Farmgate scandal: South Africa’s parliament votes against move to impeach Ramaphosa

  South Africa’s parliament has voted against starting impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. TheCable had reported that Ramaphosa was facing impeachment threats after an independent panel set up by…

US Consumer Inflation Slows In November, Up 7.1% Year-On-Year

  US consumer inflation eased in November, bringing some relief to policymakers, according to government data released Tuesday, but the figure is still about three times the pre-pandemic pace. The…

Economic crisis: IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Ghana on $3bn loan

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ghana have reached a staff-level agreement for a three-year loan package of $3 billion. The development means that the agreement still requires the…

Tunisians protest against president ahead of polls

  Hundreds protested in Tunisia Saturday against President Kais Saied ahead of parliamentary elections that represented the latest consolidation of a power grab he began in July 2021. The protests…

Peru President Ousted After Bid To Dissolve Congress

  Peru’s leftist leader Pedro Castillo was impeached and replaced as president on Wednesday in a dizzying series of events in the country that has long been prone to political…

Children among 21 killed as bus falls into canal in Egypt

  At least 21 persons have been confirmed dead after a bus fell into a canal in northern Egypt on Saturday. According to Al Jazeera, Sherif Makeen, an official of…

EXTRA: Lesbian, transgender emerge winners in US midterm election

  From the first openly lesbian governor to the first Generation Z member-elect of Congress, early results in the US midterms heralded diversity. In Massachusetts, voters elected Democrat Maura Healey…

Trump’s Ex-Spokesperson Sarah Sanders Elected Arkansas Governor

  Donald Trump’s former White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders won Tuesday’s gubernatorial race in heavily Republican Arkansas, US media projected. She had been favored to beat Democrat Chris Jones…

Kenya Airways Flights Disrupted As Pilots Strike Over Welfare

  Kenya Airways flights were disrupted Saturday as a strike by its pilots demanding better working conditions grounded over a dozen planes, affecting thousands of passengers, the country’s transport minister…

French Lawmaker Suspended For Go ‘Back To Africa’ Comment

  France’s National Assembly voted Friday to sanction a far-right MP with a rare 15-day suspension and pay cut after he yelled “back to Africa” at a black colleague, a…

89-Year-Old Paul Biya Set For 40th Anniversary As Cameroon’s President

  Cameroon’s 89-year-old president, Paul Biya, on Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of his rise to power amid splashy ceremonies where the word on everyone’s mind — succession — will…

Inflation increased five-fold in Ghana since 2019, says Akufo-Addo

  Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana, says the country’s inflation has increased by five-fold since 2019. The president said this while speaking on the country’s economy recently. Nana Akufo-Addo said…

Over 70 killed in India bridge collapse

  More than 70 people have been killed after a suspension footbridge collapsed into the Macchu river in Morbi town, Gujarat, India. According to BBC, the bridge which collapsed on…

Man arrested for intentionally infecting women with HIV in US

  A 30-year-old man, Ernest Lacour has been arrested and charged with deliberately spreading the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Oklahoma City, USA. According to reports, Lacour who was diagnosed…

Over 140 Killed In South Korea Halloween Stampede

  More than 140 people were killed Saturday and some 150 were injured in a horrific stampede in central Seoul when a large crowd celebrating Halloween crammed into a narrow…