Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as the first female president of Namibia. The 72-year-old Nandi-Ndaitwah won an election in November with more than 57 percent of the votes cast, with Panduleni Itula, her closest rival, getting 26 percent, according to the electoral commission. She has now joined a handful of female leaders in Africa…
Ghana has been ranked 125th out of 147 countries in the 2025 World Happiness Report, reflecting a decline in overall happiness based on various indicators. In the previous 2024 ranking, Ghana placed 120th out of 143 countries, meaning the country has dropped five places in the global happiness index. Meanwhile, Finland maintained its position as…
Renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has won a significant legal battle in the United States, securing an $18 million judgment against Kennedy Agyapong, a former Ghanaian Member of Parliament, for defamation. The verdict was delivered by an eight-member jury at the Essex County Superior Court in New Jersey, which found Agyapong liable for…
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being “anti-Trump” and “radical”. A White House statement said the order would “ensure taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda”, and included quotes from politicians and right-wing media criticising the broadcaster….
President John Dramani Mahama has relieved Dr George Akuffo Dampare of his duties as Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and appointed his deputy, Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohunu as his replacement. This decision was announced in a press statement issued by the presidency on Thursday, March 13, and signed by the Minister for Government…
The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires. Maradona was convalescing when he died of a heart attack at his home in 2020, aged 60. He had been recovering at home from surgery on a brain blood clot earlier that month….
Nigerian lawmakers have suspended a senator for six months, after she submitted a petition alleging she had been sexually harassed by the senate president. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan first made the accusations against one of the country’s top politicians, Godswill Akpabio in an interview last Friday. After dismissing her petition on procedural grounds, the ethics committee recommended…
Ghana is celebrating its 68th Independence Day today, Thursday, March 6, marking nearly seven decades since the country gained freedom from British colonial rule. This year’s theme, “Reflect, Review, Reset,” emphasises the importance of looking back on the nation’s journey, assessing its current state, and planning for a brighter future. Unlike previous years, the celebrations…
More than 250,000 Canadian residents have signed a parliamentary petition asking Canada to revoke Elon Musk’s citizenship and passport. Musk’s relationship with US President Donald Trump, who plans to levy a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports next month and proposed annexing the country as the 51st state, is “against the national interest of Canada,”…
Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for over a week, is in critical condition after a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis,”. The Vatican disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday, February 22. The pope is “more unwell than yesterday.The Holy Father’s condition remains critical. The Pope is not out of danger.”the statement in part reads…
