Authorities in Ghana have raised the average end-user tariff for electricity by 18.36% for the second quarter of 2023, adding on to an almost 30% increase in the first quarter, the country’s utilities regulator said on Wednesday. The West African country is grappling with soaring inflation, debt and a depreciating …
Read More »Kenyan leader William Ruto explains his weight loss
Kenyan President William Ruto says his visible weight loss is his deliberate effort to keep fit amid concerns by some Kenyans on social media over his health, local media reported. Speaking during a televised media interview on Sunday, President Ruto explained he had added some weight during the campaign period …
Read More »South Africans call for UK to return diamonds set in crown jewels
Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa, which is set in the royal sceptre that King Charles III will hold at his coronation on Saturday. The diamond, which weighs 530 carats, was discovered in South Africa in 1905 …
Read More »Nigeria calls for life imprisonment for illegal explosives makers
The Nigeria senate has passed a bill recommending life imprisonment, without the option of fine, for manufacturers of unlawful explosives in the country. The passing of the bill on on Wednesday followed the consideration and adoption of a report by a senate committee on solid minerals, mines, steel development and …
Read More »Australian government to ban single-use e-cigarettes
The Australian Minister of Health, Mark Butler announced new restrictive measures to fight against smoking, especially among young people. Australia announced this ban on disposable vapes as part of new announcements on the 2023-2024 budget. In addition to this measure, authorities also intend to put an end to imports of …
Read More »Uganda’s parliament reconsiders anti-homosexuality law
Ugandan parliament has watered down an anti-homosexuality bill that originally criminalised people for simply identifying as LGBTQ+. The proposed legislation, first approved in March, was returned to the house after President Yoweri Museveni suggested changes. He said the clause penalising people who identify as gay would have led to the …
Read More »US to lift the covid-19 vaccine requirement to enter the country
The United States will lift the obligation to be vaccinated against Covid-19 on the evening of May 11, which concerns federal civil servants and international travelers arriving by air, the White House announced on Monday. The United States is officially the country that has paid the highest price for the …
Read More »US records low number of smokers in 2022
Only 11.3% of Americans are registered smokers in 2022, the lowest number ever recorded, according to preliminary results of a study, released Thursday by US authorities. Only one in nine adults smoked in 2022, according to a 2022 survey of more than 27,000 Americans by the Centers for Disease Control …
Read More »Uganda: President Museveni calls for changes to LGBT bill
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has asked the country’s lawmakers to make clear in a proposed anti-homosexuality law that it is not criminal to merely identify as gay, local media reported. This measure is part of an attempt to tone down a bill that has drawn international condemnation. Last month, Ugandan …
Read More »Joe Biden announces candidacy for re-election in 2024
US president Joe Biden, now 80, has announced he is “a candidate for re-election” in a bid to “finish the job”. Joe Biden announced his candidacy for re-election in 2024 on Tuesday in a message and a video posted on his social networks. “Every generation has a time when they …
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