Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu clashed with aides from the Gborbu Wulomo's office after being summoned over Daddy Lumba's alleged burial at his East Legon residence.
Tunisian President Kais Saied confirmed Tuesday that a draft constitution to be put to a referendum on July 25 will not enshrine Islam as the "religion of the state". "The next constitution of Tunisia won't mention a state with Islam as its religion, but of belonging to an umma (community) which has Islam as its religion," he told journalists at Tunis airport.
Egyptians voiced outrage Monday over reports that firefighters and paramedics took over an hour to respond to a blaze that tore through a Coptic Christian church and killed 41 people. But many other Egyptians have also voiced outrage over the disaster in the now scorched Abu Sifin church, located in the greater Cairo neighbourhood of Imbaba west of the Nile River.
When fighting broke out near his home in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Furaha Nyimutozo fled for his life. According to the UN refugee agency UNHCR, 200,000 people have fled their homes.
When gunmen bombed their way into Kuje prison freeing hundreds of inmates just 25 miles from Nigeria’s capital, Assumpta Mgbe who lives nearby huddled her children around her. Another key concern for residents are schools, a soft target for many gunmen across Nigeria.
South Africa's ex-leader Jacob Zuma on Monday asked a top court to overturn a ruling that ordered him back to jail to serve a sentence that had triggered protests and looting. His jailing sparked violent protests and looting in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal that spread to the financial hub Johannesburg in July, claiming over 350 lives and dealing a crippling blow to South Africa's economy.
Kenya was moving closer Monday to learning the outcome of its closely-fought presidential election after days of anxious waiting. Both men had on Sunday appealed for calm as the wait for the final results of the August 9 vote dragged on.
South Africa great Mike Procter hopes England's "mind-blowing" approach to Test cricket under captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum is a sign of things to come as they prepare to face his native Proteas in a three-match series. Since opener Dean Elgar became captain of the Test side in March 2021, the Proteas have won seven out of nine matches.
Dozens of Ivorian soldiers held in Mali and accused of being mercenaries have been charged with attempting to harm state security and remanded in custody, judicial sources told AFP on Sunday. A Malian judicial source said a Bamako prosecutor charged the soldiers on Friday with an attempt to undermine state security.
Kenyans prayed for peace Sunday as they waited for the outcome of a tight presidential race, with the 2 frontrunners neck and neck in partial official results.
A week after enjoying the adulation of South African rugby supporters, the Springboks found themselves back at square one after losing to New Zealand's All Blacks in a wide-open southern hemisphere Rugby Championship. Coach Ian Foster suggested that the All Blacks were in the process of turning around their fortunes after losing five of their previous six games.
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