Calm restored at Ejura as police beefs up security
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has beefed up security at Ejura, in the Ashanti Region, to restore calm and order after the area was thrown into turmoil on Tuesday, June 29. The confusion was sparked by the resultant death of two young men, both residents of Dagomba-Line, from bullets fired by security officers to disperse […]
We have 13 passport application centers – Director of Passports
Director of passports at the ministry of foreign affairs and regional integration, Mr. Louis Kweme Obeng has indicated, his agency is currently operating 13 application centers across the country. In an interview with, Accra based radio station on Tuesday 29, June 2021, Mr. Obeng indicated that the passport service have a system where, currently, 13 […]
All Ghanaians must be part of the census- Kufuor
Ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor has described the ongoing enumeration exercises as very important as it will help provide accurate statistics for national development He has, therefore, urged all citizens to get involved and be counted, saying, the Population and Housing Census transcended all tribal, gender and religious persuasions. “Knowing the number of a population is […]
South Africa’s top court sentences ex-President Jacob Zuma
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months by the highest court in the country. This came after the Constitutional Court found him guilty of contempt after defying the court’s order to appear at an inquiry into corruption while he was president. Mr Zuma’s time in power, which ended in 2018, […]
President Buhari postpones medical trip to London
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has had to put off a medical trip to London planned to begin on Friday, his office has said. On Thursday, a statement from one of his aides said he was leaving for the UK capital “for a scheduled medical follow-up”. It would have been the 78-year-old’s second trip to see doctors in […]
Car bomb targets UN peacekeepers in Mali
Fifteen UN peacekeepers, including several from Germany, have been wounded during an attack in northern Mali. The target was a temporary base set up by the peacekeepers near the village of Ichagara in northern Gao, the UN mission said in a tweet. Ce matin, une base opérationnelle temporaire de la Force de la MINUSMA près […]
We’re working on a law to halt LGBTQI activities in Ghana – Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has stated that crucial steps are being taken to make clear laws against LGBTQI activities in Ghana. As stated by the Speaker, there are constant stakeholder discussions to feed into a bill for that resolution. Alban Bagbin revealed this while answering a letter from a political activist who had […]
Ivorian ex-PM rejects life sentence
Former Ivorian prime minister Guillaume Soro has rejected a verdict that sent him to prison for life. “I totally reject these unfair verdicts, which have been handed down in violation of all the rules of law, and which are solely based on political reasons,” he said, in a statement published on Twitter. He also said the […]
Egypt and Suez ship owners agree on compensation
A preliminary compensation deal has been reached between Egyptian authorities and the owners and insurers of the giant ship that blocked the Suez canal earlier this year. The owners and insurers of the Ever Given ship and the Suez canal authority have been in dispute over compensation that has seen the container ship detained for […]
Fresh attack by insurgents in Mozambique – report
Islamist insurgents have been involved in renewed clashes near Mozambique’s northern town of Palma, military sources have told the AFP news agency. It came as southern African countries approved the deployment of a standby force to help Mozambique fight the Islamists. “Insurgents tried to attack government forces position in Patacua, near Afungi LNG site and […]
CJ’s complaint against Dominic Ayine proper – Ndebugre
There is no problem with the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah filing a disciplinary complaint against legal practitioner and Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine at the General Legal Council (GLC). According to private legal practitioner and former Member of Parliament for Zebilla, Mr John Ndebugre, the arguments being made […]
Namibia president explains his vaccine delay
The Namibian president Hage Geingob has said he delayed getting a Covid-19 vaccine because doctors had advised him against taking the AstraZeneca jab that was available locally. He said he had to request for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from neighbouring South Africa. “They tested me and said given my age and also my conditions […]
Ex-Mauritanian president facing graft charges jailed
The former president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been jailed by a judge in charge of a corruption investigation. He’d previously been under house arrest. Mr Aziz, who led the West African state from 2008 to 2019, has been under investigation on charges including money laundering since March this year. He denies the […]
Sudan asks for UN meeting over Nile dam row
Sudan’s foreign minister has written to the UN Security Council to intervene on the row over Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (Gerd) on the Nile River. Sudan wants the council to meet and discuss the dam’s “impact on the safety and security of millions of people”. Minister Mariam al-Mahdi’s letter to the council head asks him […]
