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Here are the 16 finalists for the Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

Sixteen extraordinary individuals including innovators, activists and entrepreneurs from 12 countries have been shortlisted for this year's Commonwealth Youth Awards. A pan-Commonwealth judging panel met last...

Namibia’s first lady to give all her wealth to charity

Promising to give away all her wealth - estimated at $3 million - to charity when she dies, Monica Geingos is on a mission...

Africa’s top 20 billionaires revealed, Dangote still reigns

The list of Forbes Africa’s Billionaires for 2020 has been revealed and once again the Nigerian, Aliko Dangote remains the richest on the continent. He...

The Ugandan eight-year-old rapper who sings about poverty

Ugandan rapper “Fresh Kid” has racked up hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube, won a U.S. music award and emerged victorious from a...

South African restaurant wins Guiness world milkshake record

Guiness World Records has named a South African restaurant as the official titleholder for ‘Most Varieties of Milkshakes Commercially Available’. With a total 207 varieties...

Lil Wayne says he is 53% Nigerian, gets invitation to visit

US rapper Lil Wayne has revealed that he is 53% Nigerian, citing an ancestry test result. Soon after revealing this, the rapper has been invited...

Tutu: The animation film about Ghana’s Ashanti Kingdom

At a popular amphi-theatre in Ghana’s capital Accra, hundreds gathered to watch the premiering of an animation film chronicling the history of one of...

Ghanaian singer Kofi B dies after performing at concert

Ghanaian musician Kofi Boakye Yiadom, known in showbiz as Kofi B has died after performing at a concert in the central part of the...

Egyptian millionaire engages Bill Gates’ daughter

Bill and Melinda Gates’ daughter Jennifer is engaged to Egyptian showjumper and millionaire Nayel Nassar, Page Six online news publication reported. Jennifer, a medical student, posted a...

Angélique Kidjo wins another Grammy, dedicates it to Burna Boy

The Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo has won another Grammy award. She won the World Music category of the US music awards on Sunday night. This makes...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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