An appeals court in Senegal has upheld the life sentence given to Chad's former leader HIssene Habre for crimes against humanity, reports the BBC's Enoh N'Dri from Dakar. In a landmark ruling last...
Chadian lawyer Jacqueline Moudeina has fought for close to two decades to deliver justice for the victims of former president Hissene Habre, who terrorised his people for eight years, leaving tens of...
A desert warfare specialist, Chad's Hissene Habre seized power in 1982 and quickly embraced the role of ruthless dictator, with brutal atrocities the hallmark of his eight-year reign of terror. Often...
It is fair to say that Ghana regularly dispenses with its national coaches at the turn of this generation with the Black Stars having welcomed 13 in the past 15 years. The impacts they leave, and the...
Former Black Star player Ntow Gyan has explained why he was not part of the team which travelled to Senegal in 1992 for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The 1992 African Cup of Nations squad...
Former Black Star player Ntow Gyan has explained why he was not part of the team which travelled to Senegal in 1992 for the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The 1992 African Cup of Nations squad...
Chad's former president Hissene Habre will learn Thursday if his lawyers' appeal against sentences for war crimes, crimes against humanity and rape have been successful, following his landmark...
American star Marcus Miller has made soulful amends to the Senegalese jazz festival he skipped a year ago, stirring emotion with a musical tribute to west Africa's historic links with his homeland....
Almost 30 people have died in two boat accidents in Senegal and The Gambia, neighbouring west African nations with poor maritime safety records. Twenty-one people, most of them women, were killed on...
At least 20 people, almost all women, were killed when a wooden boat capsized off Senegal's central coast in a delta region popular with tourists, firefighters told AFP on Tuesday. The incident...
At least 20 people, the vast majority of them women, were killed when a wooden boat capsized off the coast of central Senegal in a delta region popular with tourists, firefighters told AFP on...
Chad's former president Hissene Habre will Thursday hear the final decision on an appeal against a life sentence for war crimes, crimes against humanity and rape, following his landmark conviction...
The number of dead is expected to rise, rescuers say Seventeen people drowned on Tuesday in Senegal when a boat carrying them capsized in the Saloum river, near the northern border with The Gambia....
Former Black stars skipper, Abedi "Pele" Ayew, says Black stars coach, James Kwasi Appiah needs the support of everyone to succeed at the job on his second coming. While Abedi Pele, has no doubt that...
Poor packaging in Ghana is one of the main reasons for the failure of locally manufactured food products to establish themselves in the market and compete favourably with imported ones. This fact,...
Tourism in Ghana has been ranked 120th by the latest Global Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI). TTCI measures the most competitive and travel and tourism destination. According to the...
With a score of 3.04, Ghana placed 21st in Africa in the latest Global Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) which measures the most competitive and travel and tourism destination. The...
West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) has appointed Professor Jimmy Omoniyi Adegoke as its interim Executive Director. He takes over from Dr. Laurent...
The World Bank has revealed that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is rebounding this year after registering the worst decline in more than two decades last year. According to the latest...
French President Francois Hollande has given citizenship to 28 Africans who fought for France in World War Two and other conflicts. Mr Hollande said France owed them “a debt of blood”. The...
