Two members of an Islamist militant group in Burkina Faso have been convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison, in the first trial of its kind in the country.
The men were members of Ansar ul Islam, a group formed by popular Islamic …
The firing of rockets at Israel by Palestinians in Gaza during the conflict in May amounted to war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
The attacks "flagrantly violated" the laws of war, the campaign group said following an invest…
At least 52 people have died in Niger floods with 34 being injured and thousands losing their homes, the authorities say.
This includes five who died between Tuesday and Wednesday after heavy rains in the capital Niamey, causing signifi…
The office of South Sudan’s First Vice-President, Riek Machar, says he has received calls from the generals who defected last week from the military wing of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
Gen Johnson Olo…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, singled out for praise two illustrious sons of Bono Region for their sterling contributions towards the advancement of his government.
He said his government acknowledged and appreciate…
Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that the calls for the resignation of the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta over the botched Sputnik Vaccine Supply deal were baseless and needless.
He said …
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that that the country's borders will remain closed until at least the end of the year.
She said an elimination strategy was the best way to keep Covid-19 out and the economy open.
Th…
The Australian capital Canberra is going into a snap one-week lockdown after recording its first case of Covid-19 in more than a year.
It will come into effect at 17:00 local time on Thursday (07:00 GMT).
The lockdown was called for …
The Taliban have taken the strategically important city of Ghazni, the 10th provincial capital to fall to the militants in less than a week.
Afghan security forces arrested Ghazni's governor and his deputy after they fled the city.
G…
Voting began in Zambia’s general elections early on Thursday morning, with long queues reported in some polling stations.
President Edgar Lungu, who faces a stiff challenge from opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, was among the first …
Nigeria's Information Minister Lai Mohammed has given the strongest indication yet that the government’s ban on Twitter will be lifted soon.
The minister told reporters after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that talks with the social med…
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has sacked the energy minister and his chief of staff who are facing corruption charges.
The two and one other official - Enock Chihana, a partner in the governing Tonse Alliance - were arrested on Mo…
The Minority in Parliament is demanding an immediate abrogation of the $570 million Tema Motorway expansion contract awarded to the Portuguese company, Mota-Engil.
It said the contract, which is of an international nature, was awarded b…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has broken his silence on the public backlash against the embattled health minister, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu.
There are calls for President Akufo-Addo to crack the whip on Mr Agyeman-Manu who confesse…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed a former Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi as the Chief Executive Officer of the Bui Power Authority (BPA).
Confirmation of his appointment was contai…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has proposed that the Electoral Commission be split into two as part of an ongoing electoral reform proposal by the party.
According to the party, one of the two bodies of the proposed E…
At least 25 Algerian soldiers and 17 civilians have been killed in wildfires to the east of the capital Algiers, the country's prime minister has said.
Several more soldiers were injured fighting the fires, in the forested Kabylie regio…
Last September, Vipul Shah spent 11 days in critical care battling Covid-19 in a hospital in Mumbai.
Mr Shah, who had no previous history of diabetes, was administered steroids which are used to treat the coronavirus infection.
Stero…
All civil servants in Guinea will now be required to prove that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 before they are allowed to access their work stations.
The new directions follow a special cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Preside…
Twenty-four members of the same family have died after consuming a suspected poisoned meal in north-western Nigeria.
The incident happened in Danzanke village - a remote community in the north-west Sokoto state.
The state's health co…
Zambia is expected to hold tightly contested presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday, with many voters - especially the youth - worried about the economic turmoil that has hit the copper-rich nation.
The governing Patriotic…
A British man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia.
German federal prosecutors said the man - named only as David S - worked at the British embassy in Berlin.
He allegedly passed documents to Russian intelli…
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said he will start cutting sods next week for hospital projects to begin under the government’s ambitious Agenda 111 project amidst the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Aku…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has made some proposals for reforms to be made in Ghana’s electoral system.
Among the suggestions put forward by the party is the appointment of electoral commissioners to be subject to prior parl…
Members of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been tasked to ensure a united front and concentrate on selling the ideals of the Party to make it formidable to win Election 2024.
Mr. Ken…
Anxiety has taken the better part of life in the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) following the high expectation of the announcement of who become metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) across…
Zambia’s electoral commission has said all systems are in place to ensure free, transparent and fair polls on Thursday.
