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Peace talks aimed at ending two years of war between the Ethiopian army and Tigray rebels started in South Africa on Tuesday and will end on Sunday, the South African government said. At stake is an opportunity to end a conflict that has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds …

A majority of Ghana’s ruling party parliamentarians on Tuesday asked the president to sack finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his deputy, in order to “restore hope in the financial sector”. Speaking on behalf of 80 of the 137 NPP members, Andy Appiah-Kubi said the members of parliament would not take …

An Iranian dubbed ‘the dirtiest man in the world’ for not taking a shower for decades, has died in the village of Dejgah in Iran’s southern province of Fars, official media reported. Amou Haji, 94, had never bathed in over half a century and was single. He had avoided showering …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced a visa ban for nationals of 20 African countries wishing to travel to Dubai, with immediate effect, DW Africa reported. These countries include Ghana, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Cameroon, Nigeria, Liberia, Burundi, Republic of Guinea, Gambia, Togo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Benin, Ivory Coast, …

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says a federal high court has ordered the final seizure of properties owned by former petroleum resources minister Diezani Alison-Madueke. This is the latest court ruling related to corruption allegations against her – charges she denies. Ms Alison-Madueke served as Nigeria’s petroleum minister between …

Ugandan police say at least 11 people, among them students, were killed and six others are in a critical condition after a dormitory caught fire at a school for visually impaired children in Mukono, east of the capital, Kampala. The injured are being treated at Herona Hospital, police said. Investigations …

Appointed to lead the British government, Rishi Sunak is the youngest Prime Minister in 200 years and the first non-white to hold this position after the failure of Liz Truss to reassure the markets and appease social anger in a context high inflation. Rishi Sunak will be Downing Street’s next …

A family with 5 children has no choice but to sleep in a bush poultry structure in bad weather due to unpaid rent in Breman Asikuma, Ghana, Adom News reported. The landlord, who could no longer grant the couple the continued deferral of rent payment, evicted the family from their …

Congregants of the Living Faith Church in Nigeria are in a state of bewilderment after their resident pastor, 68, collapsed and died after a morning prayer program held at the church premises. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Church’s Associate Pastor, Edwin Okolo, confirmed the death in …

A 27-year-old man beat his girlfriend to death with a pestle at Dodo Amanfrom in Kadjebi Akan district of Ghana’s Oti region, AdomNews reported. The 24-year-old victim was found in her own pool of blood on her boyfriend’s bedroom bed as her mouth was swollen with blood everywhere. The suspect …