Countries Ghanaians can travel to without visa
The Ghanaian passport is ranked 82 worldwide as it permits its holders access to about 41 destinations without visa. Ghanaians can also 21 countries with request of visa on arrival. Below are...
Category: African News
News update from African countries.
Man jailed for calling his colleagues ‘uneducated baboons’
A 57-year-old man, Nicco Adolph Kallerma has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by a Phalaborwa Magistrate’s Court in South Africa for referring to his colleagues and other patrons as...
Sierra Leone Families Marry Off Daughters To Ease Finances Amidst Covid-19
The man first caught a glimpse of Marie Kamara as she ran with her friends past his house near the village primary school. Soon after, he proposed to the fifth-grader. “I’m going to school now....
Egypt Court to Examine Case of Singer Over Photos With Israelis
An Egyptian court is to hear a case against prominent singer and actor Mohamed Ramadan after photos emerged of him posing with Israeli celebrities, local media said. The reports said a lawyer has...
Ethiopia PM, Abiy, Issues 72-hour Ultimatum To Dissident Region’s Leaders
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday gave the leaders of a dissident northern region 72 hours to surrender ahead of a threatened all-out assault on Tigray's capital, Mekele. Abiy -- last...
How Memes in DRC Allow Citizens To Laugh At Those In Power – and Themselves
Those dressing in designer labels can be the subject of memes in the DRC. Per-Anders Pettersson/Corbis News via Getty Images Memes have become expressions of contemporary culture worldwide, as people...
Inflation in Sudan Hits Record 212 Per Cent
Sudan saw record-breaking inflation last month, topping 212 per cent year-on-year driven by increases in food and rent prices, the country's statistics office said Tuesday. "The annual (inflation)...
Mali Releases 180 Jihadists In Likely Prisoner Exchange
Malian authorities have released 180 Islamic extremists from a prison in the capital and flown them to the country’s north, an official confirmed late Sunday, fueling speculation that a prominent...
Malaria Cases Spike In Northern Mali
Malaria cases in northern Mali have spiked, according to medical workers, claiming 23 lives in the often lawless desert region last week alone. Mali's ministry of health said this week that 59...
Egypt Unveils Coffins Buried 2,500 Years Years Ago
Archaeologists in Egypt said Saturday they had found 59 well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins over recent weeks that were buried more than 2,500 years ago. Opening one of the ornately decorated...