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 […]

December 22, 2024

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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. […]

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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 […]

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South African footballer surrenders to police after fatal crash

[ad_1] A South African football player will face charges of culpable homicide, reckless and negligent driving, after he allegedly fled the scene of a fatal car crash that left a young girl dead, local police say. On Wednesday morning, Shaun Mogaila, 29, a player for Sekhukhune United, allegedly crashed his BMW into a car that was carrying an adult woman and two children in Gauteng province. The nine-year-old was "declared […]

October 31, 2024

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Court paves way for Kindiki to replace Gachagua

[ad_1] Kenya's High Court has lifted an order blocking the swearing-in of Kithure Kindiki as deputy president following the impeachment of his predecessor. In an unprecedented political drama that has gripped the nation Rigathi Gachagua was removed from office two weeks ago after parliament overwhelmingly approved an impeachment motion. President William Ruto immediately nominated Kindiki, currently the interior minister, to replace Gachagua. But the impeached deputy president then went to […]

October 31, 2024

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Africa: Ministerial Statement Seeking Accountability on Ambition for Nature Finance

[ad_1] Over the last year, countries from the Global South have come together to launch the Ministerial Alliance for Ambition for Nature Finance (‘the Alliance’). The Alliance is an intergovernmental group of ministers working to publicly champion achieving the nature finance targets that the world agreed to in December 2022 in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (“GBF”) and demonstrate actions that countries in the Global South are taking to increase nature finance. […]

October 31, 2024

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Africa: Ministers from Global South Come Together to Call for Urgent Action on Nature Finance at COP16

[ad_1] The Ministerial Alliance for Ambition on Nature Finance (MAANF) has today shared a statement signed by 20 Ministers of Environment from the Global South, 'Seeking Accountability on Ambition for Nature Finance.' The press conference at which this was launched can be watched here. Released on the second day of the High-Level segment, the statement calls on countries in the Global North to: 'Act urgently to ensure that at least […]

October 31, 2024

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Africa’s Flagship Universities Have a Proud History – but Are They Serving Local Communities?

[ad_1] Universities play a number of crucial roles in society. They educate students, research solutions to problems and serve as spaces for national debate. This is especially true for large public institutions, often referred to as flagship universities. A number were launched with great fanfare around the time of a country's independence from colonial rule. They were tasked with driving national development by training skilled graduates to fill workforce gaps […]

October 31, 2024

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Africa: Namibian Ballot Printing Disrupted By Power Outage in South Africa Amid Security Concerns

[ad_1] The entity awarded a controversial tender to produce Namibia's ballot papers says despite a power outage during the printing process, all ballots remained secure. A power outage reportedly occurred when Namibian political party representatives were overseeing the design, production, and delivery of ballot papers at Ren-Form CC in South Africa. The incident happened at the Johannesburg warehouse of Ren-Form CC, which was awarded a controversial N$6.2 million tender to […]

October 31, 2024

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