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Is rapper Young Thug a member of a gang, is his music label a front for criminal activity, and are his song lyrics evidence that can be used against him? The trial of this hip-hop figure tried with 13 other people began Monday in Atlanta with a very long jury …

American rapper Meek Mill has apologized after sparking an uproar in Ghana over a music video filmed in the country’s presidential palace. Local media had reported that people were enraged over what they viewed as the “desecration” of the presidency by Meek Mill and the security issues regarding the filming …

Some documents were discovered while clearing out the premises of a Washington think tank where the current U.S. president worked while he was still vice president. The small number of documents were kept in a locked closet at the Penn Biden Center, a think tank linked to the University of …

A page is closing in the history of the French team as Hugo Lloris, captain of the French team, age 36, has decided to retire from international football. In an interview with TF1 in its premises, the captain of the French team Hugo Lloris announced the end of his adventure …

The Senegalese government announced on Tuesday new measures to fight road safety, including a ban on night bus travel and the import of used tires. These measures come after a road accident that killed at least 40 people on Sunday. “Public passenger transport vehicles will be banned from driving on …

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says his country will no longer offer refuge to people fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Decades of instability in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have forced scores of refugees across the border into Rwanda. “This is not Rwanda’s problem,” said …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec), in charge of elections in Nigeria, has warned that it could cancel the general elections if nothing is done to tackle insecurity in the country. The elections are due to be held on 25 February. The body’s chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the commission was …

The former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is hospitalized in the United States for several days as he has health problems announced his wife. Michelle Bolsonaro, the wife of the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro announced that her husband was hospitalized for abdominal problems in a Florida hospital where he had …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to hold a meeting with the National Coronavirus Command Council on Tuesday to discuss the new variant detected in the country this week, local media reported. The new Covid subvariant, known as XBB.1.5, is an offshoot of the globally dominant Omicron Covid variant …

A man died after being shot dead in Bomaa in the Tano North Municipality of Ghana’s Ahafo Region, following a chieftaincy dispute. The shooting occurred as a result of contention between two families in the town over who succeeds the late chief of the town resulting in others being injured …