Mahama, Macron hold talks on strengthening Ghana’s maritime security

President John Dramani Mahama and French President Emmanuel Macron held extensive bilateral talks at the Élysée Palace on Thursday, October 30, discussing security cooperation, economic development, and regional stability on the sidelines of the...

​ The $470 Million Abuja CCTV Scandal

By Olusegun Adeniyi Following the adoption of ‘a motion of urgent public importance’ moved by Hon Amobi Ogah, the House of Representatives resolved last week to investigate the ‘$460 million’ Chinese loan secured by the President Goodluck Jonathan...

Mahama and Macron strengthen Ghana-France ties at Paris Peace Forum

President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana and French President, Emmanuel Macron, held extensive bilateral talks at the Élysée Palace on Thursday, discussing security cooperation, economic development, and regional stability on the sidelines of the...

Apology not accepted

ANGOLA — Every friendship has its disagreements but how you apologize can make all the difference. Logan A. Patterson, 22, of the 300 block of Regency Court, was arrested at his residence Friday night and charged with Level 6 felony battery after...

Africa's cholera death toll tops 6,700 in 2025: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from ongoing cholera outbreaks across Africa has surpassed 6,700 so far this year, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday. During an online media briefing,...

Ghosts of imperialism’s past, present and future

On August 13, 2020, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arabic-speaking world to normalize ties with Israel in over 20 years. Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan soon followed and signed their own Emirati-brokered normalization...

Muncie area high school football scores and Indiana state sectionals 

Yorktown's Jabin Barnes voted The Star Press IU Health High School Football Player of Week 9 Here are your high school football sectional scores from the Muncie area and statewide of Oct. 24, 2025 MUNCIE AREA CLASS 4A Muncie Central 48, Marion 21...

The Surprising Culinary History of a Humble Puerto Rican Favorite

Aida Lugo McAllister still remembers the first time she tried Puerto Rico’s unofficial national dish. “When I went to Puerto Rico, 1970, at age 17, that’s when I had my first mofongo. And it was heaven,” she remembers. “A mountain of this mashed...

Protests sweep Cameroon after 92-year-old Paul Biya declared president again

Mass protests have erupted across Cameroon after the Constitutional Council announced that Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state at ninety-two years and in power since 1982, has secured yet another presidential term. His new seven-year...

Shaping Tomorrow: How China and Africa Are Negotiating a Shared Future

Cover photo: Nigeria, Lagos, September 2025. Street scene at Computer Village in Lagos, a major hub for the mobile phone and electronics trade. ©Taiwo Arifayan Lagos—At 7:30 a.m., the light rail hums above the gridlock, gliding through the haze of...

EU Pledges €50m Support to Tackle Malnutrition Crisis in Northern Nigeria

The European Union Parliament has decried the perennial malnutrition crisis in Northern Nigeria, promising to stand by Nigeria in addressing the issue. The promised was made in Wednesday evening by EU parliamentarians who paid a three-day visit to...

Rebecca “Becky” Rockey (1956 – 2025)

(Known As “Pizza Queen” Of Edon) Rebecca “Becky” Lee Rockey, age 69, of Edon, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Becky worked several jobs but is probably best...

OSHP – Two Fatal Crashes Claim Lives in Defiance County

DEFIANCE COUNTY, OH (WOWO) — It was a deadly Tuesday on Defiance County roads as two separate crashes, just hours apart, claimed two lives and left several others injured. The first crash happened around 11:20 a.m. at U.S. Route 127 and State...

From Refusal to Resilience

How Hurricane Katrina birthed a global health vanguard By Joshua Reaves The US government left Black residents to die after Hurri­cane Katrina, refusing Cuba’s offer of emergency doctors. This racist neglect exposed a truth that the US state would...

War veteran Lt. Col. Office Chisozu dies at 90

A war veteran, retired Lieutenant Colonel Office Chisozu, from Kongola in the Zambezi Region, has died. Chisozu died in the Katima Mulilo State Hospital on Monday, aged 90. Chisozu crossed into Zambia in 1968 after the South West Territorial Force...

War veteran Lt. Col. Office Chisozu dies at 90

A war veteran, retired Lieutenant Colonel Office Chisozu, from Kongola in the Zambezi Region, has died. Chisozu died in the Katima Mulilo State Hospital on Monday, aged 90. Chisozu crossed into Zambia in 1968 after the South West Territorial Force...

Fort Wayne woman involved in U.S. 20 head-on crash at Otter Lake

OTTER LAKE, Ind. (WFFT) — Two people were taken to a hospital after a crash involving three vehicles in Steuben County on Wednesday, October 22. An Indiana State Police Trooper was near US20 and County Road 20 North when they heard two loud crash...

Two Hospitalized After Three-Vehicle Crash In Steuben County

Share0 STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) — Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 20 in Steuben County. According to the Indiana State Police, the crash happened just before 3 p.m. near County Road...

‘Nigeria among least connected by air despite huge potential’

Nigeria is one of the least connected countries in the world by air travel, the Vice President, Commercial Sales and Marketing for Boeing aircraft, Anbessie Yitbarek, has revealed. Yitbarek observed that despite the geographical location of the...

Group calls on African states to vote against economic blockade on Cuba

The AfriKan Continental Union Consult (ACUC) has called on African states to vote firmly once again against the United States economic blockade on Cuba. In a statement signed by Dr. Benjamin Anyagre Aziginaateeg, the Chief Executive Officer of...