7+ hour, 16+ min ago   (252+ words) ACCRA, July 30 (Reuters) – Ghana’s government has accepted a recommendation to extend the presidential term from four to five years, the ​West African country’s justice minister said on ‌Thursday. • President John Dramani Mahama set up a committee last year that reviewed…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (219+ words) MOSCOW, July 28 (Reuters) – Lieutenant General Lawrence Mbatha, the chief of the South African Army, held talks with Russian ​counterparts on Tuesday during a visit ‌to Moscow which his hosts said resulted in an agreement to beef up ties between the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (190+ words) ActionSA’s Johannesburg Region visited the Battling Kids Organisation in Nomzamo Park informalsettlement to donate goodies to elderly residents. The outreach, led by Johannesburg regional chairperson Themba Mabunda on behalf of ActionSA president Herman Mashaba, brought joy and appreciation to the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (168+ words) Semafor Uganda hires Washington lobbyists to combat rights reputation Uganda hired two lobbying firms in Washington, DC as Kampala seeks to combat criticism of its rights record and make the case for ending Ebola-related restrictions. The push comes as American…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (306+ words) A Biden-appointed federal judge on Friday became the second jurist in Massachusetts to block the Trump administration's effort to end temporary protected status for migrant groups, fueling a growing clash over whether lower courts are ignoring a recent Supreme Court…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (162+ words) A new analysis warned that the black market sector risked opening the country up to terrorist activity. Ghana’s booming illegal gold mining sector poses a national security threat that risks opening the country up to terrorist activity, a new…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (256+ words) The Oceanic country of Nauru will open an embassy in Jerusalem in the coming months, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday. The decision by the tiny island country northeast of Australia follows a meeting between Israeli Foreign…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (382+ words) The mass amnesty of over 1.2 million illegal migrants set in motion by Spain’s socialist government will “collapse” the issue of foreign national identity cards, police officers warned on Wednesday. Unnamed police officers that warned of the situation to local outlets…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (202+ words) The US has left more than 40 African nations without a Senate-confirmed ambassador, hampering Washington’s efforts to engage in security and diplomatic missions across the continent. Some 41 African countries currently lack a confirmed envoy, including Nigeria, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (820+ words) When civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, civil servants found themselves at the centre of a deep political and economic crisis. The state was, and remains, the largest employer, surpassing private companies and NGOs. In 2015, the approved…...