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A well-known Ghanaian social media figure, Frederick Kumi, better known online as Abu Trica, has been sent to the United States to stand trial over accusations that he ran a large-scale romance scam targeting older Americans.
African nations have secured 900 million dollars in new funding to expand access to clean cooking technologies, bringing total commitments to more than 3.1 billion dollars since last year's Africa Clean Cooking Summit.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) remains in a "very active" phase and has yet to peak, health authorities said Thursday
When French President Emmanuel Macron visited Syria earlier this week, he brought with him a number of archaeological treasures that had been held in France since 2011.
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Airtel Africa’s CEO, Sunil Taldar, has announced the telco’s commitment to connecting 5,000 schools across its operating countries in Africa to the
Entertainment Week Africa (EWA) will return to Lagos from 17 to 22 November 2026 for its fifth anniversary edition, marking half a decade with an expanded
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Agnes Tirop broke a world record. Days later, she was dead — killed at home by her husband. Her friend Viola Cheptoo made a vow at the graveside: Agnes's
“The cash flow problem facing construction SMEs is not a symptom of poor management; it is baked into the project cycle itself. The business wins the tender,
Spain is battling a deadly wildfire in Los Gallardos, near Almeria, where at least 11 people had died by 10 July after flames swept through a semi-arid area near the Sierra de los Filabres.
The Apartheid Museum in partnership with the Don Mattera Legacy Foundation will unveil its Don Mattera Obituary Installation on Mandela Day – 18 July 2026.
Thousands of mourners performed funeral prayers Thursday on the final day of ceremonies for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Political tensions are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo as opposition leaders demand President Félix Tshisekedi's resignation and call for nationwide protests over proposed constitutional changes that could extend his time in power.
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China is investigating a fire that killed 28 people at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, on 9 July.
Senegal's Constitutional Council Thursday struck down a bill passed by the parliament last week that sought to strengthen the powers of the legislature at the expense of the president.
Large crowds of mourners marched through Mashhad on 9 July for the burial of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Mashhad’s Imam Reza Shrine.
Scenes of jubilation unfolded in Paris and at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, as Les Bleus beat Morocco 2-0 on 09 July to secure a place in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals.
As Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema gears up for August’s general election, he’s counting on his economic record to secure a second term.
Morocco’s historic World Cup 2026 journey came to an end as France secured a 2–0 victory in the quarter-finals, bringing the African team’s impressive campaign to a close.
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into how a fictitious government agency allegedly established offices inside the federal
