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One time Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, has been slapped with sanctions by the United States government. The Department of State announced on Thursday, December 9, 2021, that Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan President had been indicted in corrupt practices. “Isabel dos Santos, former Chair of an …

Dangote speaks at Development Finance Forum held in Accra Nigerian business magnate, Dangote challenges African leaders to fix power supply challenge Dangote tags Akufo-Addo, Paul Kagame and Alassane Ouattara as visionary leaders Africa’s most successful businessman, Aliki Dangote has posited that the continent of Africa only requires a maximum of …

Africa is indeed a strange continent with some of the weirdest traditions: from cleansing corpses and using the water to prepare communal meals to beat one another senselessly just to impress a woman, the continent is undeniably rich in culture. Whether these customs are beneficial in any way to those …

STATEMENT: Department of Health and Social Care, UK Health Security Agency, and Department for Transport From midday Friday 26 November, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and Namibia will be added to the UK’s travel red list Passengers arriving from 4am Sunday in England will be required to book and …

A number of African First Ladies converged in the Nigerian capital Abuja for the 9th Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM). The summit is being hosted by Mrs Aisha Buhari, First Lady of Nigeria, acting President of AFLPM. It is aimed at finding measures to mitigate violent …

The Global Peace Associations of Ghana, International Peace Bureau Networks, and Civil Society Organisations have held a sub-regional peace conference to discuss matters of interest to the peace, security, and stability of the sub-region and Africa. The region, in the past and recent times, has experienced instability and insecurity. This …

More than two thousand pigs have died after contracting what veterinary officers say is African swine fever. The incident, which occurred within a three-week period, has affected more than 50 farmers in the pig farm cluster in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The EJisu pig farm cluster is …

Government has announced plans of establishing the first-ever e-pharmacy on the African continent in Ghana. The move to set up the national scale e-pharmacy in the country is part of the government’s grand agenda of digitizing pharmacies in Ghana. “Basically, the digital e-Pharmacy platform will offer the opportunity to everyone …

Six out of every seven coronavirus cases are not being detected in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. It has made the calculation based on a formula that looks at recorded deaths and case fatality rates. So far only eight million Covid cases have been recorded but the WHO …

#10 Haller, Onana, Kudus, Labyad, Mazraoui Ajax aren’t short of African interest, although they’re unlikely to be there among the contenders come the end of the campaign…are they? They remain a talented young outfit, but will fancy their chances to advance from a group containing Sporting Club Portugal, Besiktas and …