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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...

Ga Mashie celebrates Homowo [Photos]

Over the weekend, the people of Ga Mashie took their turn in the Homowo festivities for this year. The streets of Ga Mashie were filled...

Niger: ECOWAS military intervention will not happen – Prof Aning

The Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) says ECOWAS’ military intervention in...

Nigerian professor suspended amid sex-for-grades probe

Nigeria’s University of Calabar has suspended a high-ranking professor after a protest by female students accused him of sexual harassment. On Monday, around 30 female...

Niger: We’re not going to engage in endless dialogues – ECOWAS

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, says the regional body is not ready to engage in endless talks with...

UN celebrates Kofi Annan, five years after his passing

The United Nations has paid glowing tributes in honour of its late General Secretary, Kofi Annan, five years after his death. Kofi Annan died on...

At Defence chiefs meeting on Niger: We mustn’t stifle democracy – Chairman of CDSs declares

The Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDSs), General Christopher Musa, has said that democracy should not be stifled in...

80-year-old woman says she’s still a virgin because husband refused to have sex

Sexual intercourse, they say is an exclusive preserve of married couples, which was probably one of the reasons a now-80-year-old woman got married, but,...

Cash, cars and homes seized in $735m Singapore anti-money laundering raids

Singapore police have seized about S$1bn ($735m; £578m) – including luxury homes, cars and watches – in one of its biggest anti-money laundering probes. Gold...

Pilot dies in bathroom of plane with 271 passengers onboard while flying 

An airline pilot died after collapsing in the bathroom of a Miami, U.S. to Chile flight with 271 passengers onboard. Captain Ivan Andaur, 56, began...

Niger coup: Dzi wo fie asem – Sam George tells Akufo-Addo on military deployment

Pressure is still mounting on President Nana Akufo-Addo not to deploy soldiers for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) standby force in Niger. The...