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It is a joyful day for millions in Nigeria because its government today lifted the ban on social networking site, Twitter. For seven months, Twitter was suspended in Africa’s most populous country because the platform deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari about punishing regional secessionists, a move government viewed …

Nigeria will lift its ban on Twitter from midnight, the government said Wednesday, a move that will give millions of people in Africa’s most populous country access to the social media platform once again. The decision was made after Twitter agreed to meet all conditions set by the Nigerian government, …

A Kenyan MP was on Wednesday suspended from parliament for one day for distributing sweets to colleagues during a contentious debate. Fatuma Gedi said the “sugar levels of members had gone down” after the day-long session. She had been accused by colleague Ndindi Nyoro of distributing money as bribes in …

The Ghana cedi placed 14th among the league of African currencies in 2021, despite an impressive run during the first half of the year, Bloomberg tracking of African currencies has revealed. However, the local currency was classified among the currencies with the ‘worst spot returns’. According to Bloomberg, the cedi lost …

A devastating fire that swept through South Africa’s Houses of Parliament in Cape Town has reignited – hours after it was said to be under control. Flames have been billowing from the building’s roof. Firefighters are at the scene, trying to douse the blaze. The fire first broke out on …

Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed in a statement. “I have this afternoon, Sunday 2nd January 2022, received with deep sorrow the sad news of the passing away of …

Sudan’s Abdallah Hamdok stepped down as prime minister on Sunday after months of political turmoil in the country. In a speech to the nation, Hamdok announced his expected resignation, telling the Sudanese that he decided to return them “the mission you had entrusted to me”. He announced his resignation after the killing of three protesters …

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has blamed the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin for all the commotion that characterised the debate on the 2022 Budget. According to him, the chaos began on November 17 when the Budget was presented. The Majority Leader of Parliament said prior to the …

President Cyril Ramaphosa ended a week of self-isolation following his positive test for Covid-19 after delivering the eulogy at FW de Klerk’s state memorial on December 12. President Cyril Ramaphosa has ended a week of self-isolation following his positive test for Covid-19 on December 12, 2021. In a statement issued …

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa was in Ghana from 3rd December to 5th December 2021, for a State visit. His two-day stay in the West African nation was at the invitation of His Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The State Visit to Ghana was directed towards enhancing bilateral relations premised …