AFRICA

Dagbong SHS probes ‘sexual gestures’ by students

The management of the Dagban State SHS in Yendi in the Northern Region has begun probing circumstances that led to first year students of the school being ordered to perform sexual gestures as part of their initiation to the school by their seniors. The immoral gestures were videoed and disseminated …

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Zambia CJ dies while on official visit in Egypt – Local media

Zambia’s Chief Justice, Ireen Mambilima, has died in Egypt whiles on official duty to the north African country. The 69-year-old has been head of the southern African nation’s judiciary since 2015 after serving as depyuty CJ for seven years prior to her elevation president Edgar Lungu. Mambilima also oversaw elections …

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TUTAG suspends strike

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG), has suspended its strike. A Press statement dated Saturday, June 19, 2021 and signed by the National President, Dr Michael Brigandi said the suspension of the industrial action is based on trust and confidence in the assurances by the Education Minister. TUTAG …

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Teachers and students missing after attack in Nigeria

A university for girls in northwestern Nigeria was targeted Thursday, June 17, in an attack that left one police officer dead, three teachers and an unknown number of students missing, police have said. It was the third attack targeting schoolchildren or students in less than three weeks in northwestern and …

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Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda has died

• A former Zambian president has died • Kenneth Kaunda was at the forefront of Zambia’s independence struggle • He was 97 Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, a former president of Zambia, has died. The man who was one of the men at the forefront of the struggle for Zambia’s independence from …

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Wesley Girls, six others awarded best WASSCE performance

Best performing schools in the 2020 National West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) rankings for the Central Region have been awarded with citation of merit. The ceremony, which was to motivate hard working teachers, students and their schools, saw seven schools receiving the awards. Wesley Girls Senior High School …

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Six African cities you should have on your bucket list

  • Africa is beautiful and it has truly beautiful places • In this listicle, we suggest some of the most beautiful locations to consider for your next travels • If it is wildlife, sightseeing, mountain-climbing, or beaches, this life has them all Travelling around Africa can be so much …

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At least 10 terrorists killed in military crackdown in Burkina Faso

A “dozen terrorists” were “neutralized” during sweep operations between June 7 and 13, after the massacre of at least 132 people in the village of Solhan, Burkina’s armed forces announced Monday, June 14 evening in a statement. “From June 7 to 13, security and combing operations continued in the vicinity …

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Boko Haram finally confirms death of Abubakar Shekau

  Boko Haram leadership have confirmed the death of its longserving leader, Abubakar Shekau. Local media portals in Nigeria cited a video in which the Shekau faction spoke about the demise of the former leader. The announcement made in Arabic was by one Bakura Sahalaba who was flanked by a …

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See this 1958 graduation photo from the KNUST

  In 1958, the setting for a university graduation was obviously not as flamboyant as we have them today but the essence of those events cannot be said to have been any less. In this photo of a graduation ceremony from the Kumasi College of Technology, now the Kwame Nkrumah …

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End of the road for Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving PM

  Rival politicians in Israel have formed a new government to remove Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving leader, from power. After four parliamentary elections in two years, opposition leader Yair Lapid, a former TV news anchor, put together a coalition with Naftali Bennett, a former settler leader and hard-right religious …

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