Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final...
Eight people were killed during Senegal's football league cup final in Dakar on Saturday in a stampede that broke out following clashes between supporters that were met by police firing tear gas. At...
Senegalese-American rapper Akon announced Saturday he would purchase 50 percent of African music download service Musik Bi, as the platform struggles to gain a foothold after its launch 18 months...
As West Africa declares war on the market for expired and counterfeit medicines, start-ups are putting quality control in the hands of patients to stop them risking their lives trying to get well....
Senegal kicked off campaigning Sunday for parliamentary elections later this month, with a record number of candidates vying to weaken President Macky Sall -- including 91-year-old ex-leader...
El Hadji Diouf is a hero in Senegal. Everywhere he goes, he is mobbed by fans both young and old. His countrymen are still grateful for the stellar role he played during the 2002 World Cup in Japan...
A three-day validation workshop for Economic Community and West African States directive on gender and energy assessment opened in Accra on Monday. The objective of the workshop is to ensure that...
As a girl, Karelle Vignon-Vullierme loved eating the Beninese dishes her mother cooked but never bothered following her into the kitchen to learn how to make them herself. But that has not stopped...
Equatorial Guinea coach Esteban Becker has become the first casualty of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying after a 3-0 loss in Senegal at the weekend. A national football federation spokesman in...
Senegal's former president Abdoulaye Wade, aged 91, will head a list of opposition candidates for parliament in an election to take place on July 30, according to aides. The announcement was made on...
West Africa’s dire travel situation remains a major impediment to the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) attempts at economic integration within the sub-region, the BBC’s West...
West Africa’s dire travel situation remains a major impediment to the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) attempts at economic integration within the sub-region, the BBC’s West...
Flying between the West African capitals of Freetown and Banjul should take about an hour. But as the BBC's Umaru Fofana found out, because of the region's poor air connections, it can be quicker and...
West African schoolgirls, some not yet teenagers, have taken a starring role at an engineering competition in Senegal, busting stereotypes with robotics expertise and innovative projects for their...
President Akufo-Addo has promised to turn round the fortunes of Ghana and make it a great nation. Addressing the Ghanaian community in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, he said, “We are determined to...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated that his administration will revive the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) despite the challenges confronting it. Addressing the Ghanaian Community...
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has received Senegal’s highest national award presented to him by that country’s President, His Excellency Macky Sall. He was awarded...
President Nana Akufo-Addo, has assured that his government is fulfilling the promises made to Ghanaians, adding that, Ghanaians will soon be witnesses to the immense benefits of the pledges made to...
President Nana Akufo-Addo, has assured that his government is fulfilling the promises made to Ghanaians, adding that, Ghanaians will soon be witnesses to the immense benefits of the realisation of...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that his government has begun fulfilling the promises made to Ghanaians in the run-up to the December 2016 elections, adding that, ooner...
