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Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is set to stand in the next presidential election in 2026, at the age of 93, founder of the Foreign Press Association Africa, Kennedy Wandera disclosed. Biya, who is Africa’s longest serving president, is currently 91 years old. He will contest in the 2026 Presidential Election …

A man has died after succumbing to serious injuries inflicted by a 22-year-old boy in Gorton, Manchester, UK, according to reports. According to reports , the man is the second victim of a tragic stabbing incident in Manchester. The attack, which also claimed the life of his 43-year-old wife, has …

Sudan is facing a cholera epidemic that has so far claimed 27 lives out of a total of 556 confirmed cases, Sudanese Health Minister Haitham Ibrahim announced. The states of Kassala and Gedaref are particularly hard hit, said the minister. Before the war, the UN had already warned of the …

Beninese superstar Angelique Kidjo will perform in a giant concert at Carnegie Hall in the USA in November 2024. Originally from Ouidah (Benin), Angelique Kidjo is one of the most powerful voices in African music. Over the course of four decades, she has built up an image as an essential …

Cristiano Ronaldo’s former team-mate has announced the return of Togolese star Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayoor after years of retirement. To round off his brilliant career in the best possible way, Adebayor is organizing a jubilee from October 25 to 27, 2024, to which he has invited some of the biggest names …

Thai authorities said they have detected a case of mpox in a European who arrived from Africa last week and are awaiting test results to determine the strain, a disease control official said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Thai authorities were treating the case as if it were the Clade 1 …

In a tender celebration of the perseverance of true love, a 95-year-old man and a 90-year-old woman finally said I do on Sunday, August 18, at a picturesque white wedding in Kenya. The Kenyan couple, who first locked eyes six decades ago, beamed with joy as they exchanged vows at …

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has in a sermon revealed the secret of his anointing. The pastor, who also served as the second national president of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, said his secret is “to worship God first, whenever he …

At least 30 people have died in floods caused by heavy rains in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria, according to reports. The information was revealed in a statement issued on Monday by Haruna Mairiga, Secretary General of the Nigerian Emergency Agency. According to the same source, 4,699 houses were flooded and …

A court in the city of Winterthur, Switzerland, has sentenced a woman to pay a fine of 1,000 Swiss francs ($1 162) for having made her daughter miss a week of classes at the beginning of 2023. According to the Luxembourg daily, the teenager’s mother had filed a request for exemption …