Archive for: July, 2023

Sayreville councilwoman’s accused killer extradited to New Jersey from Virginia

SUSAN LOYER The 29-year-old Virginia man charged with the fatal shooting of Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was extradited to New Jersey on Thursday, July 27 according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Rashid Ali Bynum, of Portsmouth, Virginia, is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending a pre-trial detention hearing in Superior […]

Côte d’Ivoire is launching its first satellite for Earth observation – and it’s locally made

David Baratoux, Aziz Diaby Kassamba, Marc Harris Yao Fortune, Marie Korsaga, Pancrace Aka Côte d’Ivoire has announced plans to launch its first satellite within the next two years. A team of scientists in the fields of astrophysics and geology tell The Conversation Africa about the potential benefits of this development and how the country plans […]

Contaminated cough syrup sold in Cameroon: WHO

The WHO has raised the alarm over syrup suspected to be contaminated in Cameroon. The World Health Organization has said a batch of cough and cold syrup sold in Cameroon under the brand name Naturcold contained extremely high levels of a toxic ingredient, the latest in a series of recent warnings about contaminated cough syrups. […]

The first time I saw God – Bisi Adjapon

The first time I saw God, I was eight years old. I had seen him plastered on posters hanging on the walls, but not inches from my face so I could trace his straight nose and mustache. My breath cut off. Jesus. Son of God. Three people in one person. And he was gazing at […]

Azumah Nelson hits 65

On his return home after a rematch against Jeff Fennech, the Australian boxer in 2008, Azumah Nelson replied journalists at a press conference, “I beat him like father and son.” It was a funny response but the truth was that Nelson brutalized the Aussie boxer nicknamed “The Marrickville Mauler” after a couple of fights had […]

Egypt, Ethiopia agrees to reach deal on controversial dam in 4 months

Egypt and Ethiopia agreed Thursday July 13 to finalize a deal over Ethiopia’s controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile within four months, a breakthrough after years of tensions between the two countries. The massive $4.2-billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd) has been at the center of a regional dispute ever since Ethiopia broke ground on […]

Zimbabwe plans first corn exports in 22 years after surplus

Zimbabwe plans to sell 40 000 tons of corn to Rwanda, marking its first export of the crop since 2001. By Ray Ndlovu, Bloomberg 21 Jul 2023 The government approved the sale after a surplus from past harvests, Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka said. Zimbabwe had its largest corn crop in more than three decades of […]

Get your license, go into marijuana farming – Rastafarian Council to unemployed graduates

The Central Regional Chapter of the Rastafarian Council of Ghana called Rastafarian Conscious Youth, has advised unemployed Ghanaian Youth to secure their license and go into the cultivation of marijuana to get themselves some income. The group has expressed gratitude to President Akufo-Addo, Parliamentarians, Interior Ministry and all stakeholders who contributed to seeing parliament pass […]

LA REINE POKOU: Founder of the BAULE People

The AKAN people probably came from North Africa and very early on settled in the center of today’s Ghana. Around the middle of the 17th century, the AKAN were divided into a lot of small kingdoms, sometimes linked by alliances, sometimes subjected to bloody conflicts. A great man decided to unify this divided people; OSSEI […]

Yet Again, Tunisia Accused of Ill-Treatment of Black Refugees

JERRY CHIFAMBA Tunisia’s President Kais Saied dismissed criticism of his government’s handling of Black African refugees after hundreds of Black African migrants were apprehended by police and left on the Libyan border, Al Jazeera reports. On July 9, Saied said the migrants are being treated humanely, as a result of what he called “our values”. […]

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