Africa

A man has been caged by the Garu District Police Command for attempting to bribe the police with an amount of GHc 6,540 for a theft case to be dropped against two of his partners. According to reports by the police, the first suspect, Amadu Yakubu was arrested on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, in connection with a missing motorbike. A se ...

The Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anesthetists has called on government and all other relevant stakeholders to find lasting solutions to their problem as soon as possible in order to stop their impending strike. The group laid down their tools on Friday, January 31, 2020 to, among other things, protest the refusal of the ...

A former first Vice-Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Western Region, Kwesi Biney has picked nomination forms to contest as a parliamentary candidate in the Ahanta West constituency. He seeks to replace the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Kojo Kum in the election scheduled for April 25 this year. Confirming hi ...

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is urging government to, as a matter to urgency, evacuate students and other Ghanaians trapped at Wuhan in China rsquo;s Hubei Province due to the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus. He said, considering the fact that the outbreak has been declared a g ...

President Muhammadu Buhari says he wants "productive relations" with the US.

The victims' bodies were found lying in the streets of Matholeville district in Johannesburg.

Fifa President, Gianni Infantino, proposes that the Africa Cup of Nations be held every four years instead of two.

Paul Makonda launched a surveillance squad dedicated to hunting down gay people in Dar es Salaam.

Despite having a day job as a medical doctor, Fola David doubles as a visual artist.

Africa Magic will announce nominees in all 28 categories in the 7th Africa Magic Viewers rsquo; Choice Awards (AMVCA) on Thursday, 6th February 2020. DStv and GOtv viewers should tune in 8pm to watch the broadcast LIVE on all Africa Magic channels. The AMVCAs Nominee announcement will be hosted by Nollywood rsquo;s Linda Ejiofor and Ibrahim ...

How lifelong supporter Odion Ighalo became the answer to Manchester United's striker woes in a deadline day twist.

"Freedom, better education and health: that's all we wanted," one of Lina Ben Mhenni's friends says.

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is among the countries subject to the new immigration ban.

The UN Security Council on Friday renewed the arms embargo against the Central African Republic (CAR) and extended the mandate of the expert panel assisting its sanctions committee for the country. 

The teen activist, joined by African peers, says the problem is under-reported.

An aunt and a doctor who allegedly carried out the illegal procedure are also detained in Asyut.

Judges says data protection laws need to be enacted to safeguard a wealth of sensitive information.

When Mohammed Ahmed left Sudan in search of better life, he couldn’t have imagined that he would find financial security back home. But, some four years later, he now runs a thriving business, thanks to an innovative scheme involving the UN migration agency (IOM), based on the use of mobile money.

Six young women from Namibia are on the path to a career in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), with the support of the UN office in the country. 

The top UN official in Libya on Thursday expressed his “deep anger and disappointment” over intensifying conflict in Libya despite a high-level summit held in the German capital of Berlin earlier this month, that set out measures to de-escalate fighting and put the divided country back on a path towards peace.