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Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo says he has been left devastated by the massive fire outbreak that destroyed numerous shops and stores in Ghana's biggest clothes market - Kantamanto. Thousands of traders have lost almost all their goods and capital as almost nothing was salvaged from the horrifying fire outbreak. Ghana's National Fire Service had to deploy about 13 tenders to bring the fire under control. During his final state of […]

The bodyguard of the Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo collapsed in parliament during the 2025 state of the nation address. Col. Isaac Amponsah collapsed on the floor while standing behind the outgoing Ghanaian leader while he was delivering his final state of the nation address in the house of legislature on Friday, January 3, 2025. 2024 NPP Presidential running mate Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, quickly rushed onto […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]