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8 coups in 8 years: A look at the 8 African countries that have experienced coups

The African continent has witnessed its fair share of political upheavals throughout history, with military coups being a recurring theme. These abrupt changes in governance have often left nations grappling with instability, economic challenges, and uncertain futures. In this article, we delve into eight African countries that have experienced coups, …

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UPDATE | More than 70 people dead after fire breaks out at ‘informal settlement’ inside Joburg building

A fire broke out at a five-storey building in Johannesburg early on Thursday morning. Screengrab via @CityofJoburgZA/ X At least 73 people have died and more than 50 others were injured after a fire broke out at a building in the Johannesburg CBD on Thursday morning. Johannesburg Emergency Management Services …

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Gabon coup: Watch huge cash stash allegedly found at home of politician

Hours after the August 30, 2023 coup was announced in Gabon, two videos went viral not only in the country but across the world. The two, trended for different reasons. Controversial cash stash video The more controversial video was of a massive cash discovery allegedly in the home of a …

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Ernest Nuamah picks number 37 jersey at Olympique Lyonnais

Ghana forward Ernest Nuamah will wear the number 37 jersey at Olympique Lyonnais after his transfer was officially announced on Wednesday night. It is the same jersey number Nuamah wore in his over one-year stay with FC Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga. French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais signed the …

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Take a look at the two-bedroom apartment John Mahama has rented for ex-Ghana goalkeeper Memunatu Sulemana

Representatives of Former president, John Dramani Mahama have presented a rented two-bedroom apartment to former Black Queens goalkeeper Memunatu Sulemana who made the news for her distressful living after retirement. In a video sighted by GhanaWeb, Sulemana who lived in a makeshift wooden kiosk at Kaneshie, Accra was seen touring …

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Akufo-Addo to commission largest Salt Mine and Processing Plant in Africa at Ada

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday August 30, 2023, commission the Electrochem Salt Mine and Processing Plant located in Ada-Sege in the Greater Accra region. The salt mine and processing plant, which is the largest in Africa has the capacity to produce about 1,000,000 metric tons (250 tons per hour) …

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1 dead, 2 in critical condition as Chinese ‘galamsey’ security shoots 3 teenagers at Sefwi ‘Abroad’

One teenager has been allegedly shot dead by Chinese illegal miners’ security at Sefwi Abrokofe popularly known as ‘Abroad’ near Sefwi Boinzan in the Sefwi Juaboso District of the Western North Region. The shooting by the illegal miners have also led to the injury of two persons who are also …

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Watch as Kennedy Agyapong arrives at NPP headquarters to face disciplinary committee

Kennedy Agyapong, flagbearer aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has arrived at the party headquarters to face the disciplinary committee of the party today, August 29, 2023. He was summoned over alleged threats and accusations he directed towards President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during the Special Delegates Conference …

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Kenya Airports Authority CEO fired after power cut at Jomo Kenyatta Airport

Operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi were paralyzed after the electricity outage, leaving travellers stranded. As a result, Kenya’s Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen announced the termination of the contract of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) managing director, Alex Gitari. The Kenyan government also …

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Watch as ‘strong men’ try to calm angry Ken Agyapong as ‘hell breaks loose’ at polling station

It took the efforts of about a dozen able-bodied men to whisk away Kennedy Agyapong’s phone to prevent him from hurling further threats and expletives at whoever was at the receiving end of the phone call. The New Patriotic Party’s presidential hopeful was fuming with rage over what he claims to be …

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