Angola buries rebel leader Jonas Savimbi

Angola on Saturday prepared to bury rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, in his home village at a public funeral, an important sign for national reconciliation, seventeen years after the end of a bloody civil war.

As early as Friday evening, hundreds of people accompanied his remains to the village of Lopitanga in the centre of the country, where they will be buried.

“For 17 years, we waited” for this funeral, said Isaias Samakuva, a former commander of the rebellion waged by the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), which has since transformed into a political party.

Jonas Savimbi, known as the “black rooster”, was

Asamoah Gyan preaches unity ahead of AFCON

General captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan believes that unity among the playing body and technical team is crucial in the team's quest to end Ghana's trophy drought

Last week, Gyan was named general captain of the side, with André Ayew appointed as his successor.

Despite losing the armband, Gyan is gearing up for the

2019 AFCON: Three technical experts to join Black Stars - Kwesi Appiah

The Black Stars technical team will be strengthened with the inclusion of two experts from the English Premiership ahead of the Egypt 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which kicks off on June 21.

This was revealed by Coach Kwasi Appiah at the presidential reception held for the Black Stars at

Energy Minister takes on PDS over ‘nonsense’ Odumase billing

The Energy Minister says residents of Krobo Odumase in the Eastern Region, were justified in protesting the outrageous electricity bills they had been receiving from the power distributors company.

“I support the people of Krobo Odumase 100% for demanding their rights because I will not tolerate such nonsense,” John Peter Amewu stated Monday when he visited the family of the little boy who lost his life when the protesting youth clashed with the police last week.

The 14-year-old Thomas Partey was hit by a stray bullet after

Watch Teacher Kwadwo's hilarious interview with Shatta Wale about scuffle with Stonebwoy

The pandemonium which occurred at the Accra International Conference Centre (Dome) during the 20th Vodafone Ghana Music Awards has undoubtedly received wide condemnation with many seeking answers to why reggae/dancehall artistes Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy marred the occasion.

There was complete chaos shortly after Stonebwoy was announced winner of

Stonebwoy explains why he pulled a gun on stage

Reggae and Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has released a statement explaining why he pulled a gun during the brawl between his camp Shatta Wale's at the 20th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs).

According to the artiste, attacks on him and his loved ones, especially on his wife during the 2017 Ashaiman to The World concert heightened his sense of security.

The artiste revealed being “a victim of incessant vilification and physical attacks” caused a trauma he is yet to escape from.

“My past trauma and my heightened senses are however no excuses for my behaviour – no matter the provocation. Other lives were at stake and Ghana’s reputation was also at stake,” the statement read.

A brawl erupted between Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale camps on stage after Stonebwoy was announced the winner of ‘Reggae/Dancehall Artiste of the Year’, at the VGMA on Sunday which caused the former to pull out a gun.

It’s unclear what Shatta Wale’s intentions were considering the fact that the two, over the years, have hardly seen eye to eye.

Although Stonebwoy apologised when he return to the stage after the brawl, he has once again apologised in his statement for denting the image of Charter House and the VGMAs.

“It is my ardent hope that the show will be remembered for the showcase and appreciation of talents and not the few minutes of regretful madness. I will continue working with Charterhouse and hope this won’t in any way affect my relationship with them,” he added.

The artiste stated he is taking precautions to ensure his personal fears do not put other lives in danger ever again, “such unfortunate incidents have clearly had an impact on me.”

He revealed he would be going for counselling sessions to deal with past violent incidents and also improve on security measures within his team.

Read full statement below.

I would like to extend my sincerest apologies and deepest regrets for my conduct at what should have been the biggest celebration of Ghanaian music last night.

In seeking to entertain Ghanaians, I have been the victim of incessant vilification and physical attacks in recent times. My own dear wife has in the past suffered a knife attack at a concert – an attack that had been meant for me and which resulted in her being

AFCON 2019: Asamoah Gyan named in 29-man provisional squad

Kayserispor forward Asamoah Gyan has been named in Kwesi Appiah’s 29-man provisional squad for the AFCON in Egypt.

Gyan retired from international football on Monday after a dispute with Head Coach Kwesi Appiah over the team’s captaincy, only for the 33 year old to old rescind his decision 48 hours later after President Akufo-Addo intervened in the matter.

The 29 consists of three goalkeepers, ten defenders, eleven midfielders and

My wife and child died shortly after my 'best friend' sent me to jail - Man shares his story

Eric Kwesi Marfo, a former inmate of the Nsawam prison lost his child a few days after he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for unsettled debts.

Eric who shared his sad story with Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng on Crime Check TV further revealed that his beloved wife also died two weeks after their child’s death and he didn’t have the opportunity to bid either of them a proper farewell.

According to Eric, his daughter fell off a swing in school and broke her neck and he didn’t have money to foot the hospital bill at the time so he turned to his close friend for help.

The friend who had helped Eric secure a job as a driver at Access Bank was

Asamoah Gyan to rescind retirement decision after presidential intervention

Ghanaweb.com can exclusively reveal that Black Stars striker Asamoah Gyan has rescinded his earlier decision to retire from the national team after a lengthy chat with President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday.

An official Press Release confirming his comeback into the national team is expected in the next few hours.

Gyan will, however, be the

Asamoah Gyan was ill-advised to retire - Joseph Yamin

Former Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Joseph Yamin has expressed his disappointment to the decision by Black Stars captain, Asamoah Gyan to retire from International Football whiles insisting that the player was ill-advised.

According to him, the surprise announcement from Ghana’s all-time leading goal scorer is not the best especially when the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2019 is set to

President Akufo-Addo invites Appiah over Gyan's resignation

Under-fire Black Stars coach, James Kwasi Appiah, has been summoned to an emergency meeting at the Jubilee House over the sudden resignation of the captain of the senior national team, Asamoah Gyan, on Monday afternoon.

Gyan stirred controversy by announcing his unceremonious retirement from the Black Stars via Twitter on Monday at a time Ghanaians were eagerly waiting the announcement of

Asamoah Gyan feels betrayed by Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah

Asamoah Gyan’s decision to call time on his glittering international career has left the nation in deep shock.

With barely two months to the start of the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan sent shock waves amongst football advocates in the country after

Andre Ayew replaces Gyan as Black Stars substantive captain

Turkey-based midfielder Andre Ayew will be named the substantive Ghana captain in massive shake-up ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Ghanasoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.

Coach Kwesi Appiah will make the defining announcement latest by Wednesday when the Black Stars provisional squad for the tournament is named.

This comes after coach Appiah took the decision to

Osei Kuffuor angry over Kwesi Appiah's decisions ahead of AFCON

Former Ghana International who doubles as Normalisation Committee member of the Ghana Football Association Samuel Osei Kuffuor is reported to be angry over the questionable decisions of Kwesi Appiah over his team's selection and appointment of a scout.

Kwesi Appiah met Management committee members of the Black Stars on Monday to explain and justify his player selection ahead of the tournament

Ghanasoccerenet sources at the meeting revealed that Samuel Osei Kuffuor was