Category: Africa
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to no longer sell cocoa at origin differentials below zero
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have decided to no longer sell their cocoa at origin differentials below zero, from as much as 125 pounds below the ICE te [...]
Sudan police fires tear gas against pro-democracy protests
Sudanese police fired tear gas in the capital Khartoum on Saturday in an attempt to disperse hundreds of pro-democracy protesters demonstrating ag [...]
Why I married the ‘ugliest man in the world’ – Wife shares interesting story
The wedding of a beautiful bride and the “ugliest man in the world” made headlines some years back, with many prophesying the couple would not las [...]
Residents of Ho shocked by revelation that a state land was sold at ¢41
There has been a public outcry following allegations that a state land in the Volta Regional capital of Ho was sold for GHC41.00 by the Lands Comm [...]
Sacked police chief arrested in connection with $150m corruption scandal
Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested former police chief George Kainja two days after he was sacked
He has been charged in connec [...]
Nigerian airlines to halt domestic flights over jet fuel hikes
Nigeria’s airlines are to stop domestic operations from Monday in protest at the spiralling cost of jet fuel.
It has risen almost fourfold this [...]
Airport boss sacked over low fuel and dark runways
Liberia’s president has sacked the head of the country’s only international airport after dark runways, caused by power failures, had forced numer [...]
Ghanaian Member of ISIS Jailed For Life In US
A British-born terrorist of Ghanaian descent, Alexander Kotey has been sentenced to life by a federal judge in Virginia, United States of America. [...]
57 entrepreneurs and SMEs receive support under EU programme
A total of 57 entrepreneurs and SMEs (25 for cohort 1 and 32 for cohort 2) in the SNV’s Netherlands Development Organisation three sectors have r [...]
ECOWAS MPs meet in Accra to tackle malaria menace
Members of Parliament from the sub-regional bloc, the West African Health Organization (WAHO) are meeting in Ghana’s capital of Accra to discuss way [...]