News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 31, 2023).

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Word of the Day: “No one can pass twice between the thighs of an elephant.” – Kenyan Proverb.

Today in history in 1977,
“Kenyan writer and intellectual Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is arrested on orders of Vice President Daniel Arap Moi, and imprisoned for one year for his political play I Will Marry When I Want.”
Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/31-dec

News highlights from Africa and beyond (December 31, 2023).

Nigeria:

  1. BREAKING: RCCG’s Adeboye Releases 2024 PropheciesRead more
  2. Fubara’s Ally, Ehie Edison Resigns as Rivers Assembly Member, Speaker [PHOTO]Read more
  3. 2024: ‘Allow Nigerians to breathe’ – Archbishop Martins to TinubuRead more
  4. Peter Obi Sends New Year Message To NigeriansRead more
  5. President Tinubu set to address Nigerians on MondayRead more
  6. Check out First, Last Country To Enter 2024 New YearRead more
  7. “He can’t talk or walk” – Zack Orji in critical condition after slumpingRead more
  8. Top 20 phones of the year 2023Read more
  9. Today’s Headlines: How Retired General, Others Were Murdered; Abuja Monarch Turbans 10 ChiefsRead more
  10. NPFL: Remo Stars Finish 2023 As Leaders Despite LossRead more

Kenya:

  1. Gachagua to Ruto: Ignore outside noises and lead KenyansRead more
  2. President Ruto: My plan is being sabotagedRead more
  3. Situation at Nakuru State Lodge as Rigathi, Ndindi Nyoro, Ichungwa & Kihika Join Ruto For Key EventRead more
  4. It wasn’t me! Uhuru denies congratulating TshisekediRead more
  5. Union wants KRA to scrap tax exemption renewal for persons with disabilitiesRead more
  6. Kenyatta’s Family New Move Shocks GachaguaRead more
  7. Why Police were Forced to Run Away Shortly after Deadly Accident along Eldoret-Nakuru HighwayRead more
  8. I’m Walking into 2024 Loving the Curves My Mama Gave Me and Ready to Crush It – My Red Dress is Doing Its ThingRead more
  9. What Conductor of Matutu that Left 8 Dead in Nakuru Did Immediately After Noticing incoming TrailerRead more
  10. I’m Going Back Home to Him – Yasmeen Saiedi Speaks About Hubby for the 1st TimeRead more

Ghana:

  1. I’m In Hospital After World Record Sing-a-thon Attempt But… – Afua AsantewaaRead more
  2. Mahama leads Bawumia in social media sentiments – IMANI Africa reportRead more
  3. Video – Tèàrsfl0w As Asamoah Gyan Sh0ćkingly Speak Abt Ex Prez Mahama As Ghanaians S@dly ßreadown In Tèàrs 😭😭Read more
  4. Chieftaincy Ministry supports anti-LGBTQ+ bill – Asabee assures Sam GeorgeRead more
  5. How Busia REPORTED Nkrumah to US CongressRead more
  6. LIVESTREAMED: ‘Master prophet’ Nigel Gaisie drops 2024 propheciesRead more
  7. You Did Not Bath For Five Days Because Of An Unimportant Record, Why? Blakk Rasta Asks Afua AsantewaaRead more
  8. Which country celebrates New Year first?: Meet the first and last country to enter 2024Read more
  9. Has GES Postponed The Reopening Date Of SHS 1 And SHS 3 To 12th January? Here’s The TruthRead more
  10. Video – Maame Yeboah Asiedu Divorces Husband After 20yrs & Marries USA BorgaRead more

Uganda:

