Africa
Burundi robotics team goes missing from US competition
DW – Six Burundi teenagers have vanished after taking part in a robotics tournament in Washington DC. Police said they suspected no “foul play,” feeding speculation that the group wanted
CAF Executives Approve African Cup Expansion, Timing Change
VOA News – Rabet, Morroco, The Confederation of African Football’s executive committee has approved expanding the African Cup of Nations from 16 to 24 teams and moving the continent’s top tournament
Eight dead in wall collapse at Senegal’s Demba Diop
BBC News– Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the
Madonna in Malawi to open kids’ hospital wing
thestar.com – Blantyre (Malawi) (AFP) – US pop superstar Madonna was due Tuesday to formally open a children’s hospital wing that her charity has built in Malawi and which is
Nigeria first lady Aisha Buhari warns off ‘hyenas’ on Facebook
BBC News – Nigeria’s first lady has warned the “hyenas and jackals” will be banished in a cryptic Facebook post apparently aimed at her husband’s officials. Aisha Buhari’s comments seem
NDC delegation in US for Socialist International meeting
Graphic.com.gh – A four-member delegation of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is in New York, the United States of America, to participate in the annual
I put my presidency on the line for galamsey fight – Akufo-Addo
adomonline.com – The president, Nana Akufo-Addo has put his presidency on the line with a commitment to end the illegal small scale mining popularly called galamsey in Ghana. Rallying Ghana’s traditional
G20: success for Africa, failure for climate
www.dw.com – Germany has prioritized the achievement of “strong, sustainable and balanced global economic growth” and Africa in its G20 presidency. Did it achieve this? Abu-Bakarr Jalloh reports from Hamburg. Traditionally, G20 leaders focus
Africa’s pressing need for waste management
www.dw.com – In African countries, failure to correctly manage waste disposal has led to flooding and the outbreak of diseases. Experts met in Ghana to try and come up with
American is arrested after scamming three Nigerian men out of $565,000 with the promise of a US green card
Daily Mail -An American citizen has been arrested in Nigeria after he allegedly duped three Nigerian men in a $565,000 green card scam. Marco Antonio Ramirez is being held at
