Controversial US Congressman Steve King, who has been criticised for a string of remarks on race and immigration, lost his bid to secure a 10th term in office on Tuesday. The Republican has held his Iowa seat since 2002, but was beaten to the pa... Read more
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says at least 812 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus. Chief Executive Chikwe Ihekweazu said on Tuesday that 29 of the infected health workers are staff at the agency. Nigeria has co... Read more
MTN Ghana and Opera, one of the world’s leader browser developers have partnered to give Opera Mini and Opera News users on the MTN network up to 50 MB of free browsing every day. Through this innovative partnership, MTN Ghana and Opera are join... Read more
An Okada rider and a pillion have been crushed to death by a Tipper Truck at Gomoa Akramang in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The gory accident occurred Wednesday morning. The deceased persons – Kwadwo Isaac 19, the ridder... Read more
Veteran musician Gydeu Blay Ambolley has taken a swipe at the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) saying ardently that the music group has now turned into a Mafia group. Blay Ambolley in an interview with MC Yaa Yeboah on Bryt TV averred that there... Read more
Former Hearts of Oak kingpin, Mohammed Polo has taken a swipe against football administrators calling for the resumption of the Ghana Premier League, saying a lot of things must be considered before a decision is taken. All sporting activities w... Read more
Equatorial Guinea has told the World Health Organization (WHO) representative to leave, the AFP news agency reports citing a document from the foreign ministry and a source at the UN health agency. The country accuses Triphonie Nkurunziza of... Read more
Cameroon has recorded a rise in new coronavirus cases after reopening schools on 1 June. The country reported 254 new cases on Monday and 188 new cases on Tuesday. The government said it had put safety measures to protect learners that included... Read more
A South African court has found some coronavirus lockdown regulations imposed by the government “unconstitutional and invalid”. The judge picked out rules around funerals, informal workers and amount of exercise as “irrational... Read more
The deputy governor of Nigeria’s north-western state of Bauchi has tested positive for coronavirus. The state’s media official said Baba Tela was in self-isolation and samples from all his contacts were taken for testing. The deputy... Read more
Donors have pledged $1.35bn (£1.1bn) in humanitarian aid for Yemen – $1bn short of what the UN said was required to stop programmes being reduced or shut. Emergency Relief Co-ordinator Mark Lowcock warned: “Without more money we face... Read more
Lesotho’s former first lady has been arrested over the murder of the estranged wife of her husband, the recently resigned prime minister Thomas Thabane. Maesaiah Thabane’s bail was revoked last week. Mr Thabane has also been named as... Read more
Sweden’s controversial decision not to impose a strict lockdown in response to the Covid-19 pandemic led to too many deaths, the man behind the policy, Anders Tegnell, has acknowledged. Sweden has seen a far higher mortality rate than its... Read more
A nine-year-old Kenyan boy who made a wooden hand-washing machine to help curb the spread of coronavirus has told the BBC he is “very happy” after receiving a presidential award. “I now have two machines and I want to make more... Read more
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