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Kenya: Science teacher wins $1mln global prize

Peter Tabichi is a basic school teacher in Pwani Village, Nakuru in Kenya but he is now a global icon. Tabichi has for years dedicated...

[Photos]: The ‘grasshopper’ cargo drone from South Africa

A South African company has built a drone likened to a grasshopper due to how it leaps into the air. The drone was uniquely built...

Vodafone rolls out 4G services in Ghana

Telecommunication firm Vodafone has announced plans to roll out 4G internet services to its subscribers in Ghana. This is coming a month ahead of the...

Tech start-up Jumia to list on New York Stock Exchange

African e-commerce start-up Jumia has filed papers for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange on the 30th anniversary of the...

MTN to launch instant messaging platform in Africa

Telecommunication firm MTN has revealed plans to launch a new instant messaging platform. It is meant to compete with the likes of Facebook, Whatsapp...

Uganda to roll out electric cars this year

Uganda's government says it will be rolling out its first electric cars for the mass market later this year. The country failed in 2018 to...

Little Cab to launch in Ghana and Tanzania

Kenya’s Ride Company, Little Cab has revealed plans of extending its operations to Ghana and neighboring Tanzania. The firm which has been in existence for...

New spider species discovered in South Africa

Scientists in South Africa say they have discovered a new spider. The discovery adds to the number of already existing species. The discovery was made by...

Egypt to build first cashless city

Egypt is on the brink of establishing the first cashless city as its new administrative capital in the coming years. The North African country has...

The cryptocurrency exchange that lost $135m

When the 30-year-old founder of a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange died suddenly, he took the whereabouts of some C$180m ($135m; £105m) in cryptocurrency to his...

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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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