Macron and Le Pen Wrap Up Tense Campaign
Mr Macron and Ms Le Pen went through to the second round after a vote on 23 April The two candidates hoping to be France's next president are making a final push for votes on the last day of...
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Five Things To Know About Morocco’s Rif
Morocco's northern Rif region has been rocked by protests since the death of a fishmonger crushed in a rubbish truck there last October. Here are five things to know about the region: The Rif is a...
Ghanaians In France To Hold Football Tourney As Part of Ghana @60 Celebration
The Ghanaian Community in France in co-operation with Ghanaian amateur footballers in France is taking an opportunity offered by the Mairie, City Council of Puteaux(92) near Paris to play a friendly...
UN Council Urges DR Congo To Cooperate On Murder Inquiry
The UN Security Council on Thursday urged the Democratic Republic of Congo to cooperate with investigations of the murder of two UN experts and mass graves found in the troubled Kasai region. In a...
Jihadists Claim Mali Attack That Killed UN Peacekeeper
A UN peacekeeper killed in a rocket and mortar attack in Mali was identified Thursday as a Liberian soldier, as a powerful jihadist alliance claimed its latest high-profile operation. Nine other...
Fourth-Choice Baxter To Coach South Africa Again
England-born Stuart Baxter was named South Africa coach Thursday for a second time after a saga in which three preferred candidates dropped out of contention. Baxter, 63, who coaches Pretoria-based...
Macron Declared ‘winner’ of Final Debate
The event's moderators largely let events run their course without interference French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron appeared to cement his position as the front-runner after his clash with...
Pitt Opens Up About Drinking, Jolie Split
Brad Pitt has admitted heavy drinking helped ruin his marriage and revealed he is teetotal and in therapy in his first interview since his shock split from Angelina Jolie. Jolie, 41, filed for...
Algeria Parliament Poll Looms, But Voters Busy Watching France
Algeria is holding legislative elections on May 4 Algeria is holding legislative elections on May 4, but voters are far more curious about France’s presidential race. Algerians worry that a victory...
Kwadwo Asamoah Named In Juventus Squad For UEFA Champions League Clash With Monaco
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has included Ghana star Kwadwo Asamoah in his squad for Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League semi-final clash against Monaco. The midfielder is part of the Italian...
Arnold Schwarzenegger Photobombs Tourists In Paris
Arnold Schwarzenegger stole the limelight from a group of tourists in the French capital, Paris. The Terminator star couldn't resist diving in front of the Thai visitors as they were posing for a...
ECG Privatisation In Limbo
Even though President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced at the May Day celebrations that his administration had renegotiated for a 51 percent stake in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) under...
I Have Never Had Issues With Abedi Pele
Black Stars Coach James Kwesi Appiah says there is has never been any frosty relationship between him and Abedi Pele. The two players endured a torrid time off and on the pitch during their days in...
UK Will ‘not Pay EUR100bn Divorce Bill’ Says Davis
Brexit: UK will 'not pay €100bn divorce bill' says Davis The UK will not pay a €100bn (£85bn) "divorce bill" to leave the EU, Brexit Secretary David Davis has insisted. He told ITV's Good...
Israelis Warned Not To Visit Tunisia For Jewish Festival
Israel warned its citizens on Wednesday against visiting Tunisia, where Jewish pilgrims will celebrate a religious festival later this month, citing the threat of jihadist attack. It also said any...
Perennial Middle East Player, Israeli Ally
The United States has for several decades played a mediating role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while remaining Israel's main supporter. On May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion founds the Jewish...
Managing and Protecting Our Leaders
I have been monitoring discussions in the Nigerian media and BBC about the health of the Nigerian leader Gen Buhari and have settled on a position that the health of our leaders must be concern all...
Nine Malian Soldiers Killed In Central Mali Attack
Nine Malian soldiers were killed and five wounded in an area regularly targeted by jihadist groups, as the commander of France's counter-terrorism force for the region said an operation on the...
Six On Trial Over Topless Photos of Duchess of Cambridge
The Duke of Cambridge has said the publication of topless photographs of his wife in a French magazine was "all the more painful" given his mother's experience with the paparazzi. A statement from...
US Army Probes New Soldier’s Ukraine Separatist Past
The US Army is investigating whether any recruitment procedures were violated when an American-French dual citizen enlisted despite having fought with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine....