The Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), has raised issues with government's intention to finance the free senior high school education policy with proceeds from the Heritage Fund. The...
Beninese authorities have abolished the short stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries. The exemption promised by President Patrice Talon, is based on the Rwandan example, and applies to stays...
There's a heart-warming story in the Kenyan media this morning about a pair of conjoined twins who were successfully separated in a landmark surgery in November. The day trip the two sisters made to...
It’s another edition of the Komla Dumor award; a period when African journalists are given a huge platform to showcase their talents in a bid to get the top spot. As the third year since the...
The story of a 1980s Kenyan pop song which became an unlikely global hit One evening in 1979 Teddy Kalanda Harrison, a young Kenyan musician, overheard a group of tourists trying to learn a few words...
The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its third year. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award, which...
Former President John Mahama is cooling off in Kenya after addressing captains of industry in the private sector of the East African country. Mahama has been in Kenya for about a week now under the...
The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its third year. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award, which...
The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its third year. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award, which...
The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its third year. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award, which...
Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than a half billion people live without electricity, trails the world in government policies that promote sustainable energy, according to a new World Bank report...
Ghana’s immediate past President, John Dramani Mahama, has yet given the strongest indication he may not be a candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress for the next presidential...
Former President John Mahama has urged African countries to build democracies that are shaped by the will of the people and best address the needs of its citizenry. According to the former President,...
A confidential UN report is warning that the war in South Sudan has reached "catastrophic proportions for civilians" and the rise of militias risks spinning out of control, fueling fighting for years...
A Kenyan couple who spent just $1 (£0.80) on their wedding have renewed their vows in a lavish Valentine’s Day ceremony funded by well-wishers. News of their budget wedding last month went viral...
A Kenyan couple who spent just $1 (£0.80) on their wedding have renewed their vows in a lavish Valentine’s Day ceremony funded by well-wishers. News of their budget wedding last month went viral...
Drought in East Africa has led to a sharp increase in the price of staple foods, raising fears that hunger will worsen, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said, Reuters news agency...
Doctors at private hospitals in Kenya will begin a 48-hour strike at midnight local time to show solidarity with doctors on strike in the state health sector, the Kenya Medical Association (KMA) has...
A huge newly-built Ethiopian dam is cutting off the supply of water to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, threatening the livelihoods of some 500,000 people in both countries, according to Human Rights...
A huge newly-built Ethiopian dam is cutting off the supply of water to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, rights group Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The Gibe III dam, along with a network of sugar...