  1. Ugandan Top Athlete Stabbed to Death in KenyaRead more
  2. Why M7 Took Tough Decision to Drag Defiant Ruto Gov’t To Regional Court As Fuel Tycoons In Uganda, Kenya Fight Over Multibillion UNOC, Vitol Oil DealRead more
  3. DR Congo’s Political Showdown: Election Dilemma Threatens to Plunge Nation into More ChaosRead more
  4. Ex-LRA Rebels Return To Gulu Amidst Calls For Forgiveness And ReconciliationRead more
  5. IGG Directs Space Holdings to Pay Outstanding sh2.9b in Taxes: CEO Faces Prosecution ThreatRead more
  6. Uganda’s Top 15 Songs Of The Year 2023 | FULL LISTRead more
  7. 12 Prominent Ugandans Who Died in 2023Read more
  8. U.S Senator Urges Uganda to Stand Firm Against Western Demands on Anti-Homosexuality LawRead more
  9. Arsenal fans demand ‘untouchable’ star is ‘sold tomorrow’ after Arteta’s mistake that ‘you can’t let happen’Read more
  10. Christian faithful hold special prayers to curse thieves after raid on bishop’s kraalRead more

South Africa:

  1. Kelly Khumalo’s alleged boyfriend Mthokozisi Yende shares adorable photos of daughterRead more
  2. HOT|| |Big Blow For Malema And EFF Funder. See What Happened That Got People SpeechlessRead more
  3. Sad story: White SA woman was brutally killed by her husband after she Allegedly demanded this. ReadRead more
  4. A Woman Woke Up To A Man Inside Her Car Who Said He Was Waiting For Someone In Cape TownRead more
  5. “We Will Fight Fire With Fire” Nathi Sithole Sends A Strong WarningRead more
  6. Please call Police if you see this young lady, look why SAPS & her mom is looking for herRead more
  7. I Just Met This Guy, He Took Me To a Hotel When We Got There, What He Did Left Me OutragedRead more
  8. People noticed something else on a picture that a man posted on Twitter of a plate piled with foodRead more
  9. Police stopped a foreign male driving a BMW and this is what they found hidden insideRead more
  10. Top 10 highest paid rugby players in the worldRead more

Tanzania:

  1. Samia: 2023 year of reformsRead more
  2. Forget 2023, focus on new 2024Read more
  3. If Jesus was born in Manzese, there would be no ChristmasRead more
  4. Infrastructural projects to ease access to social services in ZanzibarRead more
  5. NGOs urged to address violence against boys, menRead more
  6. ‘Desperate’ Premier League Fans Reckon Pre-Game Bonk Helps Their Team Win on the PitchRead more
  7. I Forget I Have a ‘Pixar Mom Bod’ When I Go Out in Tight Gym Gear, All the Men Stare, My Color of Leggings Doesn’t HelpRead more
  8. More SGR Locomotives, Coaches ArriveRead more
  9. My Dirty Oven Cleaning Method Removes Baked-On Grease and Soaks Up All the Grime for Cheap, It’ll Look Brand NewRead more
  10. I’m Warrior ‘Caesar’ Leading Army of Anti-Putin Partisans – Russia is Ticking Time Bomb and We Will Detonate It in 2024Read more

Cameroon:

  1. PWD Bamenda End 2023 with Win Over DynamoRead more
  2. New SDF Chair: Biya a “Catastrophic Failure” for Anglophone Crisis, Re-echoes Return to FederalismRead more
  3. Pastor Blasts Colleagues For Turning To Prophets At Midnight On New Year’s EveRead more
  4. 5 Ways To Start The New Year HappierRead more
  5. Ivory Coast 2023: Peseiro Names Final 25-Man Squad for NigeriaRead more

Benin:

  1. Une jeune femme retrouvée morte à FidjrossèRead more
  2. Coton FC finit l’année avec une victoire contre l’AS PoliceRead more
  3. 548,7 Kg de faux médicaments saisisRead more
  4. BONNE ET HEUREUSE ANNÉE 2024 à tous et à toutesRead more
  5. 2023, une année d’intenses appuis aux couches vulnérables (OFFE)Read more

Liberia:

  1. Dozens Of U.S. Based Liberians In High Gear To Come Home For President-elect Boakai InaugurationRead more
  2. President-elect Boakai Visit Site of Tragic Petroleum Tanker Explosion In Bong CountyRead more
  3. Rwandanese woman, brother arrested over alleged plot to kill Swiss boyfriendRead more
  4. U.S. Navy helicopters fire at Yemen’s Houthi rebels, kill several in latest Red Sea shipping attackRead more
  5. Israeli War Cabinet members refuse to attend news conference with NetanyahuRead more

