Month: November 2022

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday has sacked Charles Adu Boahen, minister of state for finance, after allegations of corruption were circulated by popular Ghanaian investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. A statement from the presidency states that the president fired Mr Adu Boahen after being made aware of allegations levelled against him in an expose, […]

US President Joe Biden said on Sunday he was “incredibly pleased” with the turnout in the US election, as the Democrats looked on course to keep control of the Senate next year after the party’s candidate won re-election in Nevada. Speaking to reporters in Cambodia ahead of an East Asia Summit, Biden said the turnout […]

The Bayonne Police Department is mourning one of its own after a police captain died suddenly while on duty. “It is with a heavy heart that I must announce the death of Bayonne Police Department Captain Paul Jamolawicz,” said Police Chief Robert Geisler in a statement. “Captain Jamolawicz died unexpectedly tonight while on-duty serving our […]

Iranian activists behind protests over Mahsa Amini’s death called on Saturday for major demonstrations next week, marking three years since a bloody crackdown on unrest sparked by fuel price hikes. The call to commemorate those slain in the 2019 protests on Tuesday comes as Iran grapples with more than eight weeks of nationwide demonstrations that […]

Ethiopia’s government and Tigrayan rebels have agreed to facilitate immediate humanitarian access to “all in need” in war-ravaged Tigray and neighbouring regions. Saturday’s agreement followed talks in the Kenyan capital Nairobi this week on the full implementation of a deal signed between the warring sides 10 days ago in South Africa to end the brutal […]

The African Union Chairman and President of Senegal, Macky Sall has planned to attend an upcoming G20 summit in Bali, two government officials said on Friday. Sall’s visit, his first to a G20 summit, would come after his participation in the COP27 UN climate meeting in Egypt, where he was a major campaigner for affluent […]

Turkey has appointed an ambassador to Israel after a gap of four years in the latest step towards normalizing ties with the Jewish state. Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, a veteran diplomat who had served as Turkey’s consul general in Jerusalem between 2010 and 2014, was named to the post in a presidential decree late Friday, Turkish […]

Twitter’s relaunched premium service was unavailable Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts it itself had approved. The premium service, Twitter Blue, grants blue-check “verification” labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month. It’s the latest whiplash-inducing change to the service where uncertainty has become the norm […]

A mosque in the Bronx has been welcoming migrants from Africa for a year and a half. Imam Omar Niass of the Bronx has been welcoming migrants from Africa for a year and a half now, housing adult single men, mostly from Senegal, in his mosque. At one point, he had over 150 men staying […]

The Gambian Inspector General of Police, Abdoulie Sanyang, has received Golden Star Award. This was disclosed in a congratulatory message by the Gambia Police Force on Friday November 11, 2022. “The Gambia Police Force joins the rest of Africa in congratulating the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abdoulie Sanyang Esq., for being conferred Golden Star […]

Iran’s top diplomat has accused Western countries of promoting violence in the Islamic republic. This, he said, was made possible through helping protesters to make weapons and Molotov cocktails. Street violence has flared across Iran since the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini on September 16, after her arrest for allegedly flouting the country’s […]

There are about 13 new renewables projects currently under development in Saudi Arabia. This was confirmed by the Kingdom’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, announcing it as the country pushes towards its goal of achieving net-zero by 2060. The projects have the capacity of 11.3 Gigawatts and the ability to reduce approximately 20 […]

Randall’s Island tent city is set to close to asylum seekers. This was confirmed according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. New York City is closing the tent shelter on Randall’s Island built to house asylum seekers. A new humanitarian relief center with 600 rooms will open at the Watson Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. […]

Petra Diamonds has suspended operations at its Williamson mine in Tanzania for up to three months after a wall of the tailings dam at the site was breached earlier this week, the company said. Petra, which operates three mines in SA, as well as Tanzania’s biggest diamond mine, said there had been no fatalities as […]

The US special envoy to Libya, Richard Norland, said on Thursday he shared the frustration of Libyans over delays to the country’s long-awaited elections. Speaking at a news conference at the headquarters of the Libyan High National Elections Committee in Tripoli, Norland urged all parties to move swiftly towards producing “a successful outcome.” On the […]

A Tunisian hired as a security guard despite a long criminal record is suspected of fleeing with 180,000 euros as the banker he was accompanying made a detour to meet his plumber. The unfortunate banker had been tasked with delivering the cash, a mix of dollars and euros, to another branch of his bank, said […]

An influential Malian judge with links to al-Qaeda has set the conditions necessary for the reopening of schools in the country. According to a letter verified by AFP on Thursday, he said some schools in the country cannot reopen unless boys and girls are kept apart and wear Islamic dress. The letter, addressed to the […]

The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has received the Letters of Credence of the new Chinese Ambassador to The Gambia, H.E Lin Jin, in a colourful ceremony on Thursday November 11, 2022, at the State House in Banjul. After inspecting the Military Guard of Honour, H.E Jin proceeded to the diplomatic lounge to present his credentials […]

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, has acquired three (3) high-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for improved armed surveillance operations to checkmate criminal activities in the country as a further manifestation of the IGP’s determination to integrate the use of innovative technology in the law enforcement duties of […]