The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is set to reappoint its former coach, Otto Addo, as head coach of the Black Stars. Otto Addo, 48, will leave German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, where he is a talent coach, at the end of the season. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on …
Read More »Chinese President Xi Jinping said he is willing to work with Angola
Chinese President Xi Jinping said he would support Chinese firms that invest in Angola’s agriculture and manufacturing sectors, state media reported on Friday, as the African oil producing nation seeks help in diversifying its economy. “The Chinese side is willing to work with Angola to implement key infrastructure projects and …
Read More »CIA allegedly created fake social media accounts against China
The American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) launched a clandestine campaign on Chinese social networks in 2019, Reuters reported. Authorized by Donald Trump when he was still the president of the United States, it aimed to turn public opinion Chinese public against its government by spreading rumors on its platforms. A …
Read More »Nigeria announces lifting of sanctions on Niger and reopens borders
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has announced the lifting of all economic sanctions imposed on neighbouring Niger and ordered the immediate opening of borders with Niger. He also ordered the resumption of commercial flights and the supply of electricity to Niger. Niger’s exports to Nigeria, including livestock and onions, have declined …
Read More »South Africa to arrest its citizens fighting in Israel
South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has said that its citizens who have been fighting in Gaza with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) will be arrested on their return to the country, the AP news agency reports. “I have already issued a statement alerting those who are South African and …
Read More »UN calls to “silence guns” for the start of Ramadan in Gaza
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “silencing the guns” in Gaza and releasing the hostages held there since the start of the war on October 7, “to honor the spirit of Ramadan”. As the Muslim world enters the holy month of fasting, many residents of the Palestinian territory were awakened …
Read More »Uganda announces lifting of ban on meat sales
Ugandan authorities have reportedly halted the recent ban on meat sales in the capital, Kampala, amid an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Health officials had last week imposed the ban and ordered the closure of all slaughter places to curb the spread of the outbreak. But Minister for Kampala City and …
Read More »Ghana’s main opposition chooses ex-minister as presidential running mate
Ghana’s main opposition party National Democratic Congress (NDC) has selected a former education minister as the running mate for its presidential candidate John Mahama in December polls. Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, 72, was Ghana’s education minister between 2013 and 2017. She is also the first female vice-chancellor of a public …
Read More »US elected officials announce desire to ban TikTok
American elected officials announced this Thursday, March 7, their desire to pass a law in the coming days to ban the Chinese social network TikTok, unless the platform cuts its ties with its parent company, ByteDance and more broadly with China. A commission bringing together ten Republicans and ten Democrats …
Read More »DR Congo denies military agreement with Russia
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denied reports that the country has signed a military co-operation agreement with Russia. “There is, to date, no military co-operation agreement signed recently between Russia and the Democratic Republic of Congo,” the ministry of communication and media said in a statement on …
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