President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visits conflict-torn Mali, where French troops have been fighting jihadists for four years, in his first official visit outside Europe after taking power. He will...
Two million people are teetering on the brink of famine in northeastern Nigeria but efforts to reach some are being thwarted by Boko Haram jihadists, the UN's food agency said Thursday. More than 20...
The claims read like the plot of a best-selling thriller, with secretive arms dealers and a corruption-riddled government fighting jihadists. The weapons deal collapses in acrimony but instead of a...
Keynote address delivered by His Excellency, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana on the occasion of the Port Efficiency Conference, held at Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra on May...
After a night on the streets, the pack of young boys move into Maiduguri's abandoned amusement park in the early morning to play on the broken-down rides. Shoeless and wearing ragged clothes, they...
Ghana’s Black Starlets became the first African team to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be staged in India. The national U-17 men’s side beat hosts Gabon 5-0 on Wednesday, May 17 in...
At least 179 people, almost half of them children, have died of meningitis since January in Niger, where some 3,000 suspected cases have been reported, the United Nations said Wednesday. "From...
Saudi King Salman on Monday expressed hope a "historic" summit to be held Sunday between Arab and Muslim nations and US President Donald Trump will enhance ties and promote tolerance. The summit will...
Boko Haram jihadists have killed six farmers who were working on their land near the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, civilian militia members and locals told AFP on Monday. Gunmen on...
Organisers of widely considered to be Africa’s most important film event and the most prestigious film award in Africa, Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA May 13, 2017 announced...
Some Boko Haram girls are said to have refused to be released by their abductors A recent Boko Haram video has confirmed that some of the girls abducted from their school in Borno preferred to stay...
Five out of the 29 foreign illegal Miners standing trial at the Koforidua Circuit Court “B” for galamsey have suddenly developed massive swell in their scrotum, the court heard Thursday. All 29...
Ghana 's Under-17 coach Paa Kwesi Fabian is eyeing a positive start in the 2017 Africa Junior Championship ahead of their opening group game against Cameroon on Sunday. The two-time World Champions...
Drama unfolded in Koforidua Circuit Court B Thursday when 14 out of 29 foreigners standing trial for engaging in illegal mining in the Atiwa range of forest reserve apparently told the Court they...
More than 1,000 people have died in an outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria, the Centre for Disease Control said Thursday, but added that the spread of the disease is slowing. The outbreak has mostly...
Ghana's Under-17 coach Paa Kwesi Fabin has set a target of qualifying to the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup. The Black Starlets are making a quick return to the continental championship after missing...
Black Starlets coach Paa Kwasi Fabin has stated that their ultimate goal at this year's African Junior Championship is to reach the semi finals of the competition. Paa Kwasi and his team have been in...
King Abdullah II of Jordan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou are among leaders invited by Saudi King Salman for a summit with US President Donald Trump. The...
Between 7,000 and 8,000 migrants mostly from sub-Saharan Africa are being held in Libyan detention centres after entering the country illegally, an official said on Tuesday. Abdulrazaq al-Shniti,...
A French mineworker who was kidnapped in Chad and taken to neighbouring Sudan has been freed after more than six weeks in captivity, French and Sudanese officials said on Sunday. Thierry Frezier, 60,...
