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Boeing settles with one plaintiff in 737 MAX crash trial

Thu, 06/11/2025 - 02:00
Boeing reached a last-minute settlement in one of two lawsuits in this week's trial in Chicago over a 2019 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people, attorneys announced Wednesday. The accord leaves a single plaintiff remaining in the first civil trial over the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash, which began in earnest Wednesday after attorneys on T .
Categories: Africa

Woman arrested for inciting violence against soldiers in Garu

Thu, 06/11/2025 - 01:59
The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested a woman identified as Lariba Alhassan for allegedly inciting residents of Garu to attack and kill soldiers deployed to maintain peace in the area. Her arrest, which took place on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, follows the circulation of a viral audio recording in which she was heard callin .
Categories: Africa

Breast Society of Ghana advocates for social support for breast cancer patients

Thu, 06/11/2025 - 01:54
The Breast Society of Ghana (BSOG), in collaboration with the Breast Clinic of the Tamale Teaching Hospital, held a grand durbar to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an advocacy for social support for breast cancer patients.
Categories: Africa

Savana Signatures condemns alleged gang rape of teenager in Tolon

Thu, 06/11/2025 - 01:52
Savana Signatures has strongly condemned the alleged gang rape of a teenage Junior High School student (name withheld) in the Tolon District of the Northern Region, describing the act as a grave violation of the survivor rsquo;s rights, dignity, and safety.
Categories: Africa

Alhaji Aminu Lamptey highlights significance of upcoming Hajj and Umrah conference in Jeddah

Thu, 06/11/2025 - 01:47
The Director of Communications at the Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana, Alhaji Mohammed Amin Lamptey, has highlighted the significance of the upcoming Annual Hajj and Umrah Conference and Exhibition, scheduled to take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from November 9 to 12, 2025.
Categories: Africa

South Sudan's blind football team dreams of Paralympic glory

Thu, 30/10/2025 - 02:52
Yona Sabri Ellon cannot see the ball at his feet, but he can hear it. A faint rattle guides him past a defender and he fires into the back of the net. Ellon has taken his South Sudanese blind football team a step closer to their dream of playing at the 2028 Paralympics in California.
Categories: Africa

France changes criminal code to define sex without consent as rape

Thu, 30/10/2025 - 00:22
The French Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill defining rape and sexual assault as any non-consensual act, making France the latest European country to enshrine the principle of consent in law.
Categories: Africa

Jihadist fuel blockade makes life a struggle in Mali's capital

Thu, 30/10/2025 - 00:22
In Bamako's business district, hundreds of cars and motorcycles sit stranded day and night on a boulevard, waiting for one of three side-by-side petrol stations to finally have fuel. Jihadists have rendered everyday life in Mali increasingly impossible in recent weeks via a fuel blockade that has brought the west African country to its knees.
Categories: Africa

Paramilitary chief vows united Sudan as his forces are accused of mass killings

Thu, 30/10/2025 - 00:22
The head of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries vowed on Wednesday Sudan would be unified by peace or through war and expressed sympathy after reports of mass killings by his group in the newly captured El-Fasher.
Categories: Africa

Two men admit role in Louvre heist while jewels remain missing

Thu, 30/10/2025 - 00:22
Two men arrested on Saturday in connection with the Louvre Museum heist have partially admitted their part in the raid, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau revealed on Wednesday. The two men are suspected of being the ones who entered the Apollo Gallery to seize jewels, she told reporters.
Categories: Africa

Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga's body arrives in Nairobi

Thu, 16/10/2025 - 10:20
The body of revered Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga arrived in Nairobi on Thursday from India where he died of a suspected heart attack. A large crowd gathered at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to greet the coffin, AFP reporters said.
Categories: Africa

Africa Cannot Afford Stablecoins – Jibril Mohamed Ahmed

Thu, 16/10/2025 - 09:51
Everyone is talking about stablecoins mdash;fast, borderless, revolutionary. They say it rsquo;s the future of money. Sounds incredible, right? Wrong. Let me tell you the truth: Africa cannot afford them.
Categories: Africa

French court rejects Le Pen's challenge to electoral rules

Thu, 16/10/2025 - 09:50
France's highest administrative court has rejected an appeal by far-right leader Marine Le Pen, dealing a major setback to her efforts to remain eligible for the 2027 presidential race. The Council of State announced its decision on Wednesday, confirming the immediate enforcement of Le Pen's ineligibility sentence following her conviction earlie .
Categories: Africa

Madagascar's protests fan anger against colonial France

Thu, 16/10/2025 - 09:50
Placards and slogans against France that surfaced in demonstrations against impeached President Andry Rajoelina this week exposed deep resentment against the former colonial power. France out , Rajoelina and Macron out , said banners after French media reported that the president had fled on a French military plane as an army unit threw its we .
Categories: Africa

DR Congo ex-president Kabila rallies opposition in Kenya

Thu, 16/10/2025 - 09:50
Former president Joseph Kabila rallied opponents of the Democratic Republic of Congo 39;s current government in Kenya 39;s capital on Wednesday, announcing a new movement to save his crisis-hit country.
Categories: Africa

Two killed as violence flares in Morocco protests

Thu, 02/10/2025 - 06:57
Two people were killed when officers opened fire on a group of people attempting to storm a police station in Morocco on Wednesday, state media said, as protests -- sometimes violent -- roil the north African nation.
Categories: Africa

Sanitizing Our Airwaves: Why Mustafa’s Insult Should Not Define Northerners

Thu, 02/10/2025 - 06:57
Ghana is widely celebrated as a beacon of democracy and peace in Africa. Yet, recent developments in our public space suggest that the fragile threads that hold our social fabric together are being tested.

Ghana’s Fool’s Gold and National Eco-Suicide

Thu, 02/10/2025 - 06:57
A Nation Poisoned: The environmental degradation caused by Galamsey is no longer just about gold. Mercury, copper, nickel, and other heavy metals have entered our water systems and food chain. This is no longer a matter of employment for young people mdash;it is a matter of national survival.

Is The Modern Workplace Designed For Efficacy, Not Joy?

Thu, 02/10/2025 - 06:57
In today 39;s world, happiness has become a crucial item on the checklist of well-being. On a broader spectrum, when a nation is doing well, economists usually emphasize the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Youth-Centric Vision for Building the Ghana That We Want

Thu, 02/10/2025 - 06:57
One of the powerful country statements is The American Dream. The American dream embodies the belief that regardless of race, creed, religion, background, sex, or country of origin, anyone can achieve greatness upon arriving in America.

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