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African Union welcomes Libyan interim unity government

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– – The African Union has welcomed the setting up of a Libyan interim unity government which is expected to oversee elections in December this year. Delegates at a UN-led forum voted for a three-member presidential council as well as a prime minister. Mohamed Younes Menfi, a former ambassador to Greece, will be the head of the presidency council. Abdul… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo re-elected as ECOWAS Chair

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– – Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday was re-elected as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a statement the authority said the Ghanaian President will serve another one-year term as Chair of ECOWAS. It said “the Authority calls on His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,… Read More
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Mummies with golden tongues found by archaeologists

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– – An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission working near Alexandria has discovered mummies from around 2,000 years ago bearing golden-tongued amulets, the Egyptian authorities said on Wednesday. “The mission discovered 16 tombs cut into the rock… in the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria” in northern Egypt, the antiquities ministry said in a statement, adding that the burial technique was… Read More
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Ghana: Academics upset as judges question lecturer for not wearing suit

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– – Some academics in Ghana are upset over a development that took place in the country’s Supreme Court hearing a petition against the conduct of the December 7, 2020 presidential election. After the cross examination of the second witness for the petitioner, the ex-president John Mahama, some of the judges at the apex court questioned Dr. Kpesa Whyte who… Read More
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Covid-19: Ghana approves first herbal drug for clinical trial

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– – Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has announced that it has given approval for the country’s first herbal medicine Cryptolepis Sanguinolenta locally known as Nibima for clinical trials for the treatment of Covid-19. The herbal medicine went through several laboratory studies at one of the country’s major university research centre called the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and… Read More
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Ghanaian cop assigned to guard Togolese politician commits suicide

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– – A Ghanaian police officer assigned to guard Togolese opposition leader in Accra has allegedly committed suicide. Local media reporting revealed that Constable Eugene Yelnona allegedly shot himself on Monday while on duty. He was part of the security detail assigned to provide protection for Togolese opposition leader, Mr Gilcrest Olympio at his residence. Constable Eugene Yelnona, who was… Read More
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Militants attack hotel in Somalia killing nine people

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– – Militants have attacked a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing nine people including a former military general, Mohamed Nur Galal. Security forces engaged the militants in gun battle before ending the assault early Monday. The militant group, Al-Shabab has said it was behind the attack at the Afrik Hotel. The militants first bombed the hotel with a… Read More
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DR Congo’s Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga resigns

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– – DR Congo’s prime minister, Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, resigned on Friday, the presidency said, a move enabling President Felix Tshisekedi to appoint his own premier supported by a new parliamentary majority. Presidency spokesman Giscard Kusema told AFP that Illunga “said he had drawn the consequences of the developing political situation. Ilunga, a close ally to former president Joseph Kabila… Read More
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The 20 finalists for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2021

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– – Twenty extraordinary young individuals including inventors, activists and entrepreneurs from 18 countries have been announced as finalists for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Awards. The awards recognise outstanding Commonwealth young people whose projects are transforming lives in their communities and helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More than 1,000 entries from 43 Commonwealth countries were received last year.… Read More
Africa Featured Mali West Africa World 

Mali dissolves military junta which overthrew Keïta’s government

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– – Mali’s military junta, the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) which overthrew former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been dissolved. According to a government decree the dissolution comes exactly five months after the junta staged the coup. The decree was signed by the transitional President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. The junta remained… Read More