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October 12, 2025
Bismark Attobrah
African Stories

Madagascar Teeters on Brink of Coup as Soldiers Join Anti-Government Protests

Tensions are running high in Madagascar as anti-government protests, led by the country’s youth, enter their third week. Demonstrators are calling for President Andry Rajoelina’s resignation, citing widespread corruption,...

October 6, 2025
Louisa Afful
African Stories

RIFTS ROCK KENYA’S UNITED OPPOSITION AS POLICE ALLOWANCE SCANDAL SPARKS PUBLIC OUTRAGE

On Saturday, October 4, Kenyan newspapers focused on deepening political and administrative tensions across the country. The Saturday Nation reported growing cracks within the United Opposition, a coalition formed...

October 5, 2025
Louisa Afful
African Stories

TEMA ASSEMBLY LAUNCHES CITY CLEAN-UP, TARGETS ILLEGAL STRUCTURES

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) has begun a bold operation to clear unauthorised structures choking the city’s spaces. Led by MCE Ebi Bright, the move targets structures near schools,...

October 2, 2025
Louisa Afful
African Stories

ARISE NEWS ANNOUNCES DEATH OF JOURNALIST SOMTOCHUKWU CHRISTELLE MADUAGWU IN ABUJA ROBBERY

News Channel is mourning the tragic death of Somtochukwu Christelle “Sommie” Maduagwu, a 29-year-old journalist who was killed in an armed robbery in her home in the Katampearea of...

October 2, 2025
Louisa Afful
African Stories

DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER ASSURES NEWLY POSTED TEACHERS OF IMMINENT PAYMENT

The Deputy Minister of Finance, Hon. Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has assured members of the Coalition of Unpaid Newly Posted Teachers that government is taking steps to resolve their concerns...

October 1, 2025
Louisa Afful
African Stories

FORMER DRC PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA FOR WAR CRIMES

A military court in Kinshasa has sentenced former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia after finding him guilty of war crimes, treason, and...

September 27, 2025
Louisa Afful
African Stories

KUFUOR CALLS FOR PAN-AFRICAN MEDIA POWERHOUSE TO REDEFINE AFRICA’S GLOBAL NARRATIVE

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged African media professionals to establish a pan-African media powerhouse that will unify the continent’s voice and reshape Africa’s image on the global...

September 27, 2025
Louisa Afful
African Stories

260 ARRESTED IN AFRICA OVER ONLINE ROMANCE SCAMS; GHANA TOPS LIST WITH 68 SUSPECTS

Interpol has arrested 260 individuals in 14 African countries in a major crackdown on online romance and extortion scams that defrauded more than 1,400 victims of nearly USD 2.8...

September 26, 2025
Louisa Afful
African Stories

EX-FRENCH PRESIDENT SARKOZY GETS 5-YEAR SENTENCE IN LIBYA FUNDS CASE

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after a Paris court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy in connection with alleged attempts to...

September 25, 2025
Louisa Afful
African Stories, General Stories

ABU JINAPOR URGES SUSPENSION OF US DEPORTEE AGREEMENT UNTIL PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL

Former Lands Minister and Damongo MP, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has called on government to immediately halt what he describes as an “unconstitutional” agreement to receive deported West African nationals...