AFRICA

Zambia’s President warns potential coup plotters

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has issued a stern warning to potential coup plotters, emphasizing the importance of preserving the country’s democratic stability, according to a report by BBC. The reason behind his cautionary statement remains unclear, but it follows a series of recent coup attempts in Francophone African nations and …

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Suspended Mkhwebane wants to return to work, but Ramaphosa says no

Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants to return to office, believing that she is no longer suspended. Mkhwebane announced on Monday that she intended to return to work on Tuesday based on her interpretation of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s suspension letter dated 9 June 2022. She claimed that the president suspended …

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What New York Times said about Ghana’s ‘Kosua ne meko’

One of Ghana’s favourite snacks; ‘Kosua ne meko’ (egg and pepper) found its way into a New York Times’ magazine piece. The publication sought to share with the rest of the world, what this snack comprises and how easy it is to prepare. Describing it as a ‘popular Ghanaian street …

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Nigerian pastor sets lady on fire during special prayer

Pastor Taiwo Odebiyi of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Maberu Parish located in Offin in the Sagamu area of Ogun State, has been arrested by the police for setting 21-year-old Sukura Owodunni on fire during special prayer. As reported by The Punch, the incident happened on August 17, 2023. It …

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95 HIV-positive cases recorded in Ada East in first half of 2023

The Ada East District HIV Programmes Coordinator, Mr Adator Anani, says the district recorded 95 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive cases in the first half of 2023. This is from tests conducted on 678 people between January and June. Mr Anani said this in a presentation during the 2023 Half-Year …

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Ali Bongo: The playboy prince now under house arrest

Ali Bongo, the man ousted as Gabon’s president, is a man of many faces. To some, he is a spoilt, playboy prince who saw ruling the oil-rich Gabon as his birthright; a one-time funk singer who stepped into his father’s shoes to continue his family’s (now 53-year long) rule. To …

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‘Dr. Magudumana lost all her rights when she fled the country’

Escaped convict Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana were arrested in Tanzania. Free State ActionSA Chairperson, Patricia Kopane says it will be an insult and insensitive to release Dr Nandipha Magudumana on bail. Kopane says the fact that Magudumana was arrested in a foreign country shows that she does not …

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Samia appoints new spy chief for Tanzania

President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday named Ali Idi Siwa as her new head of intelligence in a surprise move, replacing Saidi Hussein Massoro who held the position for less than eight months. In a two-paragraph statement, the Presidential Communications Unit gave no reasons for the abrupt change as Siwa, …

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Otumfuo to raise $10m to renovate KATH leaking blocks

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned the bad structural state of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) which serves as the referral center for 12 out of the 16 regions of Ghana. KATH block A-D built 70 years ago has never seen any renovations, a development Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II described …

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Kenya Airports Authority CEO fired after power cut at Jomo Kenyatta Airport

Operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi were paralyzed after the electricity outage, leaving travellers stranded. As a result, Kenya’s Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced the termination of the contract of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) managing director, Alex Gitari. The Kenyan government also …

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