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Elon Musk violently attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci, the outgoing White House adviser on the Covid-19 pandemic, on Sunday in a tweet that immediately caused controversy. “My pronouns are prosecute/Fauci,” the wealthy Twitter boss wrote, in an allusion to the right-wing campaign to sue Dr. Fauci for alleged crimes related to …

The Ukrainian First Lady is due to meet her French counterpart Brigitte Macron at the Élysée on Monday, local media reported. This is Olena Zelenska’s first visit to France since the start of the war in Ukraine. The two first ladies met in September on the sidelines of the UN …

Famous Nigerian musician Wizkid has apologized to Ghanaians for not showing up for his scheduled performance at Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday. The Nigerian superstar was due to appear at the Accra Sports stadium on Saturday. But he was a no-show, leaving many of his Ghanaians fans angry, including those …

Nigerian Afrobeats star D’banj has been released from the custody of Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, ICPC, the musician’s lawyer has said. “The ICPC released D’banj… after the agency could not find anything incriminating on him,” said a statement signed by Pelumi Olajengbesi, D’banj’s lawyer. D’banj was arrested earlier this week on …

A woman has reportedly been shot by gunmen while driving in a Prado in Caprice on the Circle-Nsawam Highway in Ghana. According to Adom News, witnesses said they suspect the robbers followed the victim as the passengers fired indiscriminately at the car as they approached. “They went down to unlock …

The decomposing body of a three-day-old baby was found inside a polythene bag in a manhole at Oklu Nkwanta, a suburb of Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of Ghana’s Central Region. According to eyewitnesses, their concern grew after they saw the polythene bag in the manhole and …

South Africa’s passenger rail agency (Prasa) has banned preaching, gambling and informal trading in its new trains, local media outlets report. The move is among measures meant to ensure that “one particular behavioural system of any other group cannot be imposed on other commuters on board”, the agency’s spokesperson Lilian …

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, deposed and remanded in custody, has made an official request for asylum in Mexico, which is consulting the Peruvian government, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced Thursday. Prosecuted for “rebellion” and “conspiracy”, Pedro Castillo transmitted his request to the Mexican embassy in Lima on the …

The world’s longest-serving president, Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has just begun his controversial new sixth term. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who is 80, took the presidential oath before inspecting a military parade. He declared he was – and always would be – the leader of all Equatorial Guineans. On …

Nigerian authorities have denied allegations implicating the country’s military in a secret and illicit multi-year program to terminate the pregnancies of women abducted by jihadists. According to data collected by Reuters journalists, “at least 10,000 former Boko Haram hostages have undergone forced abortions after being rescued by the Nigerian military.” …