Senegal and Africa’s youngest elected president on his inauguration on Tuesday has appointed his mentor Ousmane Sonko as the prime Minister in the new formed government.
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GHANA: Outrage Over 63-year-old Priest Allege Traditional Marriage To A 12-year-old Girl
An influential traditional priest aged 63 has sparked public outrage in Ghana by marrying a 12-year-old girl. Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII, reportedly married 12-year-old, Naa Okromo in a customary ceremony held on Saturday in Nungua.
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DR CONGO: First Female Prime Minister Appointed
Judith Suminwa Tuluka has been appointed as DR Congo’s first female prime minister. This landmark decision was a campaign promise made by President Tshisekedi and marks a significant step towards gender equality in Congolese politics.
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UK: King Charles’ Funeral Plans Unveiled Following Cancer Treatment
King Charles III has only been Britain’s reigning monarch for 18 months, yet his funeral plans are already set amid his battle with cancer.
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NIGERIA: Chinese Businessman To Be Hanged For Girlfriend’s Murder
A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese businessman to death after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Ummu Kulthum Sani in 2022.
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ETHIOPIA: Bank Recovers $10m Withdrawn Following Technical Glitch
Ethiopia’s largest bank says it has recovered almost three-quarters of the $14m it lost in a glitch that allowed customers withdraw more money than they had in their bank accounts.
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UK: Tributes Paid To Dignified Richard Campaigner Taylor On His Transition
Richard Taylor, the father of schoolboy Damilola Taylor who was murdered in 2000, has died aged 75.
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SENEGAL: Will Faye End Up A Figurehead President?
It was an unlikely climb to the top for an unlikely national figurehead. Bassirou Diomaye Faye was a tax inspector before he became his party’s secretary general and a trusted lieutenant of opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko.
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CAMEROON: Ex Chelsea Footballer Divorce Wife Of 12years Over Kids DNA
Former Indomitable Lion and Chelsea footballer Geremi Njitab has filed a divorce from his wife of 12 years after DNA tests showed his two children were fathered by his wife’s ex.
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UK: Bukayo Saka Hits Target With Nando’s Saka Peri Peri Sauce
South African multinational restaurant chain has teamed up with Arsenal FC star striker Bukayo Saka to unveil a signature brand of PERi PERi sauce.
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