Djibouti's foreign minister has accused neighbouring Eritrea of occupying a disputed territory along their border shortly after Qatar peacekeepers left the location this week. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf...
Russia's defence ministry is investigating whether one of its air strikes in Syria killed the leader of the Islamic State militant group (IS). The ministry said an air strike may have killed Abu Bakr...
A fall in cocoa prices on the world market is weighing on revenues after Ghana missed its production target. The Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) announced it was GH¢10 billion ($2.2 billion) in debt....
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said critics of the cedi denominated US$2.25 billion bond risk scuttling government’s efforts at restoring the economy to a path of growth, following the...
Uber’s chief executive could be forced to take a leave of absence under changes being considered by the firm, reports say. A decision on whether to alter Travis Kalanick’s role was set to be...
Buhari's doctors said they will need to carry out testing on him on Monday. Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will not return home from medical leave in Britain at the weekend, presidency sources...
As the United States was withdrawing from the Paris climate pact, China's clean energy ambitions were being reflected in the launch of the world's largest floating solar farm. The 40-megawatt power...
US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by militants allied to the Islamic State (IS) group, more than two weeks into fierce...
The South Sudan Media Authority has banned at least 20 foreign journalists from media coverage in the country for what it termed as "unsubstantiated and unrealistic stories." Elijah Alier, managing...
A former HSBC executive was arrested in London this week to face US charges he conspired to fix the foreign exchange market, US officials said in court papers. Stuart Scott, a British citizen and a...
Ghana’s Kofi Annan (a former UN Secretary General) and founder of the Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, have been named among the 100 most reputable people on earth for the year 2017. South African...
Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, the Islamist militant group's most serious assault on the regional capital in a year and a half. The...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) threatened to impose an economic embargo against Qatar while Bahrain said "any options" were on the table as the crisis in the Gulf showed no signs of abating on...
North Korea has fired several anti-ship cruise missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military says. Authorities said they appear to be short-range "surface-to-ship" missiles, launched on...
President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered his services as a mediator in a damaging feud between the emirate and its Gulf neighbors. Trump's call to Qatari ruler Emir Sheikh...
Turkey's parliament has approved a legislation allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar. The bill, first drafted in May, passed with 240 votes in favour, largely with...
S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday cut Qatar's credit rating by one notch to AA- and put it on watch for further downgrades after Gulf Arab states severed ties. "We believe this will exacerbate Qatar's...
India's central bank held interest rates in line with analysts' expectations on Wednesday, rebuffing the finance ministry's desire for a cut after India's growth slowed. The Reserve Bank of India...
US President Donald Trump has called the king of Saudi Arabia to urge Gulf unity amid an escalating dispute over Qatar's alleged support for militants. "His message was that we need unity in the...
Led by former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg, nearly 1,000 business and government leaders declared Monday their intent to honor the Paris climate accord, days after US President Donald Trump...
