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Dalex Finance CEO Joe Jackson calls the 2025 Budget a needed step for Ghana's economic comeback but warns its success depends on financial targets coming true. He believes the government plan relies heavily on hopeful income forecasts, better tax refund systems, and general public trust in the...

The upcoming fourth Meko Bono festival will showcase various cultural acts, traditional ceremonies, and plenty of local food, according to the event organizers Bonofie. Mr. Eric Asante, who handles communications for Bonofie, confirmed everything stands ready for the main celebration running...

Trade Minister Mrs. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has started talking with car industry groups to keep President Mahama's campaign promise about changing vehicle import rules. The current law—the Customs Amendment Act 2020—stops people from bringing salvaged cars into Ghana. These include vehicles...

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority boss, Julius Neequaye Kotei, has promised tough action against staff who issue fake licenses. He plans to fire and press charges against anyone caught breaking the rules. During his interview with Hot FM in Accra, he stressed how fake licenses put...

Ghana's Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin told Liberia's lawmakers to stop fighting and start working together. He talked to the House of Representatives in Monrovia last Thursday about finding ways to agree. He said political battles should not stop the country from moving forward. He asked them...

South Sudan faces a major risk of new fighting. Leaders of the Tumaini Peace Initiative want more help from nearby countries and world groups. They asked the African Union, United Nations, and others to talk with all sides. These peace talks started last year on May 9 in Nairobi, Kenya. They...

Uganda's ruling party, NRM, refused to accept defeat in the Kawempe North by-election, which NUP candidate Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola won. The party leaders made this choice during their Central Executive Committee meeting on Friday, March 14, 2025. The next day, through Secretary General Richard...

SADC leaders agreed Thursday to withdraw their soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo step by step. The decision came during a big meeting held in Harare, where Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa led talks about safety problems in eastern Congo. These regional heads expressed worry...

Uganda plans to give children four doses of the malaria vaccine as part of its fight against the disease. The country just received 2.278 million vaccine doses worth $8.88 million from Gavi through UNICEF on March 7. Health officials say this vaccine will help reduce severe cases and deaths...

A terrible hailstorm struck Bugala Island early today, killing three people near the Kalangala District Police station. The powerful storm blew in from the east side of Kalangala and tore through the area with devastating force. It ripped apart almost all housing for police officers and damaged...

The United States kicked out South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool because he made racist statements against President Donald Trump and white American voters. This happened on February 11, 2025, making the tense relationship between both countries even worse. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

Paul Kagame has given Colonel Stanislas Gashugi a big promotion. Rwanda's president made him a Brigadier General and immediately put him in charge of the Special Operations Force. This new job became available because Major General Ruki Karusisi left the position. The military sent Karusisi back...

Secondary school teachers received promotions over a year ago, yet we still wait for the Malawi Government to keep its word. Many teachers face money troubles because of these broken promises. The government promoted me last February, but I only started seeing my new pay in October. They never...

The New York Times reports that the US plans to ban travel from 43 countries, including Malawi. The Trump team created three ban levels marked by the colors red, orange, and yellow. Malawi landed on the yellow list because of major problems with its passport system. This news comes from...

Malawi national football teams signed a deal with Admiral for new uniforms at the Amaryllis Hotel last Saturday. The partnership costs ZAR 1.8 million, which equals about K200 million invested in Malawi soccer over two years. FAM President Fleetwood Haiya believes this marks major progress for...

The fight over land between Ng'onga people, Balaka officials, and Portland Cement has turned violent. Local families claim they never got fair payment for their property when the cement company took it. Many talks failed to fix this problem, making everyone angry and frustrated about the...

Girls across Malawi leave school because they lack basic sanitary facilities. This problem affects their future chances, making life harder for them down the road. The situation in the Mapazi Zone of Blantyre Rural shows just how bad things have become for these young students. Research shows...

America kicked out South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rassol from Washington. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X that Rassol counts as an unwelcome person. The Latin phrase persona non grata makes this official. BBC News says Rubio linked his message to a right-wing Breitbart article about...

EA launched a new RPG called Split Fiction that gamers really love. Critics praise its different gameplay style and focus on playing together with friends. The game has become a big money maker for EA and its creator, beating the numbers of the very popular It Takes Two from Hazelight Studios...

Michael Nees, who coaches the Warriors, picked six players from Scottland FC for the next 2026 World Cup games against Benin and Nigeria. He talked about this choice after he named his team on Wednesday. The coach selected Khama Billiat, Mthokozisi Msebe, Peter Muduhwa, Godknows Murwira, Tymon...