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Ghana: Changing lives through IT literacy

Over a dozen school children in a school in Eastern Ghana gather around a single computer for an IT literacy lesson. Like in this school,...

Google to deliver internet in Kenya using balloons

Alphabet, parent company of Google says it will be delivering internet to Kenyans using its system of balloons. The project will launch in 2019 and...

Google fined 4.3bn euro by EU over Android

Google is to be fined a record 4.3 billion euros ($5bn; £3.8bn) over its Android operating system, the BBC has learned. The European Commission's action...

Jupiter now has 79 planet moons

Researchers said that Jupiter, the oldest and largest planet, has 79 planet moons with the latest discovery of 12 new ones. U.S. researchers announced the...

Egypt approves new but tough social media laws

In order to regulate social media usage, Egypt's parliament has approved new regulations. The new regime requires that all social media users with over 5,000...

Rolls Royce develops system for flying taxi

Engine maker Rolls-Royce has designed a propulsion system for a flying taxi which it says could take to the skies as soon as early...

WhatsApp allows users to label forwarded messages

WhatsApp announced it will now let you know when someone has forwarded a message to you. “WhatsApp cares deeply about your safety,” the company said...

Ebola survivors suffer severe mental problems

Researchers say people who survive the deadly Ebola virus are at risk of suffering from severe mental problems. There could also be neurological problems, including...

Zimbabwe President launches space agency

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched a space agency for the country. The Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZNGSA) was launched alongside other projects...

Africa is home to world’s ‘oldest biological colours’

Scientists have discovered what they say are the world's oldest surviving biological colours, from ancient rocks beneath the Sahara desert. The 1.1 billion-year-old pigments have...

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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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