Ghana’s deputy finance minister dies aged 45
Tributes are being paid to Ghana’s Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah, who died of an undisclosed illness on Thursday.
He was aged 45.
Author: Mwanzo Editor
Sale of meat banned in Kampala – reports
Animal authorities in Uganda have reportedly banned the sale of meat in the capital, Kampala, as part of restrictions to curb an outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease, which affects animals.
US court dismisses suit over child labour in DR Congo mines
A US federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit that alleged that five major tech companies were complicit in the use of child labour to mine cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Six dead after flash floods in Malawi
At least six people have died and four were injured from last week’s flash floods in central Malawi, local authorities said.
Ghanaian chef fails to break cooking marathon world record
Guinness World Records (GWR) has dismissed a Ghanaian chef’s attempt to break the world record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, her team says.
South Africa shooting: Johannesburg student killed by stray bullet
A university student has been killed and another seriously injured by stray bullets as gunmen shot dead two men in a parked car on a busy street near the centre of the South African city of Johannesburg, police say.
Ethiopian artefact withdrawn from auction after complaint
A UK auction house has cancelled the sale of a shield looted from Ethiopia by British soldiers in the 19th Century. The move came after a complaint from the Ethiopian government..
The artefact was taken during the battle of Magdala in 1868 from what was then known as Abyssinia.
Opposition leader killed in Chad shootout
An opposition leader in Chad has been killed during a shootout with security forces, a state prosecutor says.
Yaya Dillo’s death comes after the government blamed him for a deadly attack on the country’s security agency. He denied the accusation.
Ali Hassan Mwinyi: Tanzania’s reformist president
When Ali Hassan Mwinyi became Tanzania’s president in 1985, few expected the shy, unassuming politician, who died on Thursday aged…
Universal set for majority stake in Nigerian label
Universal Music Group (UMG), one of the world’s biggest music corporations, is set to aquire a majority stake in a leading African label.