Senegal:

  1. Blessure aux ischio-jambiers : Pape Matar Sarr, la très bonne nouvelle vient de tomberRead more
  2. 31 décembre : Pastef annonce la « Sonkorisation nationale » avec un concert de casseroles et …Read more
  3. Ndiaga Sylla: « Sur quoi le Conseil peut-il se baser pour dire que le dossier de Sonko est complet ? »Read more
  4. Le PS « derrière » Amadou Ba: Jean-Baptiste Diouf tire à boulets rouges sur la direction du parti…Read more
  5. Katimpeu en Casamance : Le très joli coup réalisé par l’armée sénégalaiseRead more

Haiti:

  1. Au Sénégal, l’opposant emprisonné Ousmane Sonko investi candidat à la présidentielle par son campRead more
  2. Nouvel An 2024 : sur les Champs-Elysées, des centaines de milliers de personnes célèbrent la nouvelle annéeRead more
  3. Trafic d’armes : le délégué départemental de l’Ouest, Pierre Garry Bernadotte, visé par la justiceRead more
  4. En Allemagne, trois personnes arrêtées en lien avec un projet d’attentat contre la cathédrale de CologneRead more
  5. Le Pas-de-Calais placé en vigilance orange pluie-inondationRead more

Global news headlines:

  1. Plot a healthy balance in 2024: The start of a new year gives a welcome chance to ring the changesRead more
  2. Hailey Bieber showcases her devotion to husband Justin as she wears one of his vintage T-Shirts and locks lips with the singer in personal snaps from 2023Read more
  3. Israel-Hamas war live: Israeli war planes bomb central Gaza as 2024 beginsRead more
  4. SSB apprehends Russian citizen, court remands to 5-day police custodyRead more
  5. Wedding party reveller, who was stumbling about on the road in foggy conditions, was ‘obnoxious’ to gardaí and gave them ‘the middle finger’Read more
  6. Imelda Keenan disappearance: New witness comes forward in case of Waterford woman who went missing 30 years agoRead more
  7. High-profile job changes, a TV licence shake-up, AI and tumbling interest rates – can the economy keep its plates spinning in 2024?Read more
  8. The year thousands marched in Leitrim against singing, dancing and all that jazzRead more
  9. Ask Allison: I do everything at home while my husband goes running — as he gets fitter, I get fatter. It’s not fairRead more
  10. Molly Martens’ jail breaches inexplicably wiped, clearing way for killer’s freedomRead more
  11. North Korea’s Kim says armed conflict becoming reality because of US – KCNARead more
  12. Concern over garda ‘brain drain’ to Dublin after riots as county-by-county breakdown of road deaths releasedRead more
  13. New crime novels and thrillers to read this January, featuring Sam Blake and Elly GriffithsRead more
  14. John Daly: I’ll take dirty dancing over germ-drenched gyms as part of my keep-fit New Year’s resolutions for 2024Read more
  15. Pope Francis calls for peace as global conflicts temper New Year celebrations as some festivities cancelledRead more
  16. Israel says war in Gaza expected to continue throughout 2024Read more
  17. Lamar Jackson: I’m very confident, doing whatever I want when I see things on the fieldRead more
  18. Surviving a brain haemorrhage: ‘I was on a run when I felt like a bomb went off in my head’Read more
  19. Kerala Minister criticises Christian priests for silence on Manipur at Modi’s Christmas programmeRead more
  20. Rozina Sabur: How Trump plans to gut Washington in second White House stintRead more
  21. Catching on – Oysters finally make a comeback in the waters of Dublin BayRead more
  22. Man ‘drove into his brother’s Audi5 car on purpose causing €13,000 in damage following family row’, court toldRead more
  23. Louise McSharry: This year, let’s work together to give hope to the people who have very few grounds for itRead more
  24. As the single currency has shown, we must keep taking right steps to ensure a united Europe works for everyoneRead more
  25. An array of social welfare payments are going up from New Year’s Day – here’s the full listRead more

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