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Central African bloc suspends Gabon over coup

The Central African regional bloc, known as Eccas, says it has suspended Gabon’s membership in response to last week’s coup. Earlier on Monday, the coup...

Stay off the press – JSI to military juntas in Africa

Amidst the wave of successful military coups sweeping across the African continent, JournalistsSanctuary International (JSI) has called on the military governments to not disturb...

Shooting outside wedding venue leaves 2 dead, 6 injured

A shooting outside a wedding venue in Ottawa, Canada, on Saturday night, has left two people dead and six injured, the police say. Police and...

Torrential rain in Spain causes major flooding

Several weather warnings have been issued across Spain as heavy rain causes major flooding across parts of the country. Maximum red weather alerts are in...

Gabon coup: Military chief says suspension of democracy only ‘temporary’

Gabon’s new military leader has pledged to return the country to democracy, but has refused to provide timelines for fresh elections. General Brice Oligui Nguema...

Goldfields addresses bullying, sexual harassment and racism in latest workplace culture report

Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE: GFI) on August 30, 2023, released the findings of an Independent Review into Workplace Culture undertaken...

Gabon coup leaders name General Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader

Army officers who seized power in a coup in Gabon on Wednesday have named General Brice Oligui Nguema as the country’s transitional leader. Gen Nguema...

Ex-girlfriends unite, storms groom’s wedding to ‘destroy’ him

A man in China had what was supposed to be one of the happiest days of his life turned into a nightmare when a...

Kenya hit by condom shortage

Kenya is grappling with a shortage of condoms, exacerbated by dwindling donor funding, leading to concerns about access to safe sex measures and the...

Ali Bongo: The playboy prince now under house arrest

Ali Bongo, the man ousted as Gabon’s president, is a man of many faces. To some, he is a spoilt, playboy prince who saw ruling...

Gabon President Bongo calls on ‘friends’ to ‘make noise’ over coup

Gabon’s president has called on “friends all over the world” to “make noise” over the coup in the country, in a clip that’s been...

President Ali Bongo’s eldest son under arrest

More details have emerged on the arrest of one of President Ali Bongo’s son, which was announced by coup leaders a little earlier. According to...

Gabon’s President Bongo under house arrest – Report

President Bongo, 64, is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors, as military officers have said on national TV in the last...

Live worm found in woman’s brain during surgery

In a world-first, scientists say an 8cm (3in) worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman. The “string-like structure” was pulled...

Gabon elections: How the Bongo family’s 56-year rule has hurt the country and divided the opposition

Gabon’s president Ali Bongo Ondimba (2009-present) recently announced his intention to stand for re-election in the country’s presidential poll scheduled for 26 August. He is, to state the...

We are defending peace – Gabon soldiers’ statement

Soldiers in Gabon called for “calm and serenity” as they announced they had taken over power in the early hours of Wednesday morning. They said...

Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon

Army officers have appeared on national television in Gabon to say they have taken power. They said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election,...

President Putin won’t attend Wagner leader, Prigozhin’s funeral – Russian Government

President Vladimir Putin of Russia will not attend the funeral for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary chief who launched a failed mutiny against Russia’s military...

Scammer poses as ‘God’, asks woman for deposits at ‘Bank of Heaven’

A Spanish man stands accused of taking advantage of an overly religious old woman by posing as her Lord and Savior and asking her...

Man jailed for systematically terrorizing neighbours with loud music

A Barcelona man was sentenced to one year in prison after a court found that he had been terrorizing his neighbours for at least...

Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault

Thousands of air passengers have been suffering long delays and cancellations after a “technical issue” hit UK air traffic control systems. People are stuck...

UK animal health system project trains Ghana’s national food safety lab system

Four officers from the National Food Safety Laboratory (NFSL) under the Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana, have successfully...

UK and Ghana working together to improve knowledge about honey bee health and husbandry

  A four member delegation from the University of Ghana (UG) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Schools of Veterinary Medicine are...

Ghanaian gay man seeks asylum in Canada

A Ghanaian young man who is an advocate of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQI+) community has found a way to flee to Canada,...

China state media calls on British Museum to return artefacts

A call for the British Museum to return Chinese artefacts after the recent theft of about 2,000 items is heating up social media in...

Paper straw cases cancer, poses major health risk – New study finds

We may all think we're doing our bit for the planet by sipping our drinks out of a paper straw. But the 'eco-friendly' alternatives contain...

Mahama congratulates India on moon’s south pole landing

Former President John Mahama has joined world leaders to congratulate Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and his people for the successful landing of the...

Halle Berry to pay ex-husband $8K monthly in child support after finalizing divorce

As part of their divorce settlement, Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry will pay her ex-husband Olivier Martinez $8,000 per month in child support. Per PEOPLE,...

Wagner boss was just back from Africa – Putin on crash

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has spoken for the first time about the plane crash in which it is said that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin...

Donald Trump tweets for the first time since 2021

Former President Donald Trump has posted for the first time on X, formerly known as Twitter, since the final days of his term in office. The post,...

Strong BRICS partnership will help construct a prosperous Africa – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo is optimistic that a robust partnership with BRICS countries will contribute to the development of Africa. He said this move, coupled with a...

Saudi Arabia, Iran to join BRICS as group admits six new members

Saudi Arabia and Iran are among six countries to join BRICS as new members next year, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced, on...

India becomes first country to land spacecraft on moon’s south pole

India has become the first country in the world to successfully land a spacecraft on the south pole of the moon. The Chandrayaan-3 mission was...

Wagner boss killed in plane crash in Russia

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet that crashed, killing all on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority has said. Earlier,...

Tennessee news anchor surprised with a proposal on set

A Tennessee news anchor is now engaged to be married after unknowingly introducing her own proposal. Cornelia Nicholson was recording on set at NBC affiliate WRCB when...

French airport to be renamed after Queen Elizabeth II in tribute

An airport in France will be renamed in honour of Queen Elizabeth II after receiving permission from the King, officials in the town have...

‘I was raped by a Metropolitan Police officer but saw him jailed – twice’

Lauren Taylor was just 16 when she was raped by a Metropolitan Police officer in 2010. Adam Provan was almost twice her age but he...

Exciting scenes as 2023 Chale Wote festival takes off [Photos]

The 2023 edition of the Chale Wote Street Art Festival kicked off with a procession on Monday, August 21, 2023. After 12 years of hosting...

ECOWAS rejects Niger junta’s proposed 3-year delay for elections

West Africa’s main regional bloc, ECOWAS, has rejected a proposal by Niger’s military junta to hold elections within three years, extending a political impasse...

The moment a Southwest Airlines plane catches fire mid-flight

This is the terrifying moment flames shoot out of an airplane engine moments after take-off. The footage, captured on Tuesday, shows flames roaring out of...