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Uganda has officially joined the BRICS

Africa

Uganda becomes the latest African nation to join BRICS

Uganda has become the fourth African nation to join the BRICS after the East African nation became a BRICS Partner state member, joining 8 other nations to become members on 2025 New Year day. Uganda joins fellow African countries South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia who are all already members of the organisation which was birthed in September 2006 in New York. The announcement was made at the organisation's latest summit […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025 1

Nigerian goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali loses mum on New Year day

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Super Eagles goalkeeper Nwabali loses mum and dad in two months [Nigeria]

Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has announced the passing of his mother on New Year's day. The Super Eagles guardian took to social media to announce the death of his mother on January 1, 2025 and said: "Rip mom, worst year of my life already". It can be recalled that the Chippa United goalkeeper lost his father in November 2024 and barely two months after the passing of his father, his […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025

Kenyan senator Okiya Omtatah was arrested by police during a protest

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Kenyan opposition politician Omtatah among protesters arrested by Kenyan police

Kenyan lawmaker Andrew Okiya Omtatah was among protested arrested by the Kenyan Police during a protest on New Year's eve against growing cases of police abductions in the country. Omtatah has since been freed and a high court in the East African nation rejected an application by the police to further detain the Busia County parliamentary representative. Senator Omtatah had joined hundreds of peaceful protesters on the streets of Nairobi […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025

The mysterious metallic object that fell in Mbooni East, Makueni County on December 30, 2024. (Photo: Handout)

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Unknown space debris crashes into Kenya village

A yet to be identified space debris weighing up to 1,100 pounds has crashed into the Kenyan village of Mukuku, leaving villagers shocked, the Kenyan Space Agency has confirmed. Officials from the agency said in a statement that they are investigating fragments of metal which they believe is from a rocket. Furthermore, the KSA said a metallic ring roughly 8 feet in diameter and weighing some 1,100 pounds, crashed into […]

todayJanuary 1, 2025

Death penalty law abolished in Zimbabwe

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This African nation abolishes death penalty law

Human rights advocates Amnesty International have hailed the country for the efforts to abolish the law and describe it "beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region". Southern Africa country Zimbabwe have abolished its national death penalty law. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved the law with immediate effect. Mnangagwa's approval comes after the national parliament voted in earlier December 2024 to scrap the penalty law. The last time […]

todayDecember 31, 2024

African musician involved in an accident

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Top traditional African musician involved in gory accident – Get the details

According to a statement released by his management team, he was travelling to another venue to perform after successfully ending one in a different location. Top Ghanaian highlife musician Amakye Dede together with his team were involved in a gory accident on the Winneba to Apam road on Sunday, December 29, 2024 around 1:45 AM. The accident occurred when he was travelling from Takoradi to Agona Swedru for another show […]

todayDecember 31, 2024

Gloria Orwoba

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Kenyan senator accused of having a secret affair with ex-Ghana President Kufuor demands apology

Kenyan politician, Gloria Orwoba, has demanded a retraction and apology from a Kenyan newspaper that claimed she allegedly had a secret affair with former Ghana President John Kufuor. On December 20, 2024, a Kenyan newspaper made a publication in which they alleged that the Kisii, Nairobi-based politician had a secret affair with the former Ghanaian leader leading to the birth of a child for the Ghanaian man. Her reaction comes […]

todayDecember 22, 2024

Ghanaian Residents Association in Osaka

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Ghanaian Residents Association in Osaka hold 2024 End of Year party

By: Emmanuel Akyereko Members of the Ghanaian Residents Association in Osaka came together to celebrate a successful end to 2024 with a party event in Sakuragawa, Osaka, Japan on Sunday, December 2024. The association which boosts over 50 members out of an estimated 110 Ghanaians living in Japan's large port city and commercial center on the Japanese island of Honshu, entertained themselves to a nice treat of assorted Ghanaian cuisines. […]

todayDecember 22, 2024 2

Bayside Jafriq Radio

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Bayside Entertainment-JafriQ Radio donate to Ashanti Police Clinic

Tokyo-based Bayside Entertainment and fast-growing African-oriented online radio JafriQ Radio has made a donation of vital equipment to the Ashanti Police Clinic in Ghana. The items, which include stethoscopes and sphygmomanometers, were presented to the hospital on behalf of Bayside and JafriQ Radio by Superintendent Jerry John Boye on December 18, 2024. Upon receiving the items Superintendent Dr. Albert Paintsil stressed the importance of receiving the items from Bayside-JafriQ. "This […]

todayDecember 22, 2024 2

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