South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption relating to a multi-billion-dollar arms deal. The case centres on a 30bn rand ($2.5bn; £1.7bn) deal...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the urgent responsibility facing leaders on the continent is to make Africa attractive so African youths see the continent as a place of opportunities. With...
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will formally ask for President Jacob Zuma to resign after he refused to do so earlier, reports say. The reported decision to “recall” him...
Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are meeting to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The National Executive Committee (NEC) is likely to ask him to step down, says BBC Africa...
A Ghanaian born Counter-Terrorist, Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar, has been honoured as the 2017 Daily Trust African of the Year. A renowned Egyptian-British Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Imperial College of...
Veteran journalist, Kweku Baako Jnr., has described a formal request calling for the removal of the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, as an ‘incompetent petition filed by a...
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission , Charlotte Osei has responded to allegations leveled against her by employees of the Commission. Mrs Osei in her response, pointed out among others that...
African Union; its mandate, failure and what needs to be done “I dream of the realisation of the unity of Africa whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this...
The current political crisis and near-recession facing South Africa has an impact on the rest of the continent, especially southern Africa, former President John Dramani Mahama has said. The African...
Three South African former presidents for the first time issued a joint call for action Friday to end the nation's "worsening" political crisis, the latest campaign targeting President Jacob Zuma. In...
South Africa's ex-President Thabo Mbeki has called on MPs of the governing African National Congress (ANC) to act in the interest of voters - rather than their party - during next week's...
South Africa's ex-leader Thabo Mbeki on Tuesday waded into a no-confidence debate against President Jacob Zuma, urging lawmakers to set aside political affiliation during next week's vote. A...
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), now struggling with internal conflicts, started out as an elite black group. The liberation movement took power in 1994, four years after the...
The backlash against South African President Jacob Zuma's shock reshuffle has intensified pressure on him to resign ahead of the 2019 general election. Here are four of his possible successors: Cyril...
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has been inaugurated as chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa) The university, Africa’s biggest and one of the largest distance education...
Guinean President, Alpha Conde, has been elected the new chairperson of the African Union (AU). He takes over from Chadian President Idris Deby who till today was AU leader. African Heads of State...
I wish all readers of my article a Happy New Year full of love, joy, peace, good health, abundant wealth and all the good things the good Lord bestows on his people who are faithful. Rabelais, a...
What leadership style does Nana Akufo Addo bring to the table? By Kwesi Atta Sakyi I wish all readers of my article a Happy New Year full of love, joy, peace, good health, abundant wealth and all...
I wish all readers of my article a Happy New Year full of love, joy, peace, good health, abundant wealth and all the good things the good Lord bestows on his people who are faithful. Rabelais, a...
Former South African president, Thabo Mbeki has added his voice to the trending campaign against hate speech in Africa - championed by the United Nation Peace Ambassador and founder of Concerned...
