3 January 2024 

1. UN Security Council- Geneva 

Security Council welcomes five new non-permanent members 

The Security Council on 2 January welcomed Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia as the five newly elected non-permanent members for the 2025–2026 term. 

2.Ghana- Accra 

Ghana ends visa requirements for Africans 

Beginning in early 2025, Ghana is allowing visa free entry to citizens of all countries in Africa, after president Nana Akufo-Addo gave the move the green light in December. 

It comes after a pledge made by the president at the Africa Prosperity Dialogues; in the president's words, it aims to build ''stronger ties across Africa''. 

3.Uganda- BRICS + Expansion 

Uganda officially becomes BRICS partner 

The nations officially joined on January 1, 2025 with Uganda as the only African country among them. 

Nine of thirteen nations accepted the invitation to be part of the Global South Bloc. 

4. Zimbabwe- Harare 

You Are Just a Comical Noisemaker Who Can't Come Back Home' - Exiled Former Minister Told As Ian Smith, Mnangagwa Comparison Rages 

Former opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Fadzai Mahere has taken to X to caution exiled ex-Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo against giving political advice as he is not just making comical noise but also failing to come back home. 

1. In our historical archives, it was on this day 3 January 1994 when a landmark event occurred when over seven million Black South Africans officially regained their citizenship. This restoration, announced by President F.W. de Klerk’s parliament on 15 December 1993, came into effect just months before the country’s first non-racial polls.