Human rights groups in Senegal on Tuesday criticised what it said is an ineffectual crackdown on child begging driven by Koranic schools, saying a year-long push to remove 50,000 children from the...
As West Africa declares war on the market for expired and counterfeit medicines, start-ups are putting quality control in the hands of patients to stop them risking their lives trying to get well....
The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC, has appealed to President Akufo Addo to intervene and grant the necessary approval in the proposed oil exploration activities in the Voltaian basin....
Senegal kicked off campaigning Sunday for parliamentary elections later this month, with a record number of candidates vying to weaken President Macky Sall -- including 91-year-old ex-leader...
G20 nations launched an unprecedented initiative Saturday at the group's summit in Germany to fight poverty in Africa, but critics called the plan half-hearted. Under German Chancellor Angela...
The head of a West African force maintaining security in The Gambia told AFP Friday that army officials loyal to veteran former leader Yahya Jammeh were plotting against the new government. West...
Ghana has dropped to 50th from the 45th position in the latest FIFA Rankings released for the month of July on Thursday. Ghana now drops from eighth position to ninth in the African rankings. Egypt...
For some, it is just a ridiculous subject. Somehow it has suddenly assumed a matter of pressing national importance. Which country has the best jollof rice in West Africa? But now it is all settled....
It was all fun and excitement at this year’s 3FM Jollof War as three countries that have been laying claims to preparing the best joloff battled it out in the kitchen. These countries are Ghana,...
The worn paving stones discovered under a thick layer of modern concrete in Rio de Janeiro don't look like much at first. But it was here that some million slaves from Africa took their first steps...
Former NBA players Steve Nash, Ronny Turiaf and Adonal Foyle were among six people named Friday to an advisory committee guiding strategy for the NBA's elite talent international training centers....
Botswana's government has moved to crack down on the multi-billion dollar trade in donkey skins following a spate of killings of the animals across the country fuelled by soaring demand from China....
“So, which aspect of journalism do you consider majoring someday?” friends, family and well-wishers have asked me times without number. Oftentimes, I give them an answer that makes them turn to...
El Hadji Diouf is a hero in Senegal. Everywhere he goes, he is mobbed by fans both young and old. His countrymen are still grateful for the stellar role he played during the 2002 World Cup in Japan...
The bodies of at least 25 migrants who drowned trying to reach Europe were found near Tripoli Tuesday, the Libyan Red Crescent said. Some of the corpses were washed ashore on a beach near the Libyan...
A three-day validation workshop for Economic Community and West African States directive on gender and energy assessment opened in Accra on Monday. The objective of the workshop is to ensure that...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has rubbished claims that there is a so-called plastic rice on the Ghanaian market as alleged through videos circulating on social media and elsewhere. Similar...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has rubbished claims that there is a supposed plastic rice on the Ghanaian market, despite several videos alleging the existence of such product. Similar reports...
About 600 troops from Congo Republic serving as UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic will be returning home following allegations of sex abuse, the United Nations announced on Wednesday....
The maiden edition of the ‘war’ to find out who cooks the best Jollof in West Africa has been scheduled to come off on Republic Day, July 1. Dubbed ‘Jollof War’, the inaugural edition will be...
