Noah Lyles, an American sprinter, achieved a remarkable victory at the London Diamond League by winning the 200-meter race in just 19.47 seconds. This time set a new World Lead and also broke his own…
Nigeria: Super Eagles Star Opens Football Academy in…
Super Eagles star Moses Simon has opened Simoiben Football Academy in Kaduna as a way to give back to the society. The 24-year-old Levente forward who was bred in Kaduna through his formative years and…
DR Congo: Second Ebola Victim in Goma Dead
The second case of Ebola detected Tuesday in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, died, state sources said Wednesday. “The confirmed Ebola patient in Goma is dead, all measures to cut the chain of contamination…
Sudan Suspends Schools After Student Killings
Lessons in all Sudanese schools have been suspended indefinitely amid mass demonstrations over the shooting death of schoolchildren at a rally. The ruling military authorities ordered schools nationwide to close their doors from Wednesday, the…
World News: 28 Killed as Afghan Bus Hits…
Dozens of passengers, mostly women and children, were killed in western Afghanistan on Wednesday when the bus they were travelling in hit a roadside bomb, officials said. "A passenger bus travelling on the Kandahar-Herat highway…
South African Develops App to Help Farmers Sell…
A pioneering app in South Africa lets investors, eager to benefit from rising global beef demand, buy shares in a cow from their mobile phone for as little as 576 rand ($41). Self-styled “crowd-farming” company…
Ghana ‘Exports Rosewood Timber Illegally to China’
About six million rosewood trees have been cut down in Ghana for illegal export to China since 2012, an environmental group says. The rare species, which takes 100 years to grow, is mostly used to…
Ghana-Germany Sign Waste-to-Energy Project Agreement
Ghana yesterday signed a grant agreement of €5,026,027 (GH¢31 million) with Germany for the construction of a community waste-to-energy project in the Ashanti Region. The 400-KW demonstration project, which will use a hybrid solar PV,…
Ramaphosa’s Court Tussle With Public Protector Over SARS…
One of the court tussles between President Cyril Ramaphosa and Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been postponed in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The application relates to Mkhwebane's findings that Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin…
Mauritania Frees Blogger Sentenced to Death Over Facebook…
Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Mkhaitir, a blogger sentenced to death in 2014 has been freed by authorities in Mauritania, press rights group Reporters Without Borders, RSF, have disclosed in a July 30, 2019 statement. He…
Amazing African Tribal Traditions: The Spitting of the…
The Maasai people of Kenya and Northern Tanzania view spitting as a form of blessing and a sign of respect. Tribespeople use spitting to greet or say goodbye to friends, clinch a bargain or to…
Senegal Star Seals ÂŁ30m Moves to PSG From…
Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye sealed ÂŁ30 million moves to Paris Saint-Germain from Everton. The 29-year-old Dakar-born signed a four-year deal with the French champions until 2023 after the Toffees rejected a ÂŁ21.5m offer from Ligue…
US Congressional Delegation Led by Nancy Pelosi visits…
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in Ghana as the head of a Congressional delegation to hold discussions with President Nana Akufo-Addo Monday and to address Ghana’s lawmakers on Wednesday. While in Ghana, Pelosi and…
Trump Sends Rep to August 1 Investiture of…
The United States will send a delegation to the investiture of new Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, which event takes place on August 1, 2019. The White House in a statement late last…
Top UN Official Discusses Elections on First Visit…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General James Swan made his first visit to the Horn of Africa on Sunday. Swan discussed the importance of building Somaliland’s achievements and the impending elections. “We also…
Zimbabwe: USD$1.5 Billion Hwange Expansion Project Well on…
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), says that the USD$1.5 billion Hwange Expansion project – Unit 7 and 8 is going according to schedule and will add 600MW to the national grid upon completion in 2022.…
Zimbabwe: Chamisa Says He Will Not Tell People…
MDC president, Nelson Chamisa, said that Zimbabweans do not need him to call for a demonstration against the continued deterioration in the country’s economy. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday, Chamisa said: People don’t…
Ghana: Gov’t Reviews 2019 Budget to GHS 85.1…
The government of Ghana is seeking approval for extra expenditure of some GHS 6.4billion in its Mid-Year Review and Supplementary Estimates. This was contained in the Order of Business of Parliament on Monday, 29 July…
Ghana: 895 Trafficked Ghanaians Rescued
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), Mrs Cynthia Morrison has revealed that about 895 victims of human trafficking have been rescued since 2017 by the ministry in collaboration with the Ghana Police…