Ghana Mourns Winnie Mandela
A government delegation led by former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has paid its respects to anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela Mandela in South Africa. The delegation, which arrived in...
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Winnie Mandela Dies At 81
South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson...
Letter From Africa: Mugabe ‘unloved’ On His Birthday
In our series of letters from Africa, Zimbabwean journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe considers the fate of ousted President Robert Mugabe as he celebrates his 94th birthday. A famous quote by...
Ramaphosa Promises To ‘follow Mandela’s Footsteps’
New South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to continue the “long walk” Nelson Mandela began in a State of the Nation Address which touched on corruption, poverty,...
South Africa: ANC ‘decides Zuma Must Go’
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will formally ask for President Jacob Zuma to resign after he refused to do so earlier, reports say. The reported decision to “recall” him...
Johnson Sirleaf Wins Mo Ibrahim Achievement In African Leadership Prize
After two years of winner-drought, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced its 2017 Prize for Achievement in African Leadership is to be awarded to Former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf....
The Marine Drive Project – A Planning Challenge
On Friday December 15, 2017, the President Nana Akufo Addo cut sod for the commencement of work on the Marine Drive Project in Accra, at a ceremony attended by chiefs, political leaders and the...
South Africa: ANC Leaders Expected To Ask President Zuma To Resign
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are meeting to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
ANC Leaders Meet To Decide On Zuma’s Future
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
ANC To Decide On Jacob Zuma’s Future
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
ANC To Decide On Zuma’s Future
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
Nkrumah Is the Greatest African – John Boadu
The acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party has described Nkrumah as the greatest African. His comment sharply contradicts claims made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who is on...
El Hadji Diouf To Run For President of Senegal
Senegalese footballer El Hadji Diouf could run for the presidency of his home country. Diouf, now 37, spent two seasons with Leeds United after signing under Neil Warnock in 2012. The Dakar-born star...
Manasseh Azure Writes [Must-Read Article]
Family, fans and friends of late Asempa Fm’s presenter, KABA have been reacting to his death in diverse ways. While his wife Valentina has been finding it extremely difficult to come to terms with...
Nigerian State Erects Ghana President’s Monument
Nana Addo’s statue – A statue of Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has been erected a state in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Governor of Imo State Rochas Okorocha is set to commission the...
Rawlings ‘battling With’ Malaria For the Past Six Months
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has stated that he has been battling malaria for the past six months. He, however, appears to be recuperating as he made an appearance at a lecture at the Ghana...
Stanbic Marks Mandela Day By Donating To La Yahoushua Prim. School
The Human Capital, and Marketing and Communications units of Stanbic Bank have extended a hand of support to the La Yahoushua Primary School in Accra in commemoration of this year’s Nelson Mandela...
Fake News, Torture, Cover-Ups
Police brutality, "fake news" propaganda and official cover-ups at the height of apartheid have been laid bare in a South African court probing the death of a communist activist 46 years ago. Ahmed...
Nigerian Who Named Pet Dog Buhari Cleared
Charges have been dropped against a 41-year-old Nigerian man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari. Joachim Iroko, a market trader also known as Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, was arrested in...
Mandela Book Withdrawn After Outrage From Widow
A new book detailing Nelson Mandela's last days has been withdrawn after it was condemned by his outraged widow, publisher Penguin Random House said Monday. The book by Mandela's physician Vejay...