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Fire has gutted an electoral commission building in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the violent run-up to a presidential vote. The cause of the fire, which broke out overnight, has not been confirmed, and the scale of the damage is unclear. Black smoke could still be seen over the site, a warehouse building, on Thursday morning. The campaign to elect a successor to President Joseph Kabila on 23 December has been marred by deadly clashes. The president’s mandate ended in 2016, but elections have been repeatedly delayed. Source: BBC

Hiplife artiste Kwaw Kese has said his health will not allow him to honour invitations for shows during the Christmas festivities. He is therefore refunding fully to all organisers who have booked him. “I will make it up to you at Unity Concert 3/19,” he tweeted on Tuesday. He said the reason for cancelling all shows in December is to allow him “take care of my health”. He had to apologise to show organisers. https://twitter.com/kwawkese/status/1072572931224559616 In another tweet, the ‘Abodam’ hitmaker said he is going to ditch his over 20 years smoking habit. He said that will be his resolution…

Nigeria’s main opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has signed an accord aimed at ensuring that next year’s elections in the troubled nation proceed peacefully. Mr Abubakar had failed to join his main rival, President Muhammadu Buhari, in signing the accord on Tuesday, with his aides saying he had not been officially invited to the ceremony. The accord was brokered by ex-President Abdulsalami Abubakar and Catholic Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah amid fears that the elections could be marred by violence and vote-rigging. Another opposition candidate, Oby Ezekwesili, also signed the accord after failing to do so on Tuesday. Ms Ezekwesili is…

Since its establishment in 1958, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV) has contributed in training over 2000 Ghanaian professionals in the fields of education, agriculture, health, and women empowerment. Also, between 2017 and 2018 alone, more than 70 Ghanaian professionals have received training in various MASHAV courses in Israel and Ghana. This was revealed by the Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Shani Cooper, during a Shalom Club Networking event to celebrate the 60th anniversary of MASHAV and create a platform for the alumni to share their experiences for further collaborations. Addressing the MASHAV alumni at the Shalom Club networking event,…

The President of the Drunkards Association of Ghana has confirmed that most of their members are drivers, a reason why they will intensify their sensitization drive at lorry stations during the Yuletide. Moses Onyah, however, indicated that anyone who has “kissed a glass [of wine]” is a drunkard. Mr Onyah says from Thursday, December 20, they will embark on what they term “Responsible Drinking Tour (RDT)” to reduce road crashes during the Christmas and New Year holidays. He said efforts of similar nature last year yielded positive results, reducing road traffic offences. Mr Onyah was speaking on TV3’s Midday Live…

It ended England 2, Italy 0 on a tense night of decisive Champions League group games on Tuesday. Liverpool advanced to the round of 16 by beating Napoli 1-0, though it relied on a stoppage-time save by goalkeeper Alisson Becker. Tottenham is also in Monday’s draw after defying expectations in Barcelona thanks to Lucas Moura’s 85th-minute leveler in a 1-1 draw. Even with that point, Tottenham still needed Inter Milan to fail to beat winless PSV Eindhoven — and it ended 1-1 in San Siro. Both English teams overcame nervous endings to finish runner-up in their groups, and edged head-to-head…

“I started school at Bible Faith Experimental School, Anyaano-Kumasi but completed my basic education at Rockanje Presbyterian Experimental School, 4 Miles, Tafo-Kumasi, all in the Ashanti Region,” says one of Ghana’s finest radio presenters. He is stoutly built, dark skinned and a fashionista with an addictive style of fedora-wearing which is almost becoming his trademark. Nonetheless, you may probably not make him out in town with any of these attributes in mind. Trust me! The first day I saw him in person was at the Agape Seventh Day Adventist Church in Sunyani. It was not after he had spoken that…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken his campaign to Parliament, meeting the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members. He commended the leadership and members of the Minority for their sterling performance in holding the government to task. Addressing them on Tuesday as part of his stakeholders’ campaign for the January 26, 2016 primary, Mr Mahama said the Minority has given the party a very good representation in Parliament. He added that they have “done what an opposition and a minority should do” and it is therefore imperative that its remarkable performance is publicly acknowledged and appreciated. He said the next…

Nigeria’s main opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has boycotted an event to commit candidates to promote peace during what is expected to be tightly contested elections next year. The peace pledge was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. It is not clear why Atiku Abubakar and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), failed to sign the accord brokered by National Peace Committee, which is headed by former President Abdulsalami Abubakar. The pact specifically mandates candidates to publicly speak against religious, ethnic and electoral violence. In 2015, a similar accord is believed to have helped in ensuring peaceful polls which led…

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has left Olympiakos, just three months after rejoining the Greek club. The 35-year-old’s contract has been terminated by “mutual agreement”. Toure, who was a free agent in the summer after leaving City, chose to join Olympiakos in September, where he spent the 2005-06 season. The former Ivory Coast international, who also played for Barcelona, made just two starts and two substitute appearances while in Athens. “Olympiakos and Yaya Toure would like to announce to the fans that they have mutually agreed to end their cooperation,” the club said in a statement. “Yaya is leaving…