Emergency services in Algeria are continuing to try to put out forest fires in the north and far east of the country, which have killed at least 38 people and injured more than 200 others.
Officials say that 11 children are among those …
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has engaged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other interest groups at a roundtable to solicit views on national efforts to review the 1992 Constitution.
Discussions at the meeting…
Millions of Kenyans do not have enough to eat amid the worsening drought, and a growing number of people have been losing their livelihoods to extreme weather. “We don’t have markets where we can buy food and we don’t have farms. The only…
Kenya's President-elect William Ruto and his main rival in the recent election Raila Odinga are scheduled to meet US Senator Chris Coon who is on a five-country Africa visit.
The US has not yet congratulated Mr Ruto following the offici…
Leeds University has expressed deep concern for one of its PhD students who has been jailed for 34 years in Saudi Arabia over critical tweets.
Salma al-Shehab, 34, a Saudi citizen and mother of two, was arrested in 2021 while on hol…
At least one person has been killed in Guinea during a day of protests against the ruling military junta.
Reports from the capital Conakry say a teenage boy was shot dead by the security forces as the motorcade of the military leader Co…
The Dubai-based Emirates airline has said it will suspend flights to Nigeria from the start of September as it has been unable to repatriate its money from Nigeria.
The problem has arisen because Nigeria has restricted access to foreign…
A former businessman suspected of being one of the masterminds behind the genocide in Rwanda is set to appear in court on Thursday at the Hague.
Eighty-seven year old Félicien Kabuga was arrested in France two years ago after escaping a…
The Finnish prime minister, Sanna Marin, is facing a backlash after being seen partying in a leaked video.
In the footage, thought to be taken from social media, she and friends including Finnish celebrities are seen dancin…
The Upper West Regional Executive Committee of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) has threatened to boycott all activities of an impending visit of the president to the region, which is scheduled for Monday, 22 August 2022.
Accordin…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has stated that her dismissal as the Minister for Gender Children and Social Protection by the president will enable her concentrat…
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has thrown its support for the Ghana Card to be used as the sole identification medium for eligible voters who want to get onto the electoral roll.
The party made this known at a press…
Chinese authorities are attempting to induce rainfall in parts of central and southwest China amid a severe drought and record-breaking heatwave.
The Yangtze River - Asia's longest waterway - is now at record low levels. In …
The US has announced that they will begin formal trade negotiations with Taiwan, weeks after a controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The first round of talks are expected to begin in "early fall", said the Of…
A huge explosion has ripped through a crowded mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing 21 people, police say.
Another 33 people were injured, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.
Wednesday's blast occurr…
South African opposition parties say they will apply for a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa over allegations of kidnapping and money laundering.
The claims were made by the country’s former spy chief, Arthur Fra…
"It is a fact that the peaceful health walk was independently organised, and joined by thousands of well-meaning Ghanaian citizens across Kumasi, to express their passion for the NPP, in addition to their genuine support for what I [Alan] …
The National Steering Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is to meet with all presidential hopefuls to court their support for compliance with the party’s Code of Conduct governing the upcoming parliamentary and presidential primari…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has handed over 40-unit flats constructed by the State Housing Company (SHC) Limited to its owners at Adenta in Accra.
The fully sold-out three and four-bedroom flats called “Urb…
Calm has returned to the Techiman South Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after the feuding factions in the constituency smoked the peace pipe and agreed to work together in the spirit of peace and unity in the larger …
A Lebanese judge has ordered the release of a man who took staff at a Beirut bank hostage last week in an attempt to access his frozen savings.
Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein surrendered after the Federal Bank agreed he could with…
A German man who drove his speeding car through a pedestrian area in the city of Trier, killing five people, has been sentenced to life in prison.
The attack in December 2020 killed a nine-week old baby, her 45-year-old fath…
Heads of states from the southern Africa regional bloc, Sadc, will today meet in the Democratic Republic of Congo for talks on economic growth and integration.
A dozen heads of state arrived in the capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday to parti…
A Kenyan judge has declared unlawful an order by the Supreme Court gagging lawyers and litigants from commenting on a presidential election petition while it is still being heard, local media reports.
The gag order was announced two mon…
The Progressive Youth Movement (PYM), the tertiary education youth wing of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), has called on the government and its agencies to create inclusive support programmes and youth centred policies that will enab…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament will invite the Attorney-General (A-G) to appear before it to give an update on the cases referred to the office for prosecution.
