Category: World
Ghanaian twins indicted in US romance fraud case
Two Ghanaian brothers and a U.S.-based woman have been indicted in the United States over their alleged involvement in a romance fraud and money laund [...]
Xi holds talks with Trump in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijin [...]
Former Nigerian Power Minister jailed 75 years for corruption
A Nigerian high court in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years in prison after convicting him on multiple counts of [...]
Nigeria: Ex-minister Mamman sentenced to 75 years for 24.7m dollars fraud
Saleh Mamman, Nigeria's former Minister of Power, has been sentenced to 75 years in prison following a rare, high-profile corruption conviction in a m [...]
Britain should slap sanctions on any country demanding slavery reparations
We should treat demands for slavery reparations as hostile acts and sanction states that make them. If Barbados wants to come after Britain, we should [...]
Nigeria: Dozens of fishermen feared dead after Chad air strikes on Boko Haram
Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead following a series of retaliatory air strikes carried out by the Chadian military against Boko Haram posi [...]
Uganda: President Museveni sworn in for record seventh term
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been sworn in for a record seventh elective term on early Tuesday morning, during a high-profile ceremony at the [...]
GHS heightens surveillance after deadly Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship in Cape Verde
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has intensified nationwide surveillance and preparedness measures following reports of a Hantavirus outbreak aboard a c [...]
Pedestrian killed after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff
A Frontier Airlines plane struck and killed a person while attempting to take off from a runway at Denver International Airport late on Friday [...]
At least 50 killed in coordinated jihadist attacks in Mali
Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents have killed at least 50 people in simultaneous attacks on the villages of Korikori and Gomossogou in central Mali’s Mopti r [...]