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Election 2024: Mahama projected to win 52.2%, NDC to dominate parliament – Global InfoAnalytics

Global InfoAnalytics has predicted victory for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in the presidential race, John Dramani Mahama.The research firm released its latest...

WHO Africa incoming director dies aged 55

The incoming regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa, Tanzania’s Dr Faustine Ndugulile, has died, just three months after he was...

Celebrating Prempeh, the Asantehene banished by the British

The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi was filled with an exuberant crowd, celebrating the return 100 years ago...

Ex-police officer exposed for secretly marrying three women

Jaison Muvevi, a former police officer turned gold miner, has revealed shocking details about his personal life while in solitary confinement.Muvevi, who is facing...

‘Pregnant’ for 15 Months: Inside the ‘Miracle’ pregnancy scam

Chioma is adamant that Hope, the baby boy she is holding in her arms, is her son.  After eight years of failed attempts to...

Two cows stolen from church premises ahead of harvest celebration

Two cows valued at approximately GH₵ 27,000 have been stolen from the premises of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Testimony Parish in Egbeda,...

Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste at Agbogbloshie

You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite from miles away. The air at the vast dump, in the west of...

Late Robert Mugabe’s wife cries uncontrollably in court over his stolen properties

Former First Lady Grace Mugabe was overcome with emotion and cried uncontrollably while testifying in a theft case involving stolen property belonging to her...

Catholic Church rejects $40,000 from Kenya’s president

Kenya’s Catholic Church has rejected a donation of about $40,000 (£32,000) made by President William Ruto. He offered the money towards the building of a...

Senegal’s president faces budget challenge after likely parliamentary win

A likely absolute majority for President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party in Senegal's legislative election would empower him to pursue his ambitious 25-year agenda, though his first...

Mali wins $160m in gold mining dispute after detaining British businessman

An Australian mining company, Resolute Mining, says it will pay Mali's military government $160m (£126m) to settle a tax dispute, after the company's British...

Donald Trump’s plans on mass detention and returning migrants are coming into focus

The incoming Trump administration’s plans to implement strict border measures, strike down Biden-era policies and kick off the detention and deportation of migrants at large scale...

Mozambique bans protests after weeks of post-poll violence

Mozambique's government has banned protests following sustained post-election unrest that has left several people dead and dozens others injured.It follows last month's disputed presidential...

Armed robbery suspect steals police phone inside patrol van

A 23-year-old armed robbery suspect, Godwin Emmanuel, has admitted stealing a police officer’s phone from a patrol van while being transported to the Osun...

Nigerian gospel actor, Moses Korede Are ‘Baba Gbenro’ of Abattoir fame ‘is dead

The Nigerian gospel film industry is in mourning following the passing of veteran actor Moses Korede Are, popularly recognised for his role as “Baba...

South Africa cuts supplies to thousands of illegal miners hiding underground

An estimated 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in South Africa after the government cut off food and water in an effort to...

Ugandan TikTokers held for insulting first family

Two Ugandans have been detained for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and the president's son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the...

Nigeria offers free caesarean sections to poorer women

Nigeria has announced that free emergency Caesarean sections will be made available to "poor and vulnerable"women in an ambitious plan to bring down the...

Bobrisky explains temporary exit from Nigeria after two failed attempts

Controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has clarified the reasons behind his recent departure from Nigeria after two failed attempts to travel...

Equatorial Guinea’s ruling party suspends official in sex scandal; warns citizens on video sharing

In response to a recent sexual scandal impacting Equatorial Guinea’s image, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE) has issued an official statement detailing...

Baltasar Engonga: Equatorial Guinea official in sex scandal dismissed; successor named

Equatorial Guinea’s President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has officially removed Baltasar Ebang Engonga from his role as Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency...

Killers of Ugandan Olympian sentenced to 35 years

A court in Kenya has sentenced two men to 35 years each for the murder of Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat at the end of...

Equatorial Guinea: Government orders immediate dismissal of officials engaging in intimate relations in offices

The Government of Equatorial Guinea has announced that any public or private administration official caught engaging in intimate relations within office premises will be...

Equatorial Guinea: Public Prosecutor’s Office breaks silence over top official’s sex scandal

The Public Prosecutor's Office in Equatorial Guinea is currently investigating Baltasar Ebang Engonga, popularly known as "Bello," for potential public health violations.Ebang Engonga, the...

Equatorial Guinea official arrested over 400 sextapes with VIPs’ wives, sisters

The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of the wives...

Gloria Sarfo slams AMAA organisers for failed ‘all-expense paid’ trip for Ghanaian filmmakers

Ghanaian actress Gloria Sarfo has vented her spleen on the organisers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) over challenges some Ghanaian filmmakers faced...

ECOWAS Aviation Ministers set to address high cost of air transport

ECOWAS is gearing up to host a key series of meetings from November 5-8, 2024, in Lomé, Togo, bringing together aviation ministers, DGs of...

Mpox cases on the African continent show a 500% increase year-on-year

Mpox cases continue to spread on the African continent, showing an increase of over 500% from last year, data from the Africa Centres for...

Stonebwoy headlines Adom FM’s Family Kolor Paaty today at Legon Botanical Gardens

The wait is over! Adom 106.3 FM’s Family Kolor Paaty is happening today, November 2, 2024, at the beautiful Legon Botanical Garden in Accra.From...

Outrage in Nigeria as young suspects collapse in court

Dozens of alleged protesters were brought before a Nigerian court on Friday, sparking outrage, as many of the defendants appeared to be malnourished following...

LeBron James says ‘the choice is clear to me’ as he endorses Kamala Harris

NBA star LeBron James has endorsed Kamala Harris, writing on his personal X account that "the choice is clear to me".The Akron, Ohio native...

South Africa to strip beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina of ID documents

Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who has been at the centre of a fierce nationality row, is to be stripped of her South African identity...

Nigerian MP apologises after viral taxi slapping video

Nigerian MP Alex Ikwechegh has apologised after a video went viral of him slapping and verbally abusing a taxi driver who had come to...

King Mohammed VI, Macron chair signing of 22 bilateral agreements

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron at the Royal Palace of Guests in Rabat.In attendance...

Zambia mourns seven footballers killed in bus crash

Zambian football is in mourning after seven players from Chavuma Town Council FC were killed in a bus crash.The country's football association (Faz) expressed...

BBC Africa Eye investigates why young French Africans are leaving France for Senegal

BBC Africa Eye, the investigative unit of BBC World Service, explores what is driving some first-generation French Africans to seek new beginnings in Senegal.This...

Man defecates in bedroom, burns wife’s clothes for refusing intimacy

A Zimbabwean man left a courtroom stunned after admitting he had been urinating and defecating in his bedroom to protest his wife’s alleged denial...

Action demanded over surge in illegal meat imports in UK

The government is under pressure to stop illegal meat being smuggled into the UK, amid warnings of a "foot-and-mouth" level crisis for British farmers. The...

Prof. Thwala takes over as Chair of Africa Health Collaborative Executive Steering Committee

Prof. Nhlanhla Thwala, Vice-Chancellor of the Africa Leadership University (ALU), has officially taken over as Chair of the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) of the...

Ghana’s Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey appointed as Commonwealth Secretary-General

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has been named Secretary-General of the Commonwealth at the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government...