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President Akufo-Addo is expected to join his counterparts in Washington D.C. next week for the US-Africa Leaders Summit. President of the United States, Joe Biden is hosting leaders from African countries starting December 13, 2022. According to the US State Department, the Summit will demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment …

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has cancelled Independence Day celebrations scheduled for Friday and directed that the budget instead be used to build dormitories for children with special needs. The 61st Independence Day event was to cost $445,000, money that will be used to build eight dormitories in primary schools …

Barcelona have become the latest addition to Europe’s top clubs chasing Ghanaian midfielder, Mohammed Kudus after his excelling performance at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar.   The 22-year-old is no doubt one of the shining lights currently in Qatar considering how he helped Ghana beat South Korea on …

Ghana will look much more hungrier this time as they look to redeem themselves with nothing but a win when they battle out with South Korea in a herculean clash at the Education City Stadium on Monday afternoon. The Black Stars lost painfully to Portugal in a pulsating five goal …

Armed robbers invaded a Johannesburg church in South Africa and stole from the congregants at gunpoint over the weekend. The gunmen stopped the sermon before proceeding to collect cash and valuables from the people inside the Johannesburg Central SDA church, according to reports. The moment the gunmen stopped the preaching …

Head coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, has revealed that the hunger of the players to play and succeed ahead of their next World Cup match in Qatar, is making it difficult for him to make decisions. Addressing a pre-match presser ahead of the team’s Group H game against …

The world’s longest-serving president has won re-election in Equatorial Guinea to continue presiding over his authoritarian regime. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, secured almost 95% of votes, officials announced six days after the election. “The results prove us right again,” Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the president’s son, said. “We …

A Kenyan fiction writer and journalist, Tony Mochama, has called on African governments to invest more on developing the human resource base of the continent, than investing in wars. He, together with other African writers are asking governments to give more support to writers and publishers to help enhance the …

Malawi‘s Vice-President Saulos Chilima has been arrested on allegations that he accepted money in exchange for awarding government contracts, the country’s anti-corruption agency says. He is accused of receiving US $280,000 from a British businessman “and other items”, a statement says. Dr Chilima pleaded not guilty to the corruption charges …

Retired English referee, Mike Dean, has questioned the officiating in Ghana’s 3-2 loss to Portugal in the 2022 World Cup on Thursday. American referee, Ismail Elfath, penalized Mohammed Salisu for the least contact with Cristiano Ronaldo to award the two-time World Cup semi-finalists a penalty. Mike Dean believes Elfath should …