It is said in the akan adage that “if you climb the good tree, you surely get a push from the society”. The Ashanti Youth Federation as we seek the welfare of the grassroots in our party and Ghana our motherland, we respectfully appeal to the President of the land, …
Read More »Ivory Coast’s ex-President Gbagbo free to go home after ICC acquittal
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld the acquittal of Ivory Coast’s ex-President Laurent Gbagbo on charges of crimes against humanity. It paves the way for his return to Ivory Coast, where he remains an influential figure. He had been charged in connection with violence following a disputed election in …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo gifted customized Real Madrid jersey on 77th birthday
The President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been gifted a customized Real Madrid jersey on the occasion of his 77th birthday. The respected President of the West African country is being celebrated in his country today as well as leaders around the world. Currently in Spain …
Read More »Interpreter at Tanzania president’s funeral apologizes for misinterpretation
An interpreter who handled President Cyril Ramaphosa speech during the state funeral of the late John Magufuli at Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma, Matungwa Lwamwasha has admitted to have distorted the translation of what was being said by South Africa’s head of state. Lwamasha said, however, after the error occurred that …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo is 77-years-old today
Today, Monday, March 29, 2021; marks the 77th birthday of Ghana’s current President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Born in 1944 to Edward and Adeline Akufo-Addo in Accra, Nana Addo has for the major part of his life been a politician who has gone through Ghana’s political landscape as a Member …
Read More »VIDEO: Tanzania buries Magufuli at family home with 21-gun salute
Late Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli has been buried at his family home in his hometown of Chato in the country’s Geita region. Local media portals reported that the late president’s body was lowered into the grave at exactly 16:45 local time at his family home which lies along …
Read More »Tanzania swears in East Africa’s first woman president, Samia Suluhu Hassan
Tanzania has a new president in the person of Samia Suluhu Hassan, who two days ago was vice president of the East African country. She has made history becoming the first female president of the United Republic of Tanzania. Suluhu was, this morning, sworn in by the Chief Justice …
Read More »The woman set to become Tanzania’s next president
On Wednesday evening she had the task of announcing to Tanzanians that President John Magufuli had died and now Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan is due to take his place as the country’s head of state. First elected as Magufuli’s running mate in 2015, she was re-elected last year along with …
Read More »African leaders commiserate with Tanzania over president’s death
Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli was declared dead yesterday in a statement issued by his deputy, Samia Suluhu. The announcement ended spreading social media rumours about the whereabouts of the 61-year-old president who had won a resounding second five-year term late last year. A number of African leaders sent their …
Read More »Tanzania’s President John Magufuli is dead
John Pombe Magufuli, President of Tanzania has died. The announcement was made by the country’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan on state TV. According to her, Magufuli died of heart complications while being treated at Mzena Hospital in the port city of Dar es Salaam. Magufuli’s death followed more than …
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