AFRICA

Conde challenge: Guineans mock president’s pose during arrest, ouster

Guineans are making light of the recent political developments in the country with the whereabouts of President Alpha Conde still unknown since last Sunday. Conde was placed under arrest by special forces and his government dissolved with the coup officers decrying corruption and mismanagement of resources. Leader of the coup, …

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Akufo-Addo to lead ECOWAS meeting on Guinea situation today

President Akufo-Addo will today lead a subregional leaders virtual emergency summit on political developments in Guinea. Akufo-Addo as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly condemned the coup d’état that took place in the Republic of Guinea last Sunday. Today’s summit was announced yesterday by …

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Why Nkrumah gave Guinea US$10 million after their independence

• Relations between Ghana and Guinea go back to the independence years • The first post-independence leaders – Kwame Nkrumah and Sekou Toure – were known to be close friends • Nkrumah is on record to have given $10 million to Guinea to help their takeoff after independence from France in October …

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African Court engages Nigerian Government

The African Court on Human and People’s Rights have expressed concern that more African States are yet to ratify the Protocol and make the Declaration under Article 34 (6). Lady Justice Imani D. Aboud, African Court President, explained that Article 34 of the Protocol [Ratification] stipulates that “at the time …

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New election alliance could see exiled Yahya Jammeh return to Gambia next year

The political party of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announced on Sunday an alliance with the ruling party three months before the presidential election, casting doubt on the willingness to prosecute the former leader for alleged human rights violations. The secretary general of Yahya Jammeh’s APRC party, Fabakary Tombong Jatta, …

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There’s no respect for ECOWAS and AU – Kwesi Aning

• Prof Kwesi Aning says ECOWAS and AU have lost their respect • He blamed the international community for the happenings in Guinea •His comment was after Alpha Conde was ousted by some military forces in Guinea Prof Kwesi Aning, Director of Faculty of Academic Affairs & Research at the …

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How Ghanaians reacted to the coup d’etat in Guinea

• Some Ghanaians supported the coup in Guinea • The soldiers declared the Guinean constitution invalid • Guinea‘s president, Alpha Conde, has been detained by the military Several Ghanaians on social media have waded into the ongoing unrest in Guinea after a group of military personnel overthrew and detained President …

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One dead, two critical in N12 highway horror crash

A head-on collision on the N12 highway near Germiston on Sunday night has left one person dead and two seriously injured. Image: Emer-G-Med One person has died and two people are fighting for their lives after their vehicles crashed head-on on Gauteng’s N12 highway on Sunday night. Emer-G-Med spokesperson Kyle van …

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The bravery of the enslaved Blacks who led the massive 1842 slave revolt

History says that after Native Americans were exempt from the slave trade in 1730, many of those Natives started owning Black slaves themselves. Of the Five Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole nations), the Cherokees were the largest holder of Africans as chattel slaves. In fact, by 1860, the …

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Jacob Zuma leaves prison on medical grounds

Former President Jacob Zuma was released from prison on medical parole, Department of Correctional Services on Sunday. Zuma has been incarcerated since July after he was found guilty of contempt of court for failure to comply with an order of the Constitutional Court to honor a summons to appear before …

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