Tag Archives: AFRICAN

  Ghana remains the African country with the most UEFA Champions League winners on the continent. The West African country has five players who are Champions League winners. The only countries that come close to Ghana are West African neighbours Nigeria and Ivory Coast as well as Cameroon – all …

Radio presenter and musician Blakk Rasta has embarked on a peaceful one-man march in Accra to preach against what he describes as “bad leadership” and its attendant implications. On the occasion of this year’s Africa Day celebration marked on Wednesday, May 25 2021, the ‘Barrack Obama’ hitmaker, known in real life as …

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 …

Coronavirus vaccines are gradually rolling into Africa as countries increasingly roll out nationwide inoculation. The issue of skepticism however remains rife for which reason governments have been tasked with increasing education and building public confidence around the safety of vaccines. One of the key measures of ensuring vaccine safety has been …

Ghanaian dancehall musicians, Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale have made sure Ghana was counted among the winners of this year’s African Entertainment Awards, USA. The 6th Edition of the event was held in New Jersey, USA on Sunday, 20th December 2020. The two dancehall artistes were the only Ghanaians celebrated for their contributions to music. …

The African Beach Soccer Union (ABSU) has issued a release following an Executive Committee online conference meeting on Wednesday, August 5 2020.   Among the key issues addressed, the composition, scope of work and terms of reference for the various standing committees to steer the affairs of the Union.   …

West Africa, with about 380 million people, is the final frontier for global automakers looking to increase manufacturing capacity in a region where they currently have little presence. While local assemblers in Nigeria, home to nearly half of the region’s population, have partnered with companies such as Volkswagen AG to …

According to a report from a local radio station called Bon Déjeuner! Radio based in Haiti, the young Haitian political leader Werley Nortreus (also known as Prince Werley Nortreus) said the Haitian Revolution must continue so Haiti can become free and independent again. For the first time, Haiti will exit …

Togo reported an outbreak of African swine fever in a farm northwest of the capital Lome, where 44 pigs have died of the disease since April 18. “Analyses at the Lome central veterinary laboratory have confirmed the presence of the African swine fever virus in this breeding farm,” said the …