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Ghana’s president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a national cathedral to be located in the capital Accra. The president was joined by leadership of major Christian congregations, government officials, ambassadors, traditional authorities and a cross-section of citizens at the event. A key talking point about the event was the importation of a stone from… Read More

A Greek-flagged chemical tanker with a crew of 22 has been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off western Africa, the ship’s management company said Thursday. There were no immediate reports of injuries. A spokeswoman for Minerva Marine said the Minerva Virgo was boarded some 45 miles (72 kilometers) off the coast of Benin on Thursday on its… Read More

South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa has stressed that the country will handle its first coronavirus case with all the seriousness, care and transparency required. He also stressed the need for citizens not to panic despite the news that the rampaging epidemic had finally breached the nation’s borders. Ramaphosa was speaking to the press at the Waterkloof Airforce base in Tshwane.… Read More

The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in over 80 countries across the globe. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a public health emergency of international dimensions. WHO chief Tedros Ghebereyesus said whiles China had a robust health system to detect and control, his outfit… Read More

A wake up call for developing nations borrowing to fund infrastructure. A new report by the Natural Resource Governance Institute is warning of crippling debt levels in developing countries. The report highlights resource-backed loans shrouded in secrecy at the detriment of the very people they are intended to benefit. After considering more than 50 of such loans made between 2004… Read More

The government of Angola has begun a massive privatization drive. Luanda has increased the number of companies up for privatization to 195. A little over a year ago, only 74 companies were listed for the sale. The project which begun at the end of last year is expected to be completed by 2022. Managers of this resource-rich Central African nation… Read More

As part of our news analysis slot on Africanews, we will be updating a media watch page that deals with major issues of media ongoings across the continent. It will cut across happenings in mainstream and across social media with also a special eye for fake news. Journalists in Uganda demand colleague’s freedom Media freedoms in Somalia US embassy calls… Read More

There has been a turn of events in Mali over Imam Dicko, former president of the Islamic High Council of Mali and political godfather. Dicko is reported to have been court summoned for criticizing the government in a speech last weekend in Bamako. But his supporters in thousands took to the streets to prevent him from appearing before the prosecutor… Read More

Jawar Mohammed, an influential activist turned politician is accusing the Ethiopian government of deploying repressive tactics to frustrate legitimate political activity of opposition parties. The Oromo Federalist Congress, OFC, politician; in a facebook post on Wednesday alleged among other things that government, which he tagged a regime, was using arrests and harassment to foil activities of particularly the OFC across… Read More

The Catholic Church in Eritrea is demanding answers from the government after a delegation led by the Ethiopian cardinal was blocked from entering the country despite having the necessary entry permission. In a letter made available to the Vatican News Service and signed by the General Secretary of the Eritrean Bishops Conference, the Church is now seeking answers from the… Read More