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Uganda bans alcohol sold in sachets

Uganda has banned the consumption and sale of alcohol in sachets, which officials say threaten public health.The small plastic packets of spirits - sometimes...

DRC: Mass funeral for president’s father – two years late

Two years after his death in Belgium, a state funeral is being held for veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi in the Democratic Republic of...

Jonas Savimbi: Angola’s former Angolan Unita leader reburied after 17 years

The former leader of Angola's Unita rebel group, Jonas Savimbi, is being reburied 17 years after his death.Thousands of former Unita fighters wearing white...

The man who couldn’t be buried until his son became president

After a two-year delay, the body of the father of Democratic Republic of Congo's president is now lying in state in his home country.Thousands...

Shatta Wale smokes peace pipe with Stonebwoy (photo)

Ghanaians have been thrown into a state of shock as Charles Nii Armah Mensah aka Shatta Wale has posted a photo of him and...

How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom

The pomp and ceremony of Muhammadu Buhari's inauguration will not mask the huge challenges the 76-year-old Nigerian president faces during his second term in...

Ethiopia apologises for map that erases Somalia

Ethiopia's foreign ministry has apologised after a map of Africa on its website incorporated neighbouring Somalia within its own borders."We sincerely regret any confusion...

Militants kill at least 25 Nigerian soldiers during ambush

Islamist insurgents killed at least 25 soldiers and a number of civilians in an ambush in northeast Nigeria on Saturday morning, two security sources...

Must-read from a ‘migrant spy’: No greener pastures on the desert

It was close to midnight when the young man crawled into the desert. All around him was darkness. A hundred metres away, a handful...

Kenya upholds law criminalising gay sex

Kenya's High Court has ruled against campaigners seeking to overturn a law banning gay sex.The judges rejected claims that the colonial-era law violated the...

Sudan charges Bashir in protesters killings

Sudan charged ousted president Omar al-Bashir and others with incitement and involvement in the killing of protesters, the public prosecutor said in a statement...

How 3 students watched friend drown because girls liked him

Below is the scary story of how three...

Remains of nearly 85,000 genocide victims buried in Rwanda

The remains of nearly 85,000 people murdered in...

Why a hairdresser killed her self over a man

A 26-year-old hairdresser, Kenile Nwabuzor, has reportedly committed...

Snakes force Liberian President out of office

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2019 MTN Adom Kwahu Easter: Recap and what to expect this year (photos)

<!-- -->Easter season is here again and your number one FM station in Ghana, Adom FM is ready to make yours a special...

Cinemas and theatres now a story of the past

Gone are the days, when people trooped into...

I may be Baba Go Slow, but I don’t loot – Buhari

President Buhari has reacted to an article...

AFCON 2019 draw: Ghana not seeded, drop to Pot 2

Ghana has not been seeded ahead of Friday’s draw...

Vatican holds spiritual retreat for peace in South Sudan

Pope Francis has told leaders of South Sudan...

How do Man Utd stop Messi and what is it like to face him?

I only came up against Lionel Messi once,...

Simi bans ‘fraud’ boys from buying her songs

It’s apparent that Simi does not support wrongdoing...

Woman dies from snake bite hours after wedding

Founder of Miracle Working God Ministry in Sapele,...

Pastor ‘infects’ teenage boys with HIV

The police in Lagos have arrested a pastor,...

Chad – where social media has been cut for a year

Activists in Chad are demanding that the government...

Nigerians importing pizza from London – worried Minister discloses

As Nigeria is seeking ways to curb the...

Mali leader sacks generals, disbands vigilantes after massacre

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita sacked and replaced...

Couple die after eating wedding food

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Zambia bans ‘viagra’ energy drink

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