The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) yesterday blamed the Electoral Commission (EC) for the tension and uncertainty during the collation of the results in the 2016 presidential...
In its 2016 full year audited results presented on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in Lagos yesterday, Dangote Cement sold 8.6 million metric tons of cement outside Nigeria, which is...
When Gambian intelligence officers arrested journalist Ebrima Manneh at his newspaper, he asked an office guard to save some tea. "I'm coming right back," he said, according to colleague Alhagie...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has added his voice to the clamour by heads of Africa’s football associations for the continent to be given five more spots at the proposed 48-team FIFA World...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino says Africa must rid itself of the tag of the nearly men of world football by winning in the World Cup, insisting the continent has the potential to clinch it. The...
Ousman Badjie swore loyalty to Yahya Jammeh, but did not resist his removal from office The Gambian President Adama Barrow has fired the head of the armed forces, Gen Ousman Badjie. Gen Badjie...
Gambia's President Adama Barrow has fired the head of the armed forces, General Ousman Badjie, a former loyalist of the ousted government, a military source said Monday. He was replaced by General...
An African road movie about four women wowed its audience Sunday as it kicked off the Panafrican cinema and television festival (Fespaco), a showcase for the continent's burgeoning film industry....
Thank you and good evening. It is an honour to be in the company of such distinguished fellow Africans gathered here tonight- Africans who have committed their lives to changing the negative...
The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has achieved the Category One status that will allow for direct flights between Kenya and the US, bringing to an end the long search for express...
The Ghana Football Association turned down the chance to play Nigeria and Senegal next month because of the lack of funds, according to sources. This means the Black Stars might pass up the FIFA free...
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of United Bank for Africa Cameroon (UBA CAM), United Bank for Africa Senegal (UBA SEN) and United Bank for Africa Ghana (UBA...
Fifty Ghanaian troops will continue to be stationed at The Gambia as a stabilisation force, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Ghana originally deployed 208 troops to take part in the first...
President Akufo-Addo has delivered his first State of the Nation Address in Parliament, touching on the various aspects of the economy. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION ...
MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017. It is good to be...
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 delivered his first state of the nation address after his investiture as President of the land. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF...
Frenchman Herve Renard is among FIVE coaches shortlisted for the South African job. Renard, who guided Morocco to the quarter-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Gabon, is being considered for the top...
Dozens of opposition supporters in the Gambia have been arrested by police in the western town of Kafenda – a stronghold of the former leader, Yahya Jammeh, an opposition spokesperson and former...
President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has pardoned over 170 prisoners as part of the country’s 52nd Independence Day celebration which coincided with his historic swearing-in ceremony last Saturday....
Among several prominent political office holders who attended Barrow’s inauguration were Ghana’s incumbent president, Nana Akufo-Addo and immediate past president, John Dramani Mahama. The new...
