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The Ghana Police Service has arrested eight individuals across four constituencies in the country for various election-related offences during the Presidential and Parliamentary Primaries of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) held on Saturday, May 13, 2023. According to a statement released by the Police, Yaro Burdove was arrested at the Ningo Prampram Constituency for taking a photograph of his ballot paper in the polling booth and attempting to take photographs of the ballot of other voters. Harrison Martey and Imoro Ibrahim were also arrested for engaging in an unlawful fight at a voting centre in the same constituency. Similarly, suspects…

French rappers, singers, songwriters and personalities from various fields gathered Thursday (May 11) for a historic evening. They attended the first edition of the French Urban Music Awards known as ‘Les Flammes’ ceremony. The Paris event was dedicated to celebrating rap, R&B and afro Caribbean music among other popular genres. Guests in attendance welcomed a long overdue ceremony. “It’s a victory. There have been lots of projects similar to this one, the French Urban Music Awards. The fact that this ceremony is taking places here, at the Chatelet theatre, on a beautiful stage, a red carpet, this is good. So…

Ghana joined forces with China and France on Friday to form a committee which will help pave the way for a $3 billion dollar International Monetary Fund loan. In December Ghana agreed to a three-year credit program with the IMF to strengthen the country’s finances and restore confidence as the country faced its worst economic crisis in decades. Since then, talks had focused on assurances from a committee of Ghana’s creditors over whether a proposed debt exchange program would be enough to secure the IMF agreement. The government has earmarked about $5.4 billion of debt to official creditors as well…

Mauritania went to the polls on Saturday for the first in local election since President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was elected in 2019. It is being seen as a test of the leader’s popularity ahead of presidential elections next year in which he has not yet confirmed his decision to stand. However, Ghazouani, who has overseen the West African country’s relative stability in the violence-wracked Sahel, is widely expected to seek re-election. Voter Mahfoud said: “We would like these elections to bring out patriotic men who will work to boost the economy and reduce unemployment.” Ghazouani’s El Insaf party is favoured to…

A total of 23,495 people in Ghana tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year (January to June). The figure is two percent of the 948,094 people who undertook HIV testing from January to June 2022, the Programme Manager of the National STIs and HIV/AIDS Control Programme, Dr. Stephen Ayisi Addo said in a report filed by state newspaper, graphic online. “The figure for this new infection is too high, so we need to intensify education to let people know that HIV is still real; …We have to let people know that they need to stick to…

Amnesty International has welcomed a UN report accusing the Malian army and “foreign” fighters of having executed over 500 people in 2022 during anti-jihadi operations in the Moura region. The figures by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) amount to the worst atrocity the Sahel country has experienced since a jihadist insurgency flared in 2012. It is also the most damning document yet against Mali’s armed forces and their foreign allies. Human Rights Researcher on the Sahel, Amnesty, Ousmane Diallo described the seriousness of the report. “We draw the attention of the prosecutor and the International Criminal Court to…

Paraguay’s decades of relations with Taiwan look set to continue after a conservative and pro-Taipei candidate, Santiago Pena, was declared the winner in the South American country’s presidential election. Colorado Party candidate Santiago Pena will be Paraguay’s next president, after election officials declared him the winner in the country’s presidential election on Sunday. With over 95% of the vote counted, preliminary results showed Pena winning with 42.9%. His main competitor, center-left opposition candidate Efrain Alegre came in second place with 27.5%. “Thank you for this Colorado victory, thank you for this Paraguayan victory,” Pena said in a speech. Sunday’s presidential election was…

Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, the suspected leader of the “Islamic State” terror group, has been killed in an operation by the Turkish intelligence services, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, the suspected leader of the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, was killed in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. “This individual was neutralized as part of an operation by the Turkish national intelligence organization (MIT) in Syria yesterday,” Erdogan said in an interview, adding that al-Qurashi had been pursued by intelligence services for a “long time.” “We will continue our struggle with terrorist organizations without any discrimination,” Erdogan stressed.…

Air raid sirens sounded in the capital and other areas in Ukraine, as authorities said defense systems were repelling missile attacks. Pope Francis has also hinted at secret Vatican peace “mission.”  Ukraine activated its air defenses on Monday after Russia launched an early morning missile attack, officials said. Air raid sirens also sounded across the country, and authorities warned residents to take shelter. “Air defenses are at work!” Kyiv’s regional administration wrote on the Telegram messaging app, after reports of explosions heard in the region. “Keep calm! Stay in shelters until the air alarm goes off!” Authorities later issued the all-clear, with Kyiv officials saying air…

The much-anticipated Sand marathon began in Morocco on Sunday attracting more than 1150 runners who will have to show their resilience in the six-day 251 km ultramarathon. The participants camped in the desert packed their food and medical kits while the medical teams check the fitness certificates of the participants before the race began on Sunday. “Today, they are checking our bags to see if all the material is OK, and then we give our medical certificate with the electrocardiogram. If it’s good, we are fit for the race. Self-sufficiency starts tomorrow morning, so until next Saturday. So, we will…