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Several hundreds, maybe thousands, may have died in Mayotte cyclone

YoopyaDecember 16, 2024December 16, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 16, 2024December 16, 20240406

PARIS/MORONI, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century...

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Ghana will not quit IMF deal but wants changes, says president-elect

YoopyaDecember 14, 2024December 14, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 14, 2024December 14, 20240505

ACCRA, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama has said he will not abandon the country’s $3 billion rescue package with the International...

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Ghana’s president John Mahama makes a comeback – what lies ahead

YoopyaDecember 10, 2024December 10, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 10, 2024December 10, 20240544

John Dramani Mahama, Ghana’s incoming president, has won a chance to rewrite his legacy. He was voted out of office in 2016 by what was then the highest margin in...

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Ghana’s former president wins election

YoopyaDecember 8, 2024December 8, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 8, 2024December 8, 20240530

ACCRA, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama has staged a political comeback by winning the West African nation’s presidential election after...

Business Economy

South Africa has taken over the G20 presidency from Brazil – what lessons can it learn?

YoopyaDecember 4, 2024December 4, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 4, 2024December 4, 20240413

South Africa has taken over the presidency of the world’s premier economic forum, the G20, from Brazil. The G20 presidency operates on a troika system made up of the...

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

YoopyaDecember 2, 2024December 2, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 2, 2024December 2, 20240556

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...

Africa Sports

Guinea stadium crush kills 56 people after disputed refereeing decision

YoopyaDecember 2, 2024December 2, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 2, 2024December 2, 20240484

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

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Ghana risks government shutdown if no budget passed before election

YoopyaDecember 1, 2024December 1, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 1, 2024December 1, 20240407

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,...

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

YoopyaNovember 29, 2024November 29, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 29, 2024November 29, 20240533

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...

Arts

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

YoopyaNovember 29, 2024November 29, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 29, 2024November 29, 20240403

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...