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I will run for fourth term in 2024 – Kagame

Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame has said he will run for a fourth term in next year's presidential election. “Yes, I am indeed a candidate,” Mr...

Russian ‘evil cannot be trusted’, Zelensky tells UN

“Evil cannot be trusted,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN General Assembly, as he urged the world to unite to end Russian...

Get your first debt restructuring right – IMF to debt trapped nations

Ghana is debt-trapped and has maintained its position as Africa’s highest borrower from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). After trimming about ¢90 billion of its...

British Vogue announces successor to Edward Enninful

British Vogue announced Monday that Chioma Nnadi will replace Edward Enninful as the head of the magazine. Nnadi — described as a “Vogue veteran”...

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign a new Sahel defence alliance

The West African states of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, have formed a defence alliance, according to Mali’s interim President, Colonel Assimi Goïta in...

South Sudanese mayor sacked after ‘slapping woman’

The acting mayor of South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, has been sacked after he was caught on camera apparently slapping a member of the...

SA advises two-minute shower over water shortage

Water suppliers in Johannesburg, South Africa, have asked residents of the city and its suburbs to use less water amid an intensifying water shortage...

UK to increase immigration and nationality fees

The United Kingdom (UK) is set to implement a series of increased immigration and nationality fees on October 4, 2023. The changes were formally...

Trevor Noah jumps into fan’s car to beat traffic in Johannesburg

We all know that nightmarish feeling in the pit of our stomachs as we realise we’re running late! On Friday, that played out live...

Otumfuo tours World Golf Museum in St Andrews, Scotland

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is on a three-day official visit to Scotland. As part of his visit, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who is...

Akufo-Addo leaves for Cuba, US and Austria

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has at the invitation of the President of Cuba, Miguel Mario Diaz-Canal Bermudez left Ghana to participate in a...

Morocco earthquake: The teacher who lost all 32 of her pupils

The thoughts of one Moroccan schoolteacher immediately turned to her pupils when she felt the 6.8-magnitude earthquake strike a week ago. Nesreen Abu ElFadel...

EBID President nominated for another international award

Dr George Agyekum Donkor, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), has once again...

‘Alien’ corpses displayed in Mexico’s Congress as UFO expert testifies

The fossilised bodies presented in glass cases by journalist and UFO scientist Jaime Maussan at Mexico’s parliament are said to be 1,000 years old. The...

Woman who breastfeeds her husband shares benefits to her marriage

A mum of three who bizarrely says she breastfeeds her husband says it has made them closer and him healthier - despite the backlash. Rachel Bailey, 30,...

Meghan Markle ‘can’t wait to visit Nigeria’ after discovering her African heritage

An Invictus Games organiser has revealed that Meghan Markle 'can't wait to visit Nigeria with her mum and the kids' after she was said...

Mexican ‘drug lord’ El Chapo’s wife released from prison

Emma Coronel, the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has been released from jail in the US. She pleaded guilty to...

Man arrested after touching reporter during live broadcast

Spanish police have arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a journalist after he allegedly touched her while she was live on TV. Isa...

Another Nigerian breaks Guinness World Record

After Tonye Solomon walked 60 km (37 mi) with a football on his head from Amassoma to Yenagoa in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, many of...

2023 MTV VMAs: Check out some glamorous red carpet looks

The awards was no joke, and the artistes represented in nothing but glam and fashion. Honestly, they came in real HARD! On the red… um...

Ghanaian man suspended for insulting Christians, Muslims

A Ghanaian man residing in the United States of America has faced consequences for making disrespectful comments against Christians and Muslims in a viral...

Kenya alarmed over addicts using animal tranquilisers

Kenya’s anti-drugs abuse agency, Nacada, has raised concern over drug addicts injecting themselves with animal tranquilisers as an alternative to heroin. It follows the...

Outrage as Zimbabwe President names son in cabinet

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of nepotism after naming his son in a new cabinet following his controversial re-election last month. Mr...

At least 26 dead in Nigeria boat accident

At least 26 people died in northern Nigeria after a wooden boat they were travelling in capsized in a dam on Sunday. The vessel...

African Union joins G20 as a permanent member

The African Union (AU) has been invited to join the G20 as a permanent member. The G20 summit is being held in South Asia for...

Give God your first fruit to prosper — Pastor Adeboye tells graduates

At the 15th convocation ceremony held at Redeemer's University campus in Ede, Osun state, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian...

Morocco earthquake: 632 killed as buildings damaged

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing at least 632 people, the country’s interior ministry says. The epicentre was in the...

Cryptocurrency boss jailed for fraud

A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars. Faruk Fatih Ozer,...

Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg

Scientists have grown an entity that closely resembles an early human embryo, without using sperm, eggs or a womb.  The Weizmann Institute team say their...

Drake shows off massive collection of bras fans threw at him on his tour

Drake might be internationally known for his chart-topping hits, but on his recent tour, he is drawing attention for an unexpected reason: his ever-growing...

Wrong-way driver calls police on himself by mistake

A driver in Nebraska phoned police to report that he was almost hit by a driver who he said was going in the wrong...

Ugandan MPs told HIV/Aids drugs used to fatten pigs

Ugandan MPs have been told that the drug authorities have known for years that anti-retroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV/Aids have been fed...

African leaders propose new taxes to fight climate change

African leaders have issued a declaration proposing new taxes across the world to fund action against climate change. The Nairobi Declaration was issued at the...

Man in court for living double life; married to two women at the same time

A man is facing seven years in jail for living a double life married to two women in Britain and Germany at the same...

Delta flight forced to turn around because of diarrhoea incident

A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona on Friday night was forced to turn around after a passenger had diarrhoea. The Airbus A350...

Plate-sized surgical tool left in woman’s abdomen for 18 months

A device “the size of a dinner plate” was left in the abdomen of a woman in New Zealand after she gave birth via...

The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father

Young, vibrant and bubbly, YouTuber Tiba al-Ali became a hit with her fun-loving videos about her life. She started her channel after moving from her...

Somalis with albinism: Pelted with stones and raw eggs

Referring to the stigma he faces in Somalia because he has albinism, 25 year-old Elmi Bile Mohamed says: “People tell me I am a...

New iPhone, new charger: Apple bends to EU rules

Apple’s latest iPhone will almost certainly feature a USB-C charge point when it is unveiled on 12 September. The firm’s phones currently use its proprietary...

US First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid-19

US First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House says. The 72-year-old, who is...