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Ghana goalkeeper Richard Ofori on Saturday won his second trophy with South African giants Orlando Pirates. Ofori joined the Pirates in October 2020 and has been their first-choice goalkeeper ever since. He has become so important in the last two years that he now captains the team. He wore the …

Every week, Steve Hanke, a Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Troubled Currencies Project in the United States, publishes Hanke’s currency watchlist, a group of currencies that have depreciated by at least 20% against the dollar since January 2020. Hanke, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, explains that …

A sitting of the French Parliament was suspended after a Black lawmaker was asked by another to “return to Africa.” NUPES MP Carlos Martens Bilongo was on his feet making a submission when the yet-to-be-identified colleague said to be of the far-right bloc yelled at him. A visibly shocked Bilongo, …

On 24 June 2022, disturbing videos started circulating online, showing violent clashes between African migrants and Moroccan border guards. The footage was filmed on a small piece of land where Morocco meets Spain – a gateway into Europe. These videos revealed shocking evidence of migrants being restrained and severely beaten. …

In April 2021, Twitter announced that it was establishing a presence in Africa and specifically chose Ghana to host its headquarters on the continent. The official announcement of the move read in part: “Twitter’s mission is to serve the public conversation, and it’s essential, for the world and for Twitter, …

Ex-Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has admitted that he let his country, and the whole continent, down when he missed a last-minute penalty against Uruguay in the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup. “I had to cry, because I felt like I went from hero to zero,” Gyan told FIFA.com in a short documentary …

Several residents in Torrance have reportedly registered their displeasure over a video showing a group of teenage girls hurling a racial epithet while laughing. According to CBS News, the video in question was recorded five years ago. But the footage was recently shared among South High School students. “It really …

A new Zulu king has been crowned at a historic event attended by thousands in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban. King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini was formally acknowledged as monarch by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who gave him a certificate of recognition. The ceremony was the first Zulu coronation since South …

A few days after Kuami Eugene shared a post hinting at leaving Lynx Entertainment, he has posted another which suggests he has now joined Empire Africa. In a fresh tweet he shared on October 19, 2022, the artiste wrote, “My New Family @EMPIRE @EMPIREAfrica.” While the artiste’s tweet may suggest his movement …

Ghana international, Richard Ofori has suffered a fresh injury that could see him miss the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The experienced shot-stopper started for Orlando Pirates today when the team locked horns with Amazulu in the South African Premier League. In the matchday 11 contest of the ongoing 2022/23 football …