Nigerian senator says dialogue needed to end Boko Haram insurgency
In a media interview on Thursday, Shehu Sani of the ruling All Progressive Congress party, said the government’s willingness of negotiations with Boko Haram was a “welcome development”. During his...
View ArticleInterracial love of Botswana first president attracts international stardom
The movie named “A United Kingdom” tells an epic true story of the sweeping interracial love between the late President Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, an English woman who would become Khama’s wife...
View ArticleDR Congo’s Deputy Speaker resigns after opposing president
Nsimba, the president of the National Union of Federalist Democrats, was one of the seven signatories to the open letter that was published on Monday. On Wednesday, the political bureau of the...
View ArticleKenyan police mount operation in Mombasa over drugs, firearms
The paramilitary General Service Unit (GSU) are guarding the vessel which is also loaded with vehicles after it docked at the port, one of the largest ports in East Africa on Thursday night. Mombasa...
View ArticleUN to give Mali US$1 billion to implement peace process
Speaking on Thursday in Bamako during the agreement signing ceremony, head of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Mongo Hamdi said with this aid, UNDAF had made a significant contribution to...
View ArticleGuinea Bissau’s new PM sworn in
The ceremony was attended by Domingoes Simoes Pereira, the former prime minister and head of the largest party in the country, African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC),...
View ArticleDrug trafficking threatens implementation of Mali’s peace agreement
This view is also shared by the head of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) Mongi Hamdi. “Some armed groups are more interested in securing the drug trafficking routes than the peace...
View ArticleGhana’s cocoa regulator secures US$1.8 billion for next season purchases
This was after the board managed to pay back a 1.7 billion dollar secured loan it received from the consortium of banks last year. The Standard Charted Bank-led partnering banks include Barclays Bank...
View ArticleZambian leader announces measures to grow economy
In his remarks to the Fifth Session of the 11th National Assembly since assuming office after winning the January 20 presidential election, Lungu said while the country has been recording a favorable...
View ArticleProgress being made in fighting crime in South Africa – Radebe
Notable successes include achieving 67.3 percent of case dockets for contact crimes that are ready for trial against a target of 65 percent, Radebe said at a press briefing in Pretoria on the progress...
View ArticleNigerian doctors pledges to eradicate measles by 99 percent
Kayode Obembe, President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) made the association’s determination known in central north city of Ilorin, noting that the Physician Week slated for Oct. 2015 would...
View ArticleNigeria to produce cancer drug from indigenous plants
The university had supplied equipment for the work to the Medical Biotechnology Department of the agency, Alex Akpa, the agency’s Director of Medical Biotechnology Department told reporters in Abuja,...
View ArticleAnnoh-Dompreh commissioned footbridge in Djankrom
It was all joy for residents of Djankrom,a suburb of Nsawam in the Eastern Region after the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Hon. Frank Annoh-Dompreh commissioned a footbridge worth over GHC...
View ArticleSept. 19 world news summary at 0230 GMT
GAZA — Israeli war jets struck early on Saturday a training facility that belongs to Islamic Hamas armed wing in northern Gaza Strip, according to witnesses and interior security officials. No injuries...
View Article311 pregnancies by girls below 15 years recorded in Nkoranza this year
THE NKORANZA District in the Brong Ahafo Region has recorded 311 pregnancies among girls between the ages of 10 and 14 within the first six months of this year. Out of this, 12 had contracted the...
View ArticleAmbolley warns against vote rigging in MUSIGA elections
AFRO JAZZ musician and saxophonist, Nana Gyedu Blay Ambolley, has alleged that some people are conniving with a number of ‘mafias’ within Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) to rig the forthcoming MUSIGA...
View ArticleAnthony Annan Stabaek Debut Against Tromso Scheduled for Norway
Anthony Annan training with Stabaek By El Akyereko Frimpong Follow the writer on Twitter: @AkyerekOfficial Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan is all set to mark his return to the Norwegian Eliteserien by...
View ArticleBernard Mensah Getafe Gets a Slim Win Over Malaga
Bernard Mensah marked his debut for Getafe By El Akyereko Frimpong Follow the writer on Twitter: @AkyerekOfficial Ghana international midfielder Bernard Mensah finally marked his debut in the Spanish...
View ArticleStabaek Uses Ernest Asante’s On The Covers of 2016 FIFA EA Sports
Ernest Asante is Stabaek’s coverback for FIFA game By El Akyereko Frimpong Follow the writer on Twitter: @AkyerekOfficial Norwegian Eliteserien title contenders Stabaek have rewarded Ghanaian winger...
View ArticleBernard Mensah Thrilled With La Liga Debut Win
Ghana midfielder Bernard Mensah happy with Getafe debut By El Akyereko Frimpong Follow the writer on Twitter: @AkyerekOfficial Black Stars midfielder Bernard Mensah is thrilled with his winning debut...
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