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One person has tragically died and another is being treated after a residential building collapsed on them in Ayidan Amissah Ekyir, in the metropolis of Cape Coast, in Ghana’s Central Region. The incident occurred at dawn on Tuesday, June 25, 2025, just days after a similar collapse on Saturday, June …

According to a ranking drawn up by the Australian think tank Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), peace has deteriorated in more than half of the 50 African countries surveyed. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest number of countries involved in conflict. The Global Peace Index 2025 (GPI) …

The Head of State of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, takes over the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of West African States following a vote organized during the 67th summit of Heads of State heldin Abuja, Nigeria. For one year, he will have the onerous task of leading the …

A man believed to be in his 30s was found with his head completely crushed in the Savannah Region, Ghana, according to reports. Tension has gripped the town of Buipe in the Savannah Region following the discovery of the man’s lifeless body along the Buipe-Kintampo highway. Residents who came across …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, at the age of 80, will stand for re-election in the presidential elections scheduled for January 2026, his party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), announced. Museveni seeks to retain the positions of NRM chairman and the party’s presidential flag-bearer in the 2026 elections, the presidential party …

A teenage girl was found dead in a stream in Tomefa, Ga South municipality, after leaving school to visit her grandmother in Agbozome, Ghana. The deceased has been identified asa student of Keta Business Senior High School (SHS). She went to Kasoa to visit her boyfriend instead of her grandmother …

US President Donald Trump declared on Tuesday that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was now in place, ending the 12-day war. In a message published on his social media Truth, he urged both countries not to violate it. The announcement came after Iran launched waves of missiles at Israel, …

According to reports, Fred Smith, the FedEx founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died at the age of 80. His death has been confirmed by the American company. “Fred was much more than an industry pioneer and the founder of our great company,” FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam said. …

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on Monday with General Assimi Goïta, President of Mali’s transitional government, on an official visit to Moscow. This high-level meeting is part of the strengthening of bilateral relations between Mali and Russia, said the Malian presidency, announcing the signing of several cooperation agreements in …

A commercial motorbike rider has narrowly survived a vicious machete attack believed to have been aimed at ending his life in the Boinso community of the Western North Region, Ghana. The incident occurred on the night of Thursday as the victim was returning home from work. According to eyewitness, the …