that the bailout secured from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will not be an instant panacea for the country’s difficulties. He believes it will, nonetheless, play a crucial role in restoring confidence and reopening opportunities that have been limited in recent years. During a national …

The Mozambican cabinet has approved a bill proposing pay cuts for ministers, deputy ministers, state secretaries and MPs as the government grapples with a rising wage bill.   Finance and Economy Minister Max Tonela on Thursday said the proposal was also seeking to address concerns over provincial assemblies members’ salaries, …

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has made a cannabis burst worth $127,000 at the cargo terminal of the Kotoka International Airport.     The burst was made on May 23 and the consignment was destined for the United Kingdom.       A statement signed by the Commission’s acting director …

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has dismissed a case seeking to disqualify Vice-President-elect Kashim Shettima as the candidate for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in February’s general election. If the case had been carried forward it could have had far-reaching consequences for the candidacy and eventual victory of President-elect Bola Tinubu, …

A high-powered government delegation from the Republic of Vanuatu, led by the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic, Hon Seoule Davidson Simeon and four other senior Ministers and Members of Parliament will visit Ghana from 3rd to 14th July 2023.   The visit which is at the invitation of …

Akyem Aboabo-based Ahenkan FM’s News team and Developmental Journalists, a nonprofit journalism organization have expressed concern about the deplorable state of the entrance to Ghana and West Africa’s ‘Big Tree’ tourist site in the Eastern Region. The Big Tree tourist site which is located at Aprokumasi Akyem-Manso in the Asene …

Barbara Mills KC has been elected as the vice chair of the UK Bar Council for 2024, becoming the first specialist family practitioner in 35 years to take up the role and the first black person and first person of colour to assume the office. Barbara was called to the …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described government’s flagship Free SHS Senior High School (SHS) programme as poorly targeted. The Fund made this observation in its latest country report on Ghana, whose request for a $3 billion bailout it recently approved. According to the report, the Free SHS programme “which …