Tag: African news

Egypt’s National Election Authority has announced that the country will hold a presidential election from December 10 to 12, 2023, with the winner set to be declared on December 18. The final results will be officially published no later than January 16, 2024. While President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has not formally announced his candidacy, he […]

Kenya and the United States have inked a defense agreement aimed at bolstering Kenya’s capacity for security deployments, particularly in its role as the leader of a multi-national peacekeeping mission to Haiti, aimed at combating gang violence. The agreement, signed by Kenya’s Defense Minister Aden Duale and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a meeting […]

The military junta in Mali has officially announced the postponement of the presidential election, previously scheduled for February, citing “technical reasons.” According to government spokesman Col Abdoulaye Maiga, a new date for the election will be announced, and parliamentary polls will be held separately. The decision to delay the election stems from various issues, including […]

Sixteen days following the tragic Kobina-Andokrom-Anto-Aboso quarry explosion, which claimed the lives of six individuals, the Assorko community in the Shama District has expressed profound discontent over their exclusion from the recently formed nine-member committee tasked with investigating the calamitous quarry explosion. Nana Brekrom, the Chief of Assorko, conveyed this dismay during a press conference […]

Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of South Africa’s first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, has passed away at the age of 43 after battling cancer, as announced by her family. In an Instagram statement, a spokesperson shared the news that Zoleka had peacefully passed away on Monday evening, surrounded by her loved ones. Zoleka had gained […]

A notorious car thief met a fatal end at the hands of a mob in Awutu Bosomabena, located in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region. His accomplice has been apprehended by the Awutu Breku District Police Command. The incident involved two suspects, both residents of Nsawam, who had a pattern of hiring taxi […]

The Engineering Council has initiated a comprehensive forensic investigation into the recent collapse of a three-storey building in Ofankor, Accra, which occurred on Saturday, September 23. This incident has raised questions about construction safety standards in the area. The collapse happened behind Ofankor Market, near Asofan, and although the exact cause is yet to be […]