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Ghana orders investigation into 81,000 suspected ghost names on payroll

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the operations of the National Service Authority…

Egypt tells US top diplomat Rubio that Arab states reject Trump’s Gaza plan

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday that Arab states rejected…

Namibia’s ‘founding father’ Sam Nujoma dies aged 95

Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its…

Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy, ICJ case

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on…

Tunisian president sacks finance minister, names a judge as new minister

The Tunisian president on Wednesday sacked Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri and named Michkat Khaldi, a judge, as new…

AXIAN Telecom Signs the GSMA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness Across Africa

Leading pan-African telecom group, AXIAN Telecom is proud to announce that it has officially become a signatory of…

Trump’s threat to South Africa over land – what’s behind it?

President Cyril Ramaphosa defended South Africa's land policy on Monday after Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding because of what he…

Kruger National Park tragedy – grandfather trampled to death while shielding grandchild from charging elephant

A 59 year old grandfather has been trampled to death by an elephant near the Malelane Gate in…

At least 20 Nigerian soldiers killed in attack on remote army base

At least 20 Nigerian soldiers have been reportedly killed in a suspected attack by fighters from the ISIL…

DRC Orders Closure of Embassy in Rwanda Amid Escalating Tensions Over M23 Rebel Advance

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reportedly ordered the closure of its embassy in Rwanda and recalled…

Over a million people flee to South Sudan as Sudan conflict grinds on: UN

The war in Sudan erupted in April 2023, between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese…

At least seven people killed by army at Ghana’s AngloGold Ashanti mine

A Ghanaian small-scale miners' association on Sunday said soldiers killed nine unarmed people at an AngloGold Ashanti (AU.N), opens…