INTERNATIONAL

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 10th October 2022, was presented with an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Sorbonne, in Paris, France, one of the most prestigious universities in Europe and the world. Sorbonne University conferred the award on President Akufo-Addo, in recognition of …

French Rapper Benjamin Epps has been crowned winner of the Best International Flow Category at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022. The musician beat stiff competition from Ghana’s Black Sheriff, Central Cee (UK), Blxckie (South Africa), Haviah Mighty (Canada), Knucks (UK), Le Juiice (France), Nadia Nakai (Zimbabwe), and Tasha & …

Burkina Faso army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government and suspended the constitution and transitional charter, he said in a statement read on national television Friday evening. Traore said a group of officers had decided to remove Damiba due to his inability to …

Ghanaian music star Black Sherif has been nominated for the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards. The Kwaku The Traveler hitmaker grabbed a nomination in the Best International Flow Category. Certified Lover Boy Drake leads this year’s nominations with an impressive 14 nods including ‘Best Live Performer,’ ‘Lyricist of the Year,’ …

The Rt. Hon. Kwasi Kwarteng, MP has been appointed the first black Finance Minister in Britain, otherwise known as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer. The new role of the British-born Ghanaian was announced today, September 6, 2022, by the office of Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. Until this fresh …

Police in southern Nigeria have arrested three people following the discovery of 20 mummified bodies near Benin city in Edo state. The corpses were found in a building suspected to be used for a voodoo shrine. A police spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, told the BBC that the corpses of 15 men, …