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President Akufo-Addo has emphasized that Africa should never face poverty given the abundance of natural resources on the continent. Speaking at the second edition of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues in Peduase, Eastern region, on Thursday, January 25, 2024, President Akufo-Addo highlighted Africa’s extensive resources, including oil, gas, minerals, ample sunlight, …

Argentina and Ghana have sealed an agreement to play an international friendly match set to take place in March 2024. The 2022 World Cup champions have strategically chosen fixtures against both China and the Black Stars during the upcoming March international window. According to reliable sources, Argentina will first clash …

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is heating up, and while some teams such as Cape Verde and Senegal are firmly on their way to the knockout stage, others such as the Black Stars of Ghana, Egypt, and Cameroun are clinging to hope by a thread. For those who finish …

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 …

A New Zealand MP has resigned following multiple allegations of shoplifting, which police are investigating. Golriz Ghahraman, of the Green Party, is alleged to have stolen three times from two clothing stores – one in Auckland and the other in Wellington. The former UN human rights lawyer made history in …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Ministry of the Interior has released dates for statutory holidays and commemorative days in Ghana for the year 2024. However, the dates for EId-UI-Fittr and EId-UI-Adha have not been set because they are movable feasts. “The dates for their observation are provided by the office of the chief imam …