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Angolan President fires economy Minister amidst fuel subsidy protests

Angolan President João Lourenço has dismissed the country’s Minister of Economic and Social Development, Manuel Nunes Júnior, in the midst of widespread protests sparked by the government’s decision to eliminate fuel subsidies. The move to end subsidies, aimed at reducing government spending, went into effect on June 1, causing a …

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Vice President Bawumia has never held British or any other citizenship – Gideon Boako

The Spokesperson for the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako, has rubbished claims on social media that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia holds British citizenship while in office serving as Vice Presidentof Ghana. In a post on his Facebook page Friday evening, Dr. Gideon Boako stated emphatically that Dr. Bawumia has never held British citizenship, …

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni tests positive for COVID-19

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after one out of three tests conducted on him returned a positive result. The revelation came shortly after his State of the Nation address on Wednesday, where he informed the public about his slight cold and subsequent …

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Vice President Bawumia is a British citizen – Former ambassador alleges

Sam Pee Yalley, a former ambassador to India, has alleged that the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, holds British citizenship. Speaking in an XYZ TV interview on Thursday, June 8, 2023, monitored by GhanaWeb, Yalley said that records to which he is privy indicate that the vice president had British citizenship when …

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Even as veep he has proven himself, what about when he becomes president? – Issah Fuseini touts Bawumia’s credentials

Former NPP Member of Parliament for Okaikoi North, Issah Fuseini has appealed to the delegates of the ruling New Patriotic Party to elect Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as flagbearer of the party. Contributing to Peace FM’s ‘kokrokoo’ show, Issah Fuseini touted Dr. Bawumia as the best candidate to lead the NPP …

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Anti-LGBTQ law: If they cut aid, we shall discipline our expenditure – Uganda president

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Ugandan president has admitted that international partners and donors could cut aid to the East African nation because of a recently passed anti-LGBTQ law. The 78-year-old is, however, unperturbed by that prospect stressing that the country will rationalize its affairs to deal with the situation if …

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Signing of anti-LGBTQ bill is finished, ‘we are ready for war’ – Uganda president declares

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, president of Uganda has declared that the subject of an anti-LGBTQ bill is closed since May 29 when he asssented to the Bill transmitted to him from the Parliament. He stressed in a quote shared by the presidency that ‘nobody will move us,’ likening the fightback that …

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‘I will cancel Free SHS if elected president’ – Prophet Kumchacha

Prophet Kumchacha says he will cancel the free education policy of the governing New Patriotic Party when he is elected President of Ghana. According to Kumchacha, who has announced his intention to contest the Presidential race in 2024, the free Senior High School programme is a huge burden to the …

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You’ll go down in history as the worst president in the 4th Republic – Prophet Oduro descends on Akufo-Addo

The General Overseer of the Alabaster International Ministry, Prophet Kofi Oduro, has said that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will go down in history as the worst president, Ghana has had in the 4th Republic. According to him, Akufo-Addo has only managed to bring untold hardship on ordinary Ghanaians since he came into office …

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Nigeria’s dollar bonds jump after new president scraps fuel subsidy

Nigeria’s dollar bonds rallied after President Bola Tinubu scrapped the nation’s $10 billion fuel subsidy program and announced plans to adopt a uniform exchange rate. Debt due in 2047 jumped 3.3% to 66.750 cents on the dollar by 10:10 a.m. in London. Bonds due in 2049 gained 2.9% and those …

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