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Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said he is determined to hand over power to another New Patriotic Party (NPP) government in the 2024 presidential election. President Akufo-Addo said although things are currently difficult, he will ensure that the NPP retains power in 2024. He made this statement during his …

Three US police officers have been suspended after footage emerged online showing them violently beating a man during an arrest in Arkansas, authorities said on Sunday evening. In the video, which created outrage on social networks, police officers hold down a white man, punching him hard in the head and …

Flash floods swept away hikers and prompted evacuations across the western United States on a weekend marked by torrential rains, the latest weather disaster to hit the region and its famous natural parks. A woman was still missing on Monday after being swept away by a flood Friday in Utah’s …

France recalled its ambassador to Togo, Jocelyne Caballero, after the diplomat was accused of intimidating and harassing embassy staff. Jocelyne Caballero is no longer France Ambassador to Togo. It comes as the Quai d’Orsay opened a case on July 28 against the ambassador and her collaborator, the first embassy counselor, …

Ugandan police officials charged and remanded four officers who stormed a wedding reception over the weekend and arrested the bride for theft, local media reported. The four have been charged for discreditable conduct, which upon conviction, could see them dismissed from the force, police spokesperson Fred Enanga said. Following her …

UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott has dismissed claims that she and her country interfered in Kenya’s recently-concluded general election, the BBC reported. She was reacting to allegations on social media that she pressured the electoral commission to declare William Ruto as president-elect following the disputed poll. Some users shared unverified …

The attack on a hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, by Al-Shabab Islamist militants caused the death of at least 21 civilians, according to a new official report on Sunday. The attack lasted 30 hours until Saturday evening, according to reports. The attack was the bloodiest in Somali Capital since …

Kenyan politician Raila Odinga ferried cartons of paperwork in a truck as he filed a legal case challenging the results of the presidential election. A local newspaper has tweeted a picture of the truck arriving at the court building: A truck carrying evidence for Azimio presidential petition arrives at the …

Authorities in Ukraine acknowledged on Monday that nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the start of the Russian invasion six months ago. Speaking at a forum in Kyiv, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army, General Valery Zaluzhny, said Ukrainian children needed special attention because their fathers had gone …

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday that his government would repeal the law that criminalizes same-sex relations. Only few days and sex between men won’t be reprehensible anymore in Singapore. Autorities decided to repeal the law that criminalizes homosexuality. It is the Singaporean Prime Minister who gave …