By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – Updated 1159 EAT on Friday 13th Dec 2024 LONDON & KAMPALA – Uganda’s Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja recently was nominated of the African Female Leader of the Year 2024 by the 14th African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year 2024. The heated competition driven by participation in the Online Voting…
Category: African News
Ghana Police Arrest Over 100 Supporters of President-Elect John Mahama Amid Post-Election Chaos.
Authorities in Ghana have arrested over 100 individuals, predominantly supporters of President-elect John Mahama, following a wave of post-election violence and lawlessness. The unrest erupted in the wake of Saturday’s elections, with tensions rising over delays in the announcement of the results and disputes regarding some parliamentary outcomes. The arrested individuals are accused of various…
Zambia’s Constitutional Court Bars Ex-President Edgar Lungu from Re-Election.
Zambia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that former President Edgar Lungu is ineligible to stand for re-election in the 2026 general elections. The court determined that Lungu, 68, has already served the maximum two terms allowed by the Zambian Constitution. Lungu initially came to power in January 2015 after the death of President Michael Sata in…
John Mahama Secures Comeback Victory in Ghana’s Presidential Election.
Former President John Mahama has been confirmed as the winner of Ghana’s presidential election, marking a triumphant return to power with a historic margin. According to the official results announced by Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Mahama, the opposition candidate, secured 56.6% of the vote, defeating Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, who garnered 41.6%. The victory represents the largest…
Opposition Wins Ghana Presidential Election Amid Economic Crisis.
Ghana’s Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat in Saturday’s presidential election, congratulating opposition candidate and former President John Mahama on his apparent victory. In a public statement, Bawumia acknowledged the will of the people, saying, “The people have voted for change.” His remarks come as Ghanaians grapple with the country’s worst economic crisis in a…
Start of Biden’s visit to Angola overshadowed by son’s pardon.
By Trevor Hunnicutt LUANDA, Updated at 2343 at 02nd Dec 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden landed in Angola on Monday for a visit focused on a U.S.-backed railway project and on the legacy of slavery, but his decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden threatened to overshadow the official agenda. The visit fulfils a promise to visit Sub-Saharan Africa…
Opposition Youth Leader Reportedly Abducted At A Dar es Salaam Bus Station.
Police in Tanzania are investigating the reported kidnapping of opposition youth leader Abdul Nondo. The ACT Wazalendo party said Nondo was abducted by unknown assailants from a bus station in the main city, Dar es Salaam. Police confirmed that a man was taken from the bus station in the early hours of Sunday by two…
Liberian Warlord-Turned-Senator Prince Johnson Dies at 72.
Prince Yormie Johnson, a former Liberian warlord who transitioned into a controversial political figure, has passed away at the age of 72. Johnson, notorious for his role during Liberia’s brutal civil wars, gained global infamy in 1990 when footage surfaced of him calmly sipping beer while then-President Samuel Doe was being tortured nearby. A…
HICGI News Agency 