Tamale: Sustainable cities initiative launched
By: Murtala Issah The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development in partnership with the European Union and Expertise France have launched a five year development project in Tamale. The fifteen million Euro sustainable cities initiative, will be implemented by Expertise France Group, to enhance infrastructure, promote financial management, and provide valuable resources to […]
Porridge recalled after three children die in South Africa
An instant porridge has been withdrawn from sale in South Africa after three young children died reportedly after eating it. Police spokesperson Lt Col Siphokazi Mawisa told local newspaper the Daily Maverick the children, aged 18 months to four years, had complained of stomach aches after eating Top Score Instant Porridge, before they died on […]
Boat with 30 decomposing bodies found off Senegal coast
At least 30 decomposing bodies have been found on a boat off the coast of Senegal, military authorities say. The navy was informed of a vessel that was adrift about 70km (45 miles) from the capital Dakar, according to a military statement on X. They brought the wooden canoe, or pirogue, into port on Monday […]
Four children trapped in freezer in Namibia die
Police in Namibia are investigating the death of four children who were playing in an empty old freezer in the north-eastern Zambezi Region. Aged between three and six, the children were found inside the unused deep freezer in the densely populated area of the town of Katima Mulilo on Monday afternoon. The police believe the […]
Sierra Leone building collapse kills eight
Rescuers in Sierra Leone are continuing to search for more survivors after a seven-storey building collapsed in the capital Freetown, killing at least eight people. The West African country’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) said six people had been rescued from the rubble on Shell New Road so far, but “more people remain trapped”. It […]
(FOCAC) Full text: Keynote address by Chinese President Xi Jinping at opening ceremony of 2024 FOCAC summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech titled “Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a Community with a Shared Future” while attending the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday delivered […]
New Chinese Envoy lauds President Akufo-Addo’s participation in China-Africa Summit
Mr Tong Defa, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s participation in the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The Summit, which was successfully held in Beijing, from 4th to 6th September, had Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony. It was […]
Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set alight by ex-boyfriend
Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being doused in petrol and set on fire by a former boyfriend. The 33-year-old Ugandan marathon runner, who competed in the recent Paris Olympics, had suffered extensive burns after Sunday’s attack. The authorities in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei lived and trained, said she was targeted after returning […]
Gridlock in Nigeria amid fuel shortages and price hikes
Nigerians have been hit by a double whammy of chronic fuel shortages and a hike in prices by the state-owned oil company. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which imports the country’s fuel and distributes it to private sellers, blamed its debts and rising global prices for its difficulty in getting fuel. Many people have […]
Children die in building collapse after Nigeria flooding
Two children in north-western Nigeria have died after the building they were in collapsed, adding to the dozens who have lost their lives during weeks of severe flooding, the country’s disaster agency said. The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) reported that the children died in Katsina, one of the seven north-western states hit particularly hard […]
