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Kenya deploys new commander to pacify DR Congo

Kenya has finally deployed a new commander to the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF), banking on his past experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to deal with concerns raised by Kinshasa. Maj-Gen Aphaxard Muthuri Kiugu assumed office in Goma on Thursday, where he will face a multitude …

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World Bank gives Mozambique $150m for Cyclone Freddy recovery

The World Bank has moved $150m of the funds it has earmarked for Mozambique projects to help fund the Southern African nation’s efforts to recover from Cyclone Freddy. Freddy was one of the deadliest storms to hit the continent in the past two decades. It ripped through Malawi, Mozambique and …

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Nigerians descend on Akufo-Addo after Buhari comments

Some Nigerians have lambasted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for eulogizing his Nigerian Counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, May 19, 2023. The Ghanaian President while delivering a speech as the guest of honour to launch two biographies of Buhari noted that Africa and the world at large will miss his leadership. He further said …

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Five players who snubbed Ghana to play for the Netherlands

Ghana is blessed with enormous talents. The Black Stars in recent times has seen the influx of Ghanaian players from the diaspora switch nationalities to play for the motherland. Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, about eight players switched nationalities from different countries to play for Ghana. …

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GPRTU asks drivers to halt 10% transport fare reduction

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has asked drivers across the country to halt the proposed 10 percent reduction of transport fares for now. The union has told its members to continue charging existing fares. On May 15, 2023, there was a directive for transport fares to be reduced …

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Australian doctor freed 7 years after abduction in Burkina Faso

An 88-year-old Australian doctor held captive in West Africa for more than seven years has been released and safely returned to his family, the Australian government has announced. Kenneth Elliott, from the west coast city of Perth, is safe and well and has been reunited with his wife Jocelyn and …

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US Embassy kidnap victims rescued in Nigeria

The Nigerian authorities have rescued US convoy kidnap victims who were attacked by unknown gunmen in the south-east Anambra state. This was announced by a joint security service on the morning of Friday, May 19, 2023. The victims are said to be physically unharmed. Identities of the victims were not …

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Mahama storms Kumawu ahead of Tuesday’s by-election

The Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama will today join the National Chairman of the party Johnson Asiedu Nketia in Sekyere Kumawu constituency to intensify the party’s campaign ahead of the Kumawu by-election on 23rd May 2023. Already, the National Chairman of the party Johnson Asiedu Nketia, …

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PDP wants African leaders to boycott Nigeria’s inaugural ceremony

African leaders have been advised by Nigeria’s major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to abstain from the country’s impending inauguration ceremony, which will see President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu take the oath of office. Speaking exclusively to the Daily Statesman, the spokesperson for PDP Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, Otunba Segun Showunmi, …

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Four people killed in eastern DRC ambush near gorilla park

Assailants killed three rangers and another member of their convoy in an ambush in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the Congo Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN). The attackers struck on Thursday as the convoy, escorted by ICCN rangers, left Kivandya village near Virunga …

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