The father of suspected Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi was once part of a Libyan militant group with alleged ties to Al-Qaeda, a Libyan security source said Thursday. Abedi's father Ramadan...
Zambia is considering a proposal to move its capital from fast-developing Lusaka to a nearly uninhabited marshland district in the centre of the country, a minister said Thursday. Lusaka has been the...
I sent e-mails to two prominent journalists to do a story about the frustrations of the Ghanaian passport holder in travelling within Africa and the world. I thought they would tell my story for me....
Two former U-17 world cup winners Nii Odartey Lamptey and Samuel Osei Kuffuor have tipped the Black Starlets to beat Niger in the semi final clash at the U-17 Afcon tournament being held in Gabon....
For decades, The Gambia has built a reputation as a haven for tourists willing to pay for sun, sand, sea... and sex. But its tourism board has ambitious plans to give a makeover to this tiny west...
The vice president of the Ghana football Association, George Afriyie, wants his outfit to be applauded for the Starlets sterling performance at the ongoing Africa Under -17 Cup of Nations in Gabon....
More than one million African children have benefitted from social enterprise development in Africa in the last five years, according to a new report released by Reach for Change Africa. The...
Ghana’s Black Starlets will play their Nigerien counterparts in what will be the two sides’ penultimate match in the ongoing African U-17 Cup of Nations in Gabon. The winner of the match, to be...
Ghana’s U-17 men’s soccer team, the Black Starlets, drew 0-0 with Guinea on Saturday, May 20 in the final Group A game of the ongoing Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. The result sees both sides...
The presidents of Tanzania and Uganda called Saturday on the EU to lift sanctions on Burundi, but a diplomatic for the European bloc dismissed the appeal. The joint plea, by Yoweri Museveni and John...
The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Ghana – part of a pan-African network of Centres of Excellence in post-graduate education, research and outreach in mathematical sciences –...
23 people including Arusha mayor and ten journalists have been arrested during a visit to the school of the victims of the May 6 Tanzania school bus crash that claimed the lives of 35 people. They...
Ethiopia says it has earned over $165m in revenue for sale of electric power over the last 10 months. Out of the amount, $49m was from supply to neighbouring Sudan and Djibouti. The state-affiliated...
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...
A Ghanaian-British architect, David Adjaye, has been knighted in London. The investiture ceremony was performed by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, at Buckingham palace in London. David Adjaye,...
Pili Hussein wanted to make her fortune prospecting for a precious stone that’s said to be a thousand times rarer than diamonds, but since women weren’t allowed down the mines she dressed up as...
Pili Hussein wanted to make her fortune prospecting for a precious stone that’s said to be a thousand times rarer than diamonds, but since women weren’t allowed down the mines she dressed up as...
Africa’s leading online travel agency, Jumia Travel has announced the launch of its loyalty programme aimed at creating more value for its loyal customers by enabling them to save as much as 10 to...
Renowned architect David Adjaye has been awarded with a Knighthood for his service to architecture. The investiture ceremony was performed by Prince William Friday, May 12. Adjaye was born in...
“Unknown.” That was the shocking response from Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry to the question: “How many Chinese are here in the country?” that I posed sometime ago. If, this weekend, you...