This follows allegations by opposition parties that the commission hasn’t followed procedures to subject the voters …
The Duke of York "cannot hide behind wealth and palace walls" and must respond to sexual abuse allegations filed in a US court, his accuser's lawyer told BBC Two's Newsnight.
Prince Andrew should allow a jury to decide what happened, Da…
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to appear on Wednesday morning before the country's long-running corruption inquiry.
It was set up to investigate allegations that his predecessor Jacob Zuma - during his term in office - …
The UN refugee agency says it has regained access to two camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region hosting Eritrean refugees.
It said aid had now reached Mai Aini and Adi Harush camps - hosting about 23,000 refugees - but warned that c…
The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has taken his annual leave to rest, after very busy and brisk schedules in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The minister, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dormaa Centra…
A court in China has convicted a Canadian businessman of espionage and sentenced him to 11 years in prison.
Michael Spavor has been detained since 2018, after being arrested with fellow Canadian ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig.
The verdic…
US President Joe Biden has said he does not regret his move to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, as Taliban militants continue to make rapid advances.
Mr Biden urged Afghanistan's leaders to unite and "fight for their nation".
A US-l…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, acknowledged the contributions and massive support of the chiefs and people of Sunyani East and Sunyani West constituencies towards the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP’s) Election 2020 victory.
…
The Peoples’ National Convention (PNC) has stated that the delay in the appointment of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives by the President is slowing down development and economic growth at the various metropolitan, muni…
Malawi’s Energy Minister Newton Kambala has been arrested for allegedly trying to influence the way that contracts for the supply of oil were awarded, the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has said in a brief statement.
Two others …
Some 65 years ago tens of thousands of women descended in Pretoria, South Africa, and marched to Union Building to deliver petitions to the then prime minister in protest against the law that African women must carry passes.
These passe…
The Nigerian government has condemned the assault of one of its diplomats in Indonesia.
It wrote a protest letter to the Indonesian government after a video began circulating on social media showing the man shouting and being held down …
Kenyan civil servants have been given 13 days to be vaccinated against Covid or face unspecified disciplinary measures.
In a statement, the head of public service said the order was as a result of the low uptake of Covid-19 vaccines amo…
The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Court) has equipped 40 lawyers registered with it on 'legal grounds for representing Indigent applicants before it.'
The three-day training at Arusha, Tanzania equipped the lawyers…
Residents in the Sunyani Municipality on Monday appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to facilitate the completion of rehabilitation works on the Sunyani Airport as he undertakes a working visit to the Bono Region.
Presi…
Guinea health officials have confirmed West Africa's first case of Marburg, a highly infectious disease in the same family as the virus that causes Ebola.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the virus needed to be "stopped in its t…
The leader of gender equality group Time's Up has resigned due to her alleged efforts to discredit a woman who accused New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment.
A report released last week alleged lawyer Roberta Kaplan review…
Police in Uganda say they have 15 complaints on file against Turkey-based Ugandan blogger and government critic Fred Lumbuye.
They have not disclosed the details of the complaints.
Mr Lumbuye, whose content is mostly in the Luganda l…
Jailed Moroccan journalist Soulaimane Roussani has ended a hunger strike after being admitted to hospital, his lawyer said.
Mr Roussani had been refusing food for 122 days as a protest against what he said was the "injustice" dealt to h…
A US woman who alleges she was brought to the UK aged 17 to have sex with the Duke of York has filed a civil case in New York claiming he abused her.
Virginia Giuffre, who was an accuser of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, claims…
The Paramount Chief of Nkoranza Traditional Area, Nana Kwame Baffoe IV, has stated that President Akufo-Addo’s reputation of resilience and courage has been exemplified in the unprecedented achievements achieved, thus far, by his administr…
Pressure group OccupyGhana has called for the resignation or dismissal of the Health Minister, Mr. Kwaku Agyeman Manu over fallouts from government's failed attempt to procure quantities of the Sputnik-V vaccines through a middlemen, Sheik…
Mohammed Sani Idris was abducted from his home (library photo)Image caption: Mohammed Sani Idris was abducted from his home (library photo)
A senior government official in Niger state, central Nigeria, has been kidnapped, an official stat…
Thousands of people are now marooned, says the UNImage caption: Thousands of people are now marooned, says the UN
About 90,000 people have been affected by flash flooding in South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state, the UN humanitarian affairs…
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