A group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau say they have seized power following reports that President Umaro Sissoco Embaló has been arrested. Gunfire was heard in the capital, Bissau, early Wednesday afternoon. Government sources told the BBC that the president had been detained shortly afterward, though there has been no official confirmation. The unrest comes...
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Bandits Demand ₦100m Ransom Each After Kwara Church Abduction
Armed assailants who seized around 35 congregants from the Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Igan, Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have allegedly demanded a ransom of N100 million for each captive, The PUNCH has gathered. Several relatives and community leaders confirmed on Thursday that the kidnappers had reached out to the families...
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Gunmen Abduct 25 Schoolgirls in Northern Nigeria
In yet another kidnapping incident in northern Nigeria, armed men stormed a boarding secondary school before dawn on Monday, seizing 25 female students and killing at least one staff member, according to police. The assault occurred around 4 a.m. at a school in Maga, located in Kebbi state’s Danko-Wasagu district, police spokesperson Nafi’u Abubakar Kotarkoshi...
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Diaspora Trade Mission Explores Investment Opportunities in Ghana’s MSME Sector
A trade and investment delegation from the diaspora has arrived in Ghana to identify prospects within the country’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and to strengthen business partnerships. The group is concentrating on priority industries such as agriculture, real estate, and the creative economy. The mission was coordinated by the African Foundation for Development...
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EU launches €2.4m programme to revive Ghana’s degraded forests
The European Union (EU) has announced a €2.4 million forest recovery project designed to rehabilitate 5,000 hectares of damaged forest land and improve the livelihoods of 20,000 farmers and rural residents across Ghana. The initiative was officially introduced at the Forest Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG) in Fumesua, within the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti...
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South Sudan’s president sacks vice president and potential successor
South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, has sacked one of his five vice presidents in a series of firings that come amid escalating internal conflict. Benjamin Bol Mel was appointed in February and had been widely rumoured to be Kiir’s preferred successor. The powerful vice president was also stripped of his position as deputy leader of...
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Wife and son of Gabon’s ousted leader given 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial
A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and the son of deposed President Ali Bongo to 20 years in jail following a two-day trial. On Tuesday night, Sylvia Bongo and Noureddin Bongo were found guilty of embezzlement and corruption after a trial that began a day earlier. They were not present. They...
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to Embark on Historic State Visit to Ghana
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is set to arrive in Ghana on Sunday, November 2, for a three-day State Visit aimed at deepening bilateral ties between the two nations. The visit, which runs through Tuesday, November 4, marks a significant diplomatic engagement between Germany and Ghana, with a...
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Prince Andrew Stripped of Royal Title and Ordered to Vacate Royal Lodge
Prince Andrew has been stripped of his “prince” title and will leave his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace has announced. The King has “initiated a formal process” to remove his titles, it said, and Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Andrew, 65 – the King’s younger brother – has continued to...
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Protests Erupt in Tanzania After Opposition Barred from Presidential Race
What was expected to be a peaceful democratic exercise in Tanzania last Wednesday turned violent after several leading opposition candidates were disqualified from the presidential race. Protests erupted in Dar es Salaam and other major cities as angry citizens took to the streets to denounce what they called an attempt to silence dissent and undermine...