‘Let’s Support Rumble @60’
Minster for Youth and Sports, Hon Isaac Asiamah has pleaded with the general public to rally behind three of Ghanaian contenders in tomorrow’s boxing bouts at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. The...
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Vaccine Created To Protect Ebola-Ravaged Chimps
Scientists announced Thursday that they have developed a vaccine to shield endangered chimpanzees and gorillas against Ebola, which has wiped out tens of thousands of the wild apes in three decades....
Ghana’s 2018 World Cup Qualifying Opponents Appoint New Coach
Frenchman Sebastien Migne has replaced compatriot Pierre Lechantre as coach of Congo Brazzaville. Migne, 44, has previously worked as Claude LeRoy’s assistant at both Congo and Togo. It is a swift...
Chris Hesse – The Man Who ‘married’ Cameras In the Gold Coast
It was not until 1954 that he joined the then West African Film School which was located at present day TV3, Kanda in Accra. His choice of joining the camera department, to study, panned out to be...
Ghanaian Peacekeepers In DR Congo Mark Independence Day
Ghana’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), His Excellency Joseph Annim, has charged the Ghanaian peacekeepers to keep the Flag of Ghana aloft. HE Joseph Annim was speaking as the...
EU Warns DR Congo of More Sanctions
The European Union on Monday warned the Democratic Republic of Congo it faces more EU sanctions if political and military leaders block a deal with the opposition on the country's future. European...
What If Germany Had Not Lost Its Colonies In Africa?
The Germans were latecomers to the scramble for Africa. Even if there may have been individual Germans scouring the coasts of Africa (as slave traders?), it was only after the Berlin Conference of...
Congo Opposition Party Expels Top Official In Sign of Infighting
Democratic Republic of Congo's largest opposition party said it expelled one of its leaders on Saturday amid infighting that weakens its effort to force President Joseph Kabila to stick to a deal to...
DRCongo Detains Guru Leader of Outlawed Cult
The Democratic Republic of Congo announced Saturday that it had detained the spiritual leader of the Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) movement, an outlawed group that has called for an insurrection against the...
Congo Police Arrest Separatist Cult Leader After Violent Standoff
Burned cars are seen in the street after clashes between Members of Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) Police in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday they had arrested the leader of a separatist Christian...
Dangote’s Production Levels To Stop Nigeria From Importing Cement
Following continuous increase in its production capacity, foremost cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc, has finally ended the era of Nigeria’s dependence on importation as the company exports...
Kwadwo Asamoah Ready To Make Black Stars Return
Ghana midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah is ready to make a return to the Black Stars team, a close source to the player has revealed to Ghanasportsonline.com. The player has been out of the Black Stars team...
UN Accuses Congolese Forces of Civilian Killings
The UN has also pointed out lack of investigations by Congolese authorities The UN has accused the Congolese military forces of civilian killings. In a recently published report, the United Nations...
Dangote Ends Nigeria’s Cement Importation
In its 2016 full year audited results presented on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos yesterday, Dangote Cement sold 8.6 million metric tons of cement outside Nigeria, which is...
LRA Leader’s Ex-Bodyguard
Today the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi, began a visit to Uganada to meet victims of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). The Hague-based court...
NBA Africa Game Returns To South Africa In Team Africa Vs Team World Format
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) has announced that NBA Africa Game 2017, NBA’s second game in Africa, will take place Saturday,...
Zambia Hit By Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake, Tanzania, DRC Feel Effects
The quake struck at 2:32 a.m and was felt across the lake in Tanzania and in Congo The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that an earthquake hit northern Zambia early on Friday....
NSA Suffocates Under GHc 27m Debt
Officials of the National Sports Authority (NSA) have disclosed that the organisation is in serious financial distress and is much more insolvent than previously thought, with huge debts sitting on...
Fear Hangs Over Busy Uganda-DR Congo Border Post
The jagged, ice-capped Rwenzori Mountains stab at the sky above Mpondwe, a bustling border town in western Uganda. Trucks move slowly and one at a time across a rickety metal bridge above the...
NBA Africa 2017 To Take Place On August 5
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced today that NBA Africa Game 2017, the NBA’s second game in Africa, will take place...