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The Gabonese opposition leader, Guy Nzouba-Ndama, has been placed under house arrest five days after he was detained at the Congolese border with suitcases packed with about US $2 million (£1.8 million).   His arrest was filmed and the opening of the suitcases posted on social media.   Nzouba-Ndama – …

Nigeria’s electoral commission has cleared 18 candidates to contest the presidential election scheduled for February next year.   In a list published on Tuesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) noted that 18 parties had fielded presidential candidates and their running mates.   The list include the names of the …

A Magistrates’ Court in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has remanded in custody a Chinese businessman who is accused of killing his Nigerian girlfriend. The suspect, Geng Quanrong, allegedly forced himself into the young woman’s family house, attacked her and slit her throat with a knife last weekend. The …

Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the global economy especially on African countries. The president holds that the war which started in February 2022 aggravated an already precarious situation for African economies that were starting to recover from the effects of …

A 24-year-old man infected with Ebola has died in central Uganda in a fresh outbreak confirmed by health officials. The health minister has told journalists that the victim had exhibited symptoms before succumbing to the disease.   He was a resident of Ngabano village in Mubende district, about 147km (91 …

Among the military men who escorted the cortege of Queen Elizabeth II on its last journey from Westminster Abbey to the St. George’s Chapel was a Ghanaian-born British soldier, Lieuetenant Colonel Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah.   He was the only Black person in the group of over a dozen officers who …

On his first day at work as President of Kenya, Dr William Ruto, today, Wednesday, September 14, 2022, played host to Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. According to Dr Bawumia, the two had fruitful discussions on deepening the economic cooperation between Ghana and Kenya. Dr Bawumia’s wife, Samira Bawumia, …

President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that all National flags fly at half mast for 7 days following the passing on of the British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.   In honour of her memory, I have directed that all official flags in the nation fly at half-mast for seven (7) …

At least 35 civilians have been killed by a bomb that hit a convoy of vehicles in northern Burkina Faso where jihadist rebels are active, authorities say. Dozens of others were wounded in the blast on the road between Djibo and Bourzanga. Convoys escorted by Burkina Faso’s army are used …

The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has told a high-level Africa Caribbean summit in Barbados how the Akufo-Addo government has been implementing policies to address the issues of gender inequality in the country. Addressing gender inequality from an African perspective was one of the topics …