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Gyan and Andre Ayew To Miss Crucial Congo Return Leg

Gyan and Ayew will not play with the Black Stars in Brazzaville, Congo… The Black Stars needed to defeat Congo in...

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Preacher Majid Michel In Soup Over Half Naked Photos

Fingers of criticisms have been pointing to now ‘born again’ popular Ghanaian actor, Majid Michel as well as...

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Recent Disaster A Cause For Concern For Africans

Congo Mudslide -The Democratic Republic of Congo experienced a massive mudslide on Wednesday, August 16, an incident...

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UN Names Experts For DR Congo Massacres Probe

The United Nations named three international experts on Wednesday to investigate atrocities in the Kasai region of the...

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$750m of Congo Mining Revenue ‘missing’

More than 20% of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining revenue is being lost due to corruption and mismanagement,...

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Caf Appoints 3rd Vice President

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has created another portfolio in its top hierarchy, following from...

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US Opposes Seat For DRCongo At UN Rights Council

The United States on Wednesday berated African countries for backing a bid by the Democratic Republic of Congo to win a...

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Congo, UN, Make Urgent Aid Appeal For Strife-Hit Region

Congo and several UN agencies have launched a joint appeal for $23.7 million (20.6 million euros) to help 138,000...

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Seized US Journalist In DR Congo Found Safe

A US journalist kidnapped last week by a militia group in DR Congo was found safe early Sunday, officials said, as...

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Congo Votes For Parliament With Opposition Calling Foul

Voters went to the polls in legislative elections in the oil-rich Republic of Congo on Sunday, the first since a...

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27 Dead, 54 Missing, In DR Congo Boat Sinking

At least 27 people have perished and 54 are missing after an overcrowded boat sank in a river in the Democratic...

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Opposition Cries Foul As Congo Votes For Parliament

Congo voters go to the polls Sunday in legislative elections in the oil-rich African country, the first since...

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Oladipo, Lowry, Porzingis Join NBA’s Africa Game Lineups

NBA standouts Kyle Lowry, Victor Oladipo and Kristaps Porzingis were among the players named by the league Thursday to...

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DR Congo’s Opposition Blasts Election Delays As ‘provocation’

The main opposition party in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo on Monday blasted as a "provocation" and a power grab an...

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Ghana Fall One Place In Latest FIFA Rankings

Ghana’s Black Stars have dropped one place in the latest FIFA rankings, with Nigeria, Egypt and Cameroon also...

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France To Ban Petrol and Diesel Vehicles

France plans to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, the country’s new environment minister has announced....

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Painted Huts Offer DR Congo Village A Tourism Lifeline

There's no electricity and only 500 residents in the Congolese village of Makwatsha, but a longstanding tradition by...

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Hadzide Blasts GBF Over Bloated Budget

Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Pius Enam Hadzide, says the reason why the government chose not to fund...

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Fears Surge of A Fresh War In Congo’s Nord-Kivu

The governor of Congo's restive eastern province of Nord-Kivu urged the army Wednesday to beef up operations against a...