Kenya hit out at the United Kingdom after London added the east African country to its coronavirus travel ‘red list’. In a strongly-worded statement on Saturday, Kenya’s foreign affairs ministry said the decision was ‘discriminatory’ and lacked ‘logic and scientific knowledge of the disease or the spread of the …

image captionPolice have accused the banned separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, of carrying out the attack More than 1,800 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria after it was attacked by gunmen, officials say. The attackers reportedly entered the prison yard in the south-eastern town of Owerri …

The dreadlocked Junior High School graduate, Tyrone Marhguy, who has been denied admission to Achimota School, due to his hairstyle has made an astonishing revelation regarding his love for Mathematics. In an interview with famous blogger Ameyaw Debrah, Tyrone, who is part of a triplet set recounted how he ended up selecting Achimota …

Outrageous, ‘142 application files for direct enrollment received since September 2019, yet, because of setting a date for their examination’ and not swearing-in. Sirs, incorporation, and or direct enrolment into the Cameroon Bar is of right and sanctioned by law, notedly, Section 8 (1), (b), of Law No: 90/059 of …

In a statement received by CameroonWeb, OCHA strongly condemns the attack on its humanitarian convoy in the southwest region of Cameroon on March 28, 2021. It attributes this aggression to “non-state” armed groups and demands respect for international rights in this part of Cameroon. The Humanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon, Mr. …

The billionaire husband of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, Ned Nwoko, has explained why he has more than one wife and prefers to marry young women. In an interview with BBC Igbo, the billionaire politician explained the economic reason behind his choice of polygamy. According to him, the average northern Nigerian …

  Zimbabwean Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has unveiled commemorative postage stamps highlighting the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, state broadcaster ZBC reported. “It is a commemorative stamp that will help preserve the history of the fight against the pandemic,” Chiwenga said. Like any member of the global community, Zimbabwe has borne …

A video circulating on social media shows a group of people around a fire in a pit. Amongst the group is a man standing by with a liquid substance pouring it into the pit. The group then formed a queue and started walking through the pit of fire. Apparently, they …

Four United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an attack by jihadists on their camp in Aguelhok in northern Mali, the U.N. mission in Mali said Friday. The U.N. mission said that helicopters were dispatched to the scene to evacuate the wounded from the camp, which houses mostly Chadian peacekeepers. The …

The African Union on Thursday called for urgent and coordinated international action after a jihadist attack that killed dozens and uprooted thousands on the northern Mozambican coastal town of Palma. The jihadists captured Palma on March 24, ransacking buildings and beheading residents and forcing thousands to seek safety in the …

  Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo appears to be on a fast track for homecoming after being definitively acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of war crimes charges. The ruling on Wednesday ends a legal saga that had enmeshed Gbagbo, 75, for nearly a decade, opening the door …

A former Nigerian beauty queen and doctorate student from Philadelphia has been shot dead while sitting in her car in front of her family’s home. Her parents are now in hiding out of fear for their lives. Najeebat Sule, 24, who was known to her loved ones as Najee, was …

BBCCopyright: BBC The United Nations mission in Mali says four of its peacekeepers have been killed by suspected jihadists in the north of the country. It said several others were wounded when the insurgents attacked the camp run by Chadian peacekeepers in Aguelhok. The peacekeepers “bravely pushed back” against a …

One of the main armed groups in the Central African Republic, a member of a rebel coalition seeking to overthrow the regime of President Faustin Archange Touadéra, announced on Friday the death of its leader, Sidiki Abass, from injuries sustained during an attack in November. In a statement, the group …

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) has approved the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. Permission was granted on March 31 in terms of Section 15(6a) of the Medicines and Related Substance Act 101 of 1965. “The authorisation is, however, subject to a number of conditions, …

The Vice President of Ghana Psychology Association, Reverend Albright Banibensu, has cautioned against negative pranks as they can cause cardiac arrests. “Persons with underlying anxiety disorders can have cardiac arrest out of pranks so we have to be careful with this April fool’s pranks,” he told the Ghana News Agency …

Few years ago, Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari was in the United Kingdom, Angola’s Eduardo Dos Santos was in Spain, Benin’s Patrice Talon was in Paris and Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe flew often to Singapore. Ordinarily one would think these leaders fly out to participate in international engagements or for official visits but …

Two teenagers were shot dead in Westbury, while two men were seriously injured in the same incident. Image: 123RF/Roger Lamkin It was a bloody Thursday as two teenage boys were shot dead at a residence in Westbury, Johannesburg. ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said two boys, believed to be 15 and 16, …

First international news organisation to offer News related podcasts to African market The BBC World Service and AfricaWeb have formed a new digital partnership to offer BBC News text, podcasts, audio and video content in English, Pidgin, Hausa and French to audiences in Ghana and Cameroon via market-leading news portals …

It’s every mother’s worst nightmare as Madam Angela Asare faces the fear of having lost her daughter, Vera Asamoah, a Ghanaian nurse stationed in the nation’s capital Accra. Angela, who is also a nurse at the Asesewa Government Hospital in the Eastern Region recounts how her daughter left her apartment …

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld the acquittal of Ivory Coast’s ex-President Laurent Gbagbo on charges of crimes against humanity. It paves the way for his return to Ivory Coast, where he remains an influential figure. He had been charged in connection with violence following a disputed election in …

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Ofcom has fined Pastor Chris Oyakhilome over harmful sermon on COVID-19 and the 5G network. A financial penalty of £125,000 has been imposed on Loveworld Limited after a program broadcasted on its religious service Loveworld Television Network featured inaccurate and potentially harmful claims about the COVID-19 with no protection for …

The International Criminal Court sitting in The Hague has upheld the acquittal of Ivory Coast’s former president Laurent Gbagbo, the first head of state to stand trial at the tribunal. The judgment was delivered at 3 pm (1300 GMT) by the appeals chamber of the Hague-based court. The decision clears …

Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki has been sacked, South Africa Football Association (Safa) announced on Wednesday. This follows Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Sudan in Omdurman that saw Bafana fail to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) when a draw would have seen the South Africans reach the …

  A private hospital belonging to a former Medical Director of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Dr Thomas W Anabah has been gutted by fire. The cause of the fire at Habana Hospital in Tamale on Monday, March 29, 2021, is not immediately known but some medical equipment estimated at …

Fear and panic have rocked residents in the Bodi district after ‘juju’ was spotted on a basic school’s compound. Sefwi Dokukrom D/A Primary and Junior High School at Bodi has since been closed down after the mystery pot with strange items was discovered on the school’s compound. Inside the pot …

A Kenyan pastor has been arrested in Lodwar while trying to resurrect a dead child... An influx in church ministries across the globe continues to bring a corresponding confusion into the once respected spiritual arena. Unlike in the past when God’s Word was taken serious and only preached by the …

Popular flamboyant Malawian Prophet, Shepherd Bushiri on Monday announced the passing of his and wife Mary’s first-born child, Israella Bushiri. Bushiri took to his social media pages to announce the news, revealing that the little girl had been treated at a hospital in Kenya. In a post published on 18 …

The Togo Football Federation has sacked national team head Claude Le Roy with immediate effect, GHANAsoccernet.com can report. The French man failed to the guide the Sparrow Hawks to secure qualification to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Togo finished last in Group G of the qualifications which had Egypt, …