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A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video posted on TikTok. Edward Awebwa was charged with hate speech and spreading “misleading and malicious” information against President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and son …

Kenyan President William Ruto fired his entire cabinet on Thursday. Only the Deputy President and Prime Cabinet Secretary were spared. Ruto said public sentiment following widespread anti-tax protests sparked by a controversial finance bill prompted the action. Ruto declined to sign the bill but still faced pressure to dismiss non-performing …

Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana became the youngest goalscorer in European Championship history as Spain beat France in an absorbing contest to reach the final of Euro 2024. After Randal Kolo Muani headed in Kylian Mbappe’s cross to give France an early lead, Yamal curled home a stunning strike from outside …

Lionel Messi scored his 109th international goal and first of the tournament, leading defending champion Argentina to a 2-0 victory over Canada into the Copa América final. Julián Álvarez put the Albiceleste ahead in the 22nd minute, and Messi redirected Enzo Fernández’s shot in off goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau in the …

Liberia’s President, Joseph Boakai has announced that he will slash his salary by 40 percent. His office said he hoped to set a precedent for “responsible governance” and demonstrate “solidarity” with Liberians. Government salaries have been under intense scrutiny recently as Liberians complain about the rising cost of living. Around …

As the custom demand by belief for all Muslims to commemorate the divine faith exercised by father Ibrahim/Abraham in the holy Quran to his maker annually, which is the celebration of ‘Eid al-adha’. Mr. Abdalfatah Alsatarri, the Ambassador to Ghana on this faithful day of , Sunday 16 June 2024, …

An ambush by a “terrorist group” killed 21 Nigerien soldiers near the country’s border with Burkina Faso on Tuesday, Niger’s ruling military junta said in a statement read on national television. The statement Tuesday evening did not specify which group was behind the attack. Niger is struggling with a deadly …

The Kenyan Defence Forces has been deployed to support the National Police Service in addressing the security crisis triggered by the ongoing violent protests across the country. This deployment is in line with Article 241(3) of the Constitution of Kenya, which empowers the military to assist civil authorities in maintaining …

A section of Kenya’s parliament is on fire, minutes after protesters broke through police lines to storm the complex. Live footage on local television showed smoke coming from inside the complex. There have been reports of people being wounded as police fired rounds to disperse the crowds.     A …

The American Consul General in Ghana, Elliot Fertik, has explained how easy and flexible the process and requirements for a visa application could be for anyone. To the Consular, the processes are simple but it takes just a slight mistake for a person to be denied a visa. In an …