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Uber increases taxi service in Ghana as part of expansion plans in Africa

Taxi hiring service, Uber recently launched operations in Ghana’s capital, Accra as part of expansion plans across Africa. The taxi company also wants to convince...

Ghana passes law ‘to evict presidents’

Outgoing presidents in Ghana could be forcibly evicted from their official residences if they fail to move out in time, under new laws. Presidents and...

The Gambia joins African queue to leave ICC

The Gambia says it will pull of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after accusing the tribunal of persecuting and humiliating Africans. The small West African...

Why Dangote sacked 36 expats and 12 Nigerians – Downsizing not recession

The Dangote group of companies has denied media reports that a recent decision to retrench 48 of its staff was related to recession in...

Nigeria recession: Dangote sacks 36 expatriates, 12 Nigerians

As recession rocking Nigeria economy persist, one of the biggest employers of labour in the country outside of the government belonging to Africa’s richest...

Today is World Polio Day – Nigeria still Africa’s only ‘victim’

Every October 24 is marked as ‘World Polio Day’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its allied agencies in the fight against the...

Cameroon appeals for blood after deadly train crash

Officials in Cameroon have called on the public to donate blood to assist with the treatment of 600 people wounded in Friday's train crash. Eleven...

Cameroon mourns victims of train accident: at least 75 dead, over 600 injured

Cameroon has declared Monday, October 24, 2016 as the day of national mourning for the victims of the train derailment between the capital Yaounde...

Ghanaian party animals have a presidential candidate to vote for

“We will earn trillions of dollars and Ghanaians will have jobs and they will party every weekend because they will have money in their...

Facebook CEO lauds Tuteria boss, a Nigerian tech geek he met in Abuja

Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has lauded Godwin Benson, a Nigerian tech inventor, whose award winning invention is connecting people. Zuckerberg used a...

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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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