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Angola braces for key MPLA congress as Lourenço seeks re-election
Angolan President João Lourenço has announced he will seek re-election as leader of the ruling MPLA party at its congress in December 2026, a move that positions him to retain significant political influence ahead of the country’s 2027 general elections, according to party and political sources. Lourenço, who is barred...
Lordina Mahama supports Global Child Protection in digital age at Melania Trump Summit
First Lady of Ghana, Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama, has urged international leaders to prioritise child safety, arguing that digital technology presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant risks to young people worldwide. Addressing the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit in Washington, D.C....
NASA unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base
NASA has released details of robotic landers, hopping drones and vehicles it aims to send to the Moon as part of US plans to build a lunar base. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin is one of several companies picked to build the machines. The US wants to land Americans back on the […]
South Africa officials claim only 10 of nearly 300 repatriated Ghanaians were legal migrants
South African Home Affairs officials say only 10 of nearly 300 Ghanaian nationals who registered for voluntary repatriation were legally residing in the country. According to the South African public broadcaster South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the group was scheduled to depart from OR Tambo International...
Okudzeto Ablakwa sends goodwill message to Ghanaians returning from South Africa today
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has extended a warm goodwill message to Ghanaian citizens being evacuated from South Africa, assuring them of a safe journey home and a heartfelt welcome on arrival. In a Facebook post, the Minister said government was pleased to receive the returning citizens...
Senegal’s ousted prime minister Sonko elected parliament speaker
Senegal’s parliament elected Ousmane Sonko as its speaker on Tuesday, days after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye fired him as prime minister amid a deepening rift over the government’s reform agenda and how to resolve a worsening debt crisis. Political analysts said the speaker position could give the former premier,...
Hotels can refuse tourists tap water, Italy’s top court rules
Italy’s highest court has ruled that a five-star Dolomites hotel was acting lawfully when it refused to provide tap water to a tourist. The woman unsuccessfully argued that “water is a natural resource and a universal human right” after a waiter only offered her €7 (£6) bottled mineral water at the restaurant of the fi...
Australia bans Iranian tourists with valid visas for six months
Iranian tourists with valid visas will be banned from visiting Australia for the next six months over concerns they may be unable or unlikely to return home once their visas expire. “Decisions about permanent stays in Australia should be deliberate decisions of the government, not a random consequence of who had booked...
Countries tighten travel rules as Ebola risk rises
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday, May 17, declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and said there was a high risk it could spread to neighbouring countries. The decision has prompted governments to step up travel-related containment...
Kenya school fire kills at least 10 students, media say
A dormitory fire in Kenya’s central region of Nakuru killed at least 10 students, media said on Thursday, citing a senior police official. Emergency rescue teams were searching the dormitory at Utumishi Girls Academy, where the fire started at about 1 a.m. (2200 GMT), radio station Capital FM said, citing Samuel...
Thai court acquits opposition politician accused of royal insult
A Thai criminal court has acquitted a prominent Thai opposition political figure charged with cybercrimes and insulting the royal family during a 2021 Facebook livestream, his lawyer said on Thursday. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the 47-year-old founder of the progressive political movement aligned with the curren...
Oil prices jump after US launches new attacks on Iran
Oil prices have jumped after the US carried out new attacks on Iran, targeting a military site in Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city. The US Central Command (Centcom) said its forces also shot down four Iranian drones “that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz”. Global oil benchmark Brent rose by 3.75% to […]