[The Point] Magistrate Touray of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court on18th August, 2025, convicted and sentenced Muhammed Gassama to three years mandatory jail term for assaulting a police officer, First Class 7826 Pierre Jatta. He was also ordered to compensate the police officer a sum of D25,800 in default to serve an additional one year imprisonment. The convict pleaded guilty when the charge sheet was read to him.
[Ghanaian Times] Residents in Tema Metropolis and several parts of Accra will experience a temporary interruption in water supply following damage to a major transmission pipeline serving the Kpong Treatment Plant.
[Ethiopian Herald] This week, a high-level Ethiopian delegation led by Finance Minister Ahmed Shide, accompanied by Ambassador Girma Biru, Special Advisor on Economic Affairs to the Prime Minister carried an important message from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan. The message, as delivered to Juba, was clear and forward-looking: Ethiopia and South Sudan must work harder to strengthen their historic relations and maximize the mutual benefits for the peoples of the two nations.
[Ethiopian Herald] With a drastic rise in food-insecure people worldwide, food insecurity remains a major global challenge. Nevertheless, food insecurity is significantly higher in many developing countries than in developed ones.
[Ethiopian Herald] After a five-decade pause, Colombia has reopened its embassy in Addis Ababa, marking a significant step toward strengthening its diplomatic ties with Ethiopia.
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