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Editor 12 December 2024 No Comment

People jumping in front of cars to get injury payouts sparks a grim holiday warning

By Associated Press CAPE TOWN: A trend in South Africa of people jumping in front of slow-moving cars to get

Editor 12 December 2024 No Comment

Zambian court rules former leader Lungu can’t run for president again in 2026

By Associated Press LUSAKA: Zambia’s Constitutional Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that former President Edgar Lungu was barred from contesting the

Editor 9 December 2024 No Comment

Ghana’s ex-President John Mahama is set to return after rival concedes election

By Associated Press ACCRA: Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama is set to return to office in the West African

Editor 7 December 2024 No Comment

Young Ghanaians see presidential vote as a way out of hardship; but their options are

By Associated Press ACCRA: Joseph Antwi knows what he wants as a young person in Ghana casting his vote for the

Editor 7 December 2024 No Comment

Killer of South Africa’s anti-apartheid leader to be deported to Poland

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: Janusz Walus, the convicted killer of South Africa’s anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, will be deported to

Editor 3 December 2024 No Comment

Fighting resumes in eastern Congo despite ceasefire between army and rebels

By Associated Press GOMA: Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group resumed in eastern Congo in yet

President Joe Biden and Angolan counterpart President João Lourenço

Editor 3 December 2024 No Comment

Biden says the US is ‘all in’ on Africa during his Angola visit meant to

By Associated Press LUANDA: Speaking of “our nation’s original sin,” President Joe Biden on Tuesday toured a slavery museum in Angola

Editor 2 December 2024 No Comment

Guinea stadium stampede kills 56 people following clashes at soccer match, authorities say

By Associated Press CONAKRY: At least 56 people, including children, have died after fans at a soccer game in Guinea

Editor 2 December 2024 No Comment

Namibia’s female VP leads in presidential election marred by problems and opposition complaints

By Associated Press WINDHOEK: The candidate for Namibia’s ruling party led Monday in early results of a presidential election characterized by

Editor 2 December 2024 No Comment

Biden finally heads to Africa in an attempt to counter China; Will Trump take up

By Associated Press President Joe Biden is finally making his long-promised visit to Africa to showcase a U.S.-backed railway project in three countries