According to the committee, it had referred several publ…
The National Democratic Congress Youth Organiser, George Opare Addo, has rubbished suggestions his party is lagging behind the New Patriotic Party ahead of the 2024 elections.
Speaking on Face to Face on Citi TV, Mr. Addo said the NDC w…
Voters in the US state of Wyoming have ousted congresswoman Liz Cheney, a rare Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, in a primary election.
She has been trounced by a relative political newcomer and Trump-backe…
Cuba says it will allow foreign investors into its wholesale and retail trade for the first time in 60 years.
The move is a major shift for the island nation's Communist government, and overturns a 1960s Fidel Castro policy …
The Northern Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Ibrahim Mobila, has died.
Information available to Citi News indicates that the chairman has been sick for the past one month and has been receiving treatm…
A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region, Mawutor Agbavitor, has entreated the party’s supporters who have not yet acquired the Ghana Card to do so without any further delay.
“This is to ensure the …
The Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo says her removal as the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, will enable her to serve her constituents better.
Adwoa Safo was sacked by President Akufo-Addo on Jul…
A Zimbabwe opposition MP who's been behind bars for two months must remain in jail, a Harare high court judge ruled today.
Job Sikhala has been repeatedly denied bail as he awaits trial on incitement to violence and obstruction charges.…
A political ally of Kenya's president-elect William Ruto has dismissed demands from his rival Raila Odinga that the presidential election result be decalred null and void.
Musalia Mudavadi told BBC Focus on Africa radio that there was "…
At least 15 children were among the 41 people killed when a fire tore through a Coptic Christian church in Egypt on Sunday.
The Abu Sefein Church, in Giza's working-class Imbaba district, was packed with people celebrating Mass …
Tanzania's President Samia Hassan has ordered fresh training for pot-bellied immigration officers to make them more agile.
She made the remarks in Swahili on Monday, during a passing-out parade for new officers.
"I was looking at the…
The runner-up in Kenya's presidential election is set to speak publicly for the first time since his narrow defeat in the polls on Monday.
It's been announced that Raila Odinga will address the press at 14:00 local time (11:00 GMT).
…
A poll official in who went missing shortly after voting day in Kenya last week has been found dead, police confirm.
The body of Daniel Mbolu Musyoka was found near Mt Kilimanjaro along Kenya’s southern border, some 200 km (124 miles) f…
A former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Talensi Constituency, John Akologu Tia, has admonished members of the United Cadres Front (UCF) to retrace the spirit of probity, accountability and transparency to revitalise the various organs o…
Stakeholders have been urged to allow neutral bodies mediate conflicts in order to resolve them amicably.
They have also be called upon to identify key neutral opinion leaders to constantly sensitise, educate and create awareness for …
Omanhemaa Nana Addai Ampedua II of the Bowiri Traditional Area, in the BiakoyeDistrict of the Oti Region,has called for unity among the people in order to champion infrastructure development.
The paramount queen mother made the call at …
Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been reminded to prioritise flagship policies of the government to accelerate growth and development of their jurisdiction.
They are to ensure that the success and otherwise of…
Deputy President William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election amid dramatic scenes.
He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.5% of the vote, according to the official results.
…
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has defied the odds by winning the fiercely contested presidential election in East Africa's powerhouse.
His victory was narrow, stunning, and highly controversial as four of the seven …
A military base in Russian-occupied Crimea has been hit by a series of explosions, reportedly leaving at least two people hurt.
Russian officials said a fire triggered the blasts at an arms dump in the Dzhankoi area in north…
The US Department of Justice says releasing details about the warrant used to raid Donald Trump's Florida home last week could cause "irreparable damage" to its investigation.
It wants to keep the affidavit, a court document…
A former Presidential Staffer, Rockson Bukari, has backed calls for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to reshuffle his ministers as soon as possible.
According to him, no government operated for six years without a m…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will later this week take a decision on supporters of flagbearer aspirant, Alan Kyerematen, who defied the party’s orders against embarking on a march through some principal streets in Kumasi.
The group mar…
The UK has launched a scheme to cut tariffs on hundreds of products from some of the world's poorest countries to try to boost trade links.
The preferential terms, which come into effect early next year, will affect products ranging fro…
Russia and North Korea will expand their "comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations", President Vladimir Putin has said.
In a letter sent to his counterpart Kim Jong-un on Pyongyang's liberation day, Mr Putin said t…
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