Changes to the CFA franc used by 14 African states, announced over the weekend by Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, continue to drive debate across the continent. In this article, we share key details about this currency that has been in use for nearly three-quarters …

Ivory Coast’s public prosecutor on Monday issued an arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro, a former rebel leader and candidate in next year’s presidential election, forcing Soro to call off a planned homecoming after months overseas. The move against Soro, who retains the loyalty of many former rebel commanders who now …

A militant attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, one of the deadliest assaults in nearly five years of jihadist violence in the West African country. Seven soldiers and 80 jihadists were also killed in the double attack on …

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has rubbished the plans announced by former President John Dramani Mahama to transform Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on his second coming. Mr Mahama had said in a Facebook Live transmission on Monday, 23 December 2019, among several promises that one of the …

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) will be free at every level for Ghanaians should former President John Mahama be voted back into power in the 2020 polls. Mr Mahama aside the TVET promise also said he will increase the amount of money given to tertiary students by government …

Former President Mahama says he will abolish the licensure examination for teachers if he is elected as President in the 2020 polls. Addressing Ghanaians through Facebook, Mr Mahama also said he will abolish the 60% increment on Communication Services tax by the Akufo-Addo government if given the opportunity again. “Ghana …

The Executive Secretary of the National Teaching Council (NTC), Christian Addai-Poku, has said about 25 per cent of newly trained teachers are not qualified to be in the classroom. This comes as a result of the average pass rate in the past three Ghana Teacher Licensure Examinations (GLTE) written by …

French forces have killed 33 militants in an operation in Mali, according to President Emmanuel Macron. Mr Macron made the announcement on a visit to Ivory Coast, where he reiterated France’s commitment to fighting jihadists in the region. It comes weeks after 13 French troops died in a helicopter collision …

A South African lady has narrated how her boyfriend cheated on her and went on to create a Whatsapp group which had her and his other lover as members. According to @MooLwely, she had no problem with her boyfriend cheating. He went on to introduce her to the girl and also …

A metal safe securely locked with some unspecified amount of money, fixed into a concrete wall at the Account Office of the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital is missing. Dr Kwadwo Obeng, Acting Director of the hospital who suspects that it was stolen, said the thieves broke into the general and accounts …

Members of the Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) are demonstrating on the KNUST campus. The workers who form the largest union on campus are angry over the delay of swearing in their nominee onto the university’s new council and threatened to match into an ongoing council meeting on the …

Cynthia Morrison, Minister for Gender, Children and Social protection has called on parents and guardians to talk to their children about their sexual orientations to enable them identify persons with bad intentions. She said it was vital for them to teach the children to know that their bodies belonged to …

A 13-year old girl who was impregnated by her father has given birth to a baby at the Benin Central Hospital. The teenager who was in primary six when her father put her in family way has been in protective custody of the Edo State government. According to THE NATION, …

Public primary schools in the Savannah Region of Ghana could not write end of term examination due to a new curriculum introduced by the government. The pupils will be vacating today, Thursday, December 19, ahead of the festive holidays despite failure to write first term examination. A visit to some …

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools(CHASS) has written to Management of Ghana Education Service demanding payment of outstanding arrears of subsidies for the last batch of Fee-Paying Senior High School Students who completed School in June this year. A letter signed by President of CHASS, Alhaji Yakub.A.B Abubakar, …

It is no secret that sport betting is a growing phenomenon which appears to be a profitable business venture in Ghana. Sport betting is a form of gambling that entails placing a wager, also known as a bet, on the outcome of a sporting event. The most common sporting event …

Tension is mounting between students and authorities at the Akropong School for the blind after a chaplain at the school was caught molesting a blind female student in a classroom. The students are angry at what they say is an attempt by the authorities to cover up the incident which …

A 19-year-old boy is in serious trouble for impregnating his mother after he used a love charm he was testing on her. The 19-year-old identified as Ekenem reportedly got a love charm from a native doctor to use on his mother and one of the matrons in the college where …

Actress Angela Okorie isn’t done with trolls who think her attack is fake. The actress has now shared a video where the pellets of bullets were removed from her face. While sharing the video on her IG page, the actress praised God for helping her to narrowly escape death. She …

Protesters have set ablaze a church in Akure city, south-west Nigeria, following unconfirmed rumours that the body of a missing one-year-old child had been found buried by the altar. Witnesses said two of the protesters were shot and wounded by police officers who tried to disperse the angry crowd. Police …

Discriminating against a person living with HIV or AIDS could land one in jail for up to three years. This is contained in the Ghana AIDS Commission Act 2016, Act 938 which was passed by Parliament and assented by former President John Dramani Mahama on December 30, 2016. The Act, …

The authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo will relocate some 10,000 families from a southeastern town rich in cobalt estimated to be worth billions of dollars, the AFP news agency reports. DR Congo produces 60% of the world’s supply of cobalt. The rare mineral is used to produce lithium-ion batteries …

The charity, Save the Children, says more than 100,000 children have been displaced by recent conflict in Mali. A third of a million children are not being educated as insecurity has forced hundreds of schools to close. The aid group said a fifth of Mali’s population was now in need …

The Gambian government and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have signed an agreement for the establishment of a Science, Technology and Engineering University in The Gambia, Gbcghanaonline.com reports. This came to light when the President of The Gambia, Mr Adama Barrow, received a delegation from KNUST …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said former South African President, the late Nelson Mandela, left a legacy other African political leaders should emulate. Buhari said the Mandela example was to vacate office once the constitutionally-approved term of office had expired. He spoke at the State House when …

Authorities of Owerriman Senior Technical School in the Asante Akim North Municipality of the Ashanti Region have withheld results of close to fifty students who sat for the last year’s West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) over their indebtedness, according to reports. This is after the New Patriotic Party …

Police in Northern Cape are investigating an inquest case following the discovery of the bodies of two young girls in a deep freezer on Monday. The two friends, aged 4 and 5, were reported missing on Sunday in Bankhara. Police spokesperson Brigadier Mohale Ramatseba said, while a search was under …

A report on how to deal with Eskom’s group debt burden of around R440bn is expected by year-end, the department of public enterprises told members of Parliament on Wednesday during a briefing. The department’s Deputy Director General, Makgola Makololo, was briefing the oversight committee on public enterprises on its Special …

Over 100 women between 50 and 80 years of age from Agubia Community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State stripped naked, in protest of the arrest of their children by security agents operating in the state. The women stormed the Government House gate at about 11 am on …

The body of a KDF officer was found in his house on Monday, December 17, after neighbours alerted the police to a foul stench emanating from his house. According to Likoni OCPD Jane Munywoki, the soldier (Abraham Kipchirchir) had been missing from work since Saturday, December 14. His fellow officers claimed to have …