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The Ghana Police Service (GPS) promoted two officers for their position in effecting the arrest of one of their co-workers carrying suspected Indian hemp. The two police officers identified as Azumah Komla Justice and Felix Diameh arrested their colleague Lotsu Agbeko. The police in a statement said “The above police …

Zimbabwean police confirmed the arrest of two opposition MPs following violent protests over the killing of an opposition activist in Chitungwiza near the capital, Harare. The tension was sparked by the discovery of activist Moreblessing Ali’s body in a well, three weeks after she was reported missing. She was reported …

Egypt, Israel and the European Union on Wednesday signed a natural gas deal in Cairo as Europe scrambles to cobble together an energy strategy to replace the Russian supplies it has relied on for decades, media reported. “This will contribute to our energy security. And we are building infrastructure fit …

The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox, its director general , Dr Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus, said. It comes after more than 30 scientists wrote last week about the “urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatising” name for the virus …

The United States appointed Michael Gonzalez as new ambassador to Zambia, years after Daniel Foote, the former was expelled following a diplomatic row over his remarks on gay rights in the country. The diplomat is expected to arrive in the country next month following his confirmation by the US Congress. …

Asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from dirty and dangerous Libyan detention centers say their new quarters are a huge improvement, but they still want to reach Europe, raising questions about the deterrent effect of the plan transfer of migrants to the East African country, Reuters reported. The first flight of …

A member of Guinea’s military police has been charged with murder after a student was shot dead earlier this month during a protest about the rising fuel price, the AFP news agency reports, quoting a statement from the public prosecutor. Four other police officers in connection with the alleged crime …

A Zimbabwean freelance reporter working for the New York Times was on Tuesday convicted and fined after he was accused of obtaining fake accreditation documents for two of the U.S. newspaper’s journalists on a visit. Jeffrey Moyo, a 37-year-old Zimbabwean, spent three weeks in jail last year and his trial …

Relentless calls for the resignation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on money laundering charges have drawn mixed reactions in the country. It comes after former intelligence chief Arthur Fraser filed a criminal complaint against president Ramaphosa, accusing him of money laundering and failing to report a theft from his …

Military government in Burkina Faso announced three days of national mourning from Tuesday following the death of at least 100 civilians over the weekend in the north of the country. The leader of the transition, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, issued a decree on Monday evening to observe mourning throughout the country. …