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SpaceX’s satellite internet service provider Starlink is expanding its services to Africa as it is now available in Botswana and Ghana, its boss Elon Musk has announced. Ghanaians and Batswana will now be able to use the internet service provided by Starlink. Its approval in these two countries makes the …

A woman has died and five others have been rescued after a replica of a wooden Viking ship capsized off Norway’s west coast overnight, authorities said on Wednesday. “Five people have been rescued and are safe,” Norwegian emergency services said on X. The body of a woman was found near …

Ghana has issued a temporary ban on grain exports to ensure domestic supplies, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. “Ghana is facing a less rainy season, which has disrupted agricultural production,” reports said. The affected regions account for around 62% of Ghana’s annual grain supply, raising concerns about a nationwide …

Namibia’s Ministry of Environment plans to cull 723 animals, including 83 elephants, 30 hippos, 60 buffalo, 50 impalas, 100 blue wildebeest, 300 zebras and 100 eland, Reuters news agency reports. The goal? To provide meat to its population facing a food shortage linked to a major drought. Southern Africa is …

The airline Air Sénégal has suspended flights to Cameroon and Gabon as it goes through a period of financial turbulence due to a colossal debt estimated at 100 billion FCFA. The suspension begins on September 19, 2024, in order to restructure. “U.S. lessor Carlyle Aviation has obtained a court order …

Namibia plans to slaughter over 700 wild animals, including 83 elephants, in order to distribute the meat to populations suffering from hunger after being hit by a severe drought. The Ministry of the Environment has indicated that the slaughter will take place in parks and community areas where the number …

Assimi Goïta, Mali’s transitional president, is planning to travel to the People’s Republic of China soon to take part in an event after visiting Russia. Assimi Goïta’s will be going to the Land of the Rising Sun to represent the Malian delegation taking part in a Forum. The Forum on …

Nigerian authorities have announced that they have received the first batch of vaccine against the mpox virus that is wreaking havoc on the continent. The country began the process to secure the vaccines well before it was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this …

A road accident occurred at Tanoso in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region on Monday, August 26, 2024, leaving several passengers injured, local media reported. Eyewitnesses reported that a heavily loaded trailer collided with a commercial van. The van, carrying a full load of passengers, was travelling from Abuakwa …

Nine men died when a large pile of gravel collapsed on them while they were working in a quarry in Zambia, according to reports. The men were operating illegally in the quarry and were loading gravel onto a truck, police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said. The driver of the truck survived …