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Opposition wins election after 58 years in Botswana

VAM News November 1, 2024 0 Comment

News Update Botswana’s opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change has won a majority in parliament and can form the next government, the electoral commission announced Friday, marking a historic defeat for the party that had...

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Nigeria Joins BRICS As Partner Country

VAM News October 24, 2024 0 Comment

News Update Nigeria has officially joined BRICS as a partner country, alongside 12 other nations, further strengthening its economic ties with the bloc. This announcement was made at the ongoing BRICS summit in Kazan,...

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Tragedy as Gunmen Assassinate Presidential Candidate

VAM News October 19, 2024 0 Comment

News Update THE lawyer for Mozambique’s leading opposition candidate Venancio Mondlane, who ran for president in October 9 elections, was gunned down in Maputo on Saturday. The lawyer, Elvino Dias, was killed with another...

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Vice-President, Gachagua Impeached

VAM News October 9, 2024 0 Comment

News Update At least 281 MPs on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Speaker Moses Wetangula called the vote after only 44 of the required 117 MPs voted to save the DP....

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Female Spirit Reportedly Cooks At Night, Teachers Set To Abandon School

Akanji Philip October 9, 2024 0 Comment

Teachers at Kandana Primary School in Bulilima, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe are threatening to leave their posts due to ongoing disturbances allegedly caused by a ‘’female goblin.” The supernatural incidents which they claimed...

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Africa’s Second-Longest-Serving President Reportedly Dies

VAM News October 8, 2024 0 Comment

News Update Cameroonian President Paul Biya has reportedly died after 42 years of ruling the country. The 91-year-old late president is the second longest serving president in Africa. He has been ruling the country...

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Africa wheat demand hits 75 million metric tonnes – AfDB report

Akanji Philip October 2, 2024 0 Comment

The Africa Development Bank has said that the demand for wheat in Africa has surged to over 75 million metric tonnes, highlighting a critical need for strategic investment and innovation in the sector. ...

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At 93, Cameroon President To Contest Again

VAM News August 23, 2024 0 Comment

Voice Air Media, News Update President Paul Biya of Cameroon is set to contest the country’s presidential election again at the age of 93. Biya, who is Africa’s longest-serving president, is currently 91 years...

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Tinubu Bags New Appointment After Stepping Down As ECOWAS Chair

VAM News July 7, 2024 0 Comment

Voice Air Media, News Update President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), about one year after he took over the leadership of the...

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Tragedy as 46-year-old Teacher commits suicide, drops letter for Wife

VAM News July 6, 2024 0 Comment

Voice Air Media, News Update A 46-year-old teacher at Maguya Day Secondary School in Chipata District in Zambia has allegedly committed suicide by taking unknown poisonous substances. Panford Mweetwa, who was recently transferred from...