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Biden makes no comment on son’s pardon in Cape Verde stopover on way to Angola

YoopyaDec 2, 2024December 2, 20240

ESPARGOS, Cape Verde, Dec 2 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden did not answer reporters’ questions on the granting of a pardon to his son Hunter Biden

Guinea stadium crush kills 56 people after disputed refereeing decision

YoopyaDec 2, 2024December 2, 20240

CONAKRY, Dec 2 (Reuters) – A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing 56 people according

Ghana risks government shutdown if no budget passed before election

YoopyaDec 1, 2024December 1, 20240

ACCRA, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Ghana’s parliament is unlikely to pass a provisional budget before the Dec. 7 general election, former officials and experts say,

Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler

YoopyaNov 29, 2024November 29, 20240

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s government is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to redefine the nation’s sovereignty. The decision

Dakar Biennale: Senegal’s big art show shines a light on a bruised planet

YoopyaNov 29, 2024November 29, 20240

One of Africa’s most important art shows, the 15th Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Dakar – also known as Dak’Art – is currently on in Senegal. A biennale

Ghana’s outgoing president Nana Akufo-Addo failed to live up to expectations – a look at his time in office

YoopyaNov 28, 2024November 28, 20240

For the first time in seven years, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will end the year without Ghana’s presidency weighing on his shoulders. Ghana goes to the polls

Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa

YoopyaNov 27, 2024November 27, 20240

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Interpol arrested 1,006 suspects in Africa during a massive two-month operation, clamping down on cybercrime that left tens of thousands of

Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?

YoopyaNov 27, 2024November 27, 20240

It started with a finger bone found in a cave in the Altai mountains in Siberia in the late 2000s. Thanks to advances in DNA analysis,

Nigeria’s terror group Lakurawa is nothing new – it exists because of government’s failure: analysts

YoopyaNov 24, 2024November 24, 20240

The Nigerian army has spoken of attacks on the Niger-Nigeria border in 2024 as being carried out by a new terrorist group. This sect is known as

As fast fashion’s waste pollutes Africa’s environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution

YoopyaNov 23, 2024November 23, 20240

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — In a sprawling secondhand clothing market in Ghana’s capital, early morning shoppers jostle as they search through piles of garments, eager