There were 55 murders, 109 rapes, 137 sexual offences, 878 assaults, 44 carjackings, and 819 burglaries every day in South Africa in the 2017 to 2018 year – and at least 5 farm murders every month, according to official figures released by the South African Police Services (SAPS). The SAPS “Crime Statistics 2017/2018” were released […]
For decades, China’s presence in Africa has largely focused on economic, commercial and peacekeeping activities. Now, Beijing is building on that by establishing greater military links to protect its national assets on the continent and gain greater geopolitical influence. The People’s Liberation Army conducts regular joint training exercises across the region and, in certain countries […]
It was brazen even by Liberian standards. Shipping containers carrying the equivalent of $US104m in Liberian bank notes, ordered by the Central Bank from printers in Sweden and China, arrived at Liberia’s port and then vanished. The news broke in local paper Front Page Africa on Monday. Since then members of President George Weah’s government have been trying […]
With the recent traversing of the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Africa, the debate about whether or not Africa is about to be colonized is getting intense. This has further been exacerbated by the promise that China is dolling out a whopping 60 billion dollars to African countries. Kenyan law professor, PLO Lumumba has been […]
A travel ban has been placed on people from Anglophone Africa in Cameroon sparking uproar and protests from civil society groups. It has been reported that deadly clashes heightened in that country last year after protests in Anglophone regions escalated, emanating from concerns and frustrations of the country’s French-dominated political system. Several sources have reported […]
The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) have scored President Buhari’s performance high, saying that he has done better than former President Goodluck Jonathan. According to the group, Jonathan’s tenure took the Niger-Delta region backwards. The RNDA made the declaration in a statement signed by its leader, Maj-Gen, John Mark Ezenobi. The militant group also announced that […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the National Working Committee members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the 55 million naira nomination fee is too high for him to afford. According to New telegraph a member of the National Executive Committee of the party revealed that the President “has complained to the party that he could […]
A delegation led by the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Theodorin Nguema Obiang, son of the country’s long time president has had 16 million dollars worth of cash and luxury watches confiscated at an airport in São Paulo, Brazil. In October 2017, Mr. Obiang was sentenced to a three year suspended sentence in France on […]
Former president Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace have been flown to Singapore by the Zimbabwe government for medical treatment. There are rumors that the Zimbabwean former leader’s health is fast deteriorating. The couple and their aides left on a plane chartered by the government in the early hours of today Sunday, barely days after […]
The speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania has banned lawmakers from entering parliament with fake nails and eye lashes. The ban has been extended to visitors who go to the legislature. The speaker, Job Ndugai announced the ban on Monday during a session of the house in Dodoma, Tanzania Short dresses and jeans have […]
Nigerian President Muhamadu Buhari has put to rest, speculations as to whether or not he will be contesting the 2019 elections. BestNewsGH.com can confirm that the president has submitted his name to the leadership of his party the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the 2019 presidential elections. The President took the opportunity to assure […]
Former Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga is expected in Ghana on Thursday as a guest at the burial ceremony of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Accra. Mr. Odinga’s Spokesman, Dennis Onyango told the media Mr. Odinga who leads the opposition Orange Democratic party will arrive in Ghana after stopping over briefly in the […]
