A seven-year-old Zimbabwean boy has been rescued after spending five days alone in a lion and elephant-inhabited game park. Tinotenda Pudu, from northern Zimbabwe, wandered 49 kilometers (30 miles) from his home into Matusadona National Park, a sprawling wilderness known for its dense population of predators and other dangerous wildlife. …
Read More »Ghana lifts visa requirements for Africans
Ghana has adopted a policy of free movement, allowing all citizens of the continent to travel without a visa, as of January 01. Ghana joins Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia and Benin, the four other African states that have already introduced such a measure. This decision marks an important step towards promoting …
Read More »Ghana: fire ravages the Kantamanto market
A massive fire broke out on Thursday at the Kantamanto Market, a major commercial hub in Ghana’s capital, Accra, causing extensive damage to property. Eyewitnesses reported frantic efforts by people at the scene to extinguish the flames as the blaze spread through the market, destroying over a hundred shops. According …
Read More »Man arrested for stealing iPhone for lover
A 20-year-old unemployed man has been arrested for robbing a woman of her iPhone to gift his girlfriend as a New Year’s present in Bole, Savannah Region, Ghana. “The suspect approached her, pointed a knife at her neck, and demanded her phone,” reports said. Fearing for her life, she handed …
Read More »Ghana: 9-year-old drowns in a swimming pool
A nine-year-old girl has drowned in a swimming pool at the Tonyx Hotel near Aberewa Nkwanta in Koforidua, Ghana, according to reports. According to reports, “the girl was with her five siblings under the care of their father in the hotel.” “The girl did not participate in swimming activities but …
Read More »French troops to withdraw from Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast has announced the withdrawal of French troops, marking the end of a decades-long military presence in the country. President Alassane Ouattara confirmed that the process will begin in January 2025, with the Port Bouët military base handed over to Ivorian forces. “We have decided on a coordinated and …
Read More »Man to divorce wife over photo of Chris Brown kissing her cheek
A 42-year-old man from Lusaka has initiated divorce proceedings after his wife posed for a controversial photograph with American R&B artist Chris Brown. The incident took place during a meet and greet session following Brown’s recent concert at the FNB Stadium in South Africa, where the woman, 34, had the pop star …
Read More »Death penalty abolished in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has decided to abolish the death penalty almost 20 years after carrying out its last execution, a senior government official said. Martin Rushwaya, the Chief Cabinet Secretary, said in a government decree that President Emerson M’nangagwa had approved the law this week after the bill was passed by the …
Read More »179 dead in South Korea plane crash
179 people died in one of South Korea’s worst air disasters, which occurred at an airport in the southwest of the country on Sunday December 29. Some footage appears to show the aircraft touching down without employing its wheels or landing gear. It then skidded off the runway and crashed …
Read More »U.S: former president dies aged 100
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, died peacefully on Sunday December 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. The former peanut farmer lived longer than any president in history and celebrated his 100th birthday in October. The Democrat served as president from 1977 to …
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