The United Nations has urged Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to resume talks to resolve the dispute over the Nile dam “within a reasonable time frame”.
A UN Security Council statement noted on Wednesday that the three nations should restart t…
A Beijing court has thrown out a landmark sexual harassment case brought against one of the country's most famous TV hosts.
It ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support the case against Zhu Jun.
The plaintiff had accused …
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said the EU should seek to beef up its military capabilities to confront security threats and global crises.
She told the European Parliament she believed EU military forces would b…
A former health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr Eteni Longondo, has been freed after spending 17 nights in Kinshasa’s main prison.
The former minister was released on bail on Tuesday, according to his lawyer, Hugues Pul…
Kenyans online are expressing their outrage following a sharp rise in the cost of fuel.
The country’s energy regulator Epra, which sets fuel prices, announced an increase in petrol prices to over 130 shillings ($1.2; £0.9) per litre – t…
Covid-19 has claimed the lives of 72 Ethiopians in the last two days, the health ministry has said.
It is the highest number of deaths recorded in the country since last week when the ministry officially confirmed the presence of the hi…
Zimbabwe has barred unvaccinated civil servants from going to work with immediate effect.
Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the government had given its workers "ample time" to get Covid-19 vaccines.
The authorities say abo…
The Frantehene in Ejura Sekyredumasi, Nana Owusu Sekyere Bobo III, has commended former President John Dramani Mahama for the development projects he brought to the community during his presidency.
He said during the tenure of Mr Mahama…
Two political parties have called for a review of the 1992 Constitution to reflect the current democratic dispensation.
According to the Convention People’s Party and the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), having operated under the 1992 Cons…
The latest batch of vaccines delivered to South Sudan through the Covax initiative is the country's biggest yet.
It has received more than 150,000 Johnson & Johnson's single-dose jabs on Tuesday, donated by the US.
They will be admin…
The French defence minister, Florence Parly, has warned Mali against entering into a deal with a Russian security firm.
There have been reports that Mali’s military rulers are close to hiring mercenaries from the Wagner group.
Ms Par…
The US has withheld $130m (£94m) worth of military aid to Egypt until it takes steps on human rights.
President Joe Biden's administration released $170m of aid even as rights groups called for the blocking of the entire aid.
The US …
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been banned from leaving the country amid an investigation into his alleged involvement in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
A prosecutor is seeking charges against Mr Henry, who has be…
California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to have survived a rare state-wide vote to remove him with a clear majority, US media report.
Republicans launched the election over his handling of the pandemic.
The Democrat, currently in th…
A major row broke out between leaders of the Taliban just days after they set up a new government in Afghanistan, senior Taliban officials told the BBC.
Supporters of two rival factions reportedly brawled at the presidential palace in t…
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles across its east coast, South Korea's military says, its first ballistic missile test in six months.
The tests, a breach of UN resolutions, came as South Korea and China held meetings in an ef…
The District Chief Executive for Birim North, Mr Raymond Nana Damptey, has stated that he is focused on providing development projects to his people.
He said by dint of hard work, the district was adjudged the second best in the country…
The Central Regional Minister, Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, has admonished the women’s wing of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to work towards a resounding victory in the 2024 general election.
“The women’s wing has a pivotal role t…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghana’s economy rebounding faster from the ravages of COVID-19 than envisioned, following a slow rate of growth in 2020.
Speaking at the maiden edition of the Presidential Business Support, on…
Canadians go to the polls on 20 September after a short 35-day election campaign sprint.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called this snap election in mid-August in the hopes his Liberal party could secure a majority of seats in the House …
Nigeria estimates its economy will grow between 2.5% and 3% this year, Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele said on Tuesday, after an easing of lockdown measures and increased vaccinations boosted business, including international and loc…
The military junta in Conakry has announced the gradual reopening of borders with neighbouring countries in a statement read on national TV.
Some of the borders have been closed since last week’s coup and others for months beforehand.
…
The UN human rights chief has said gross violations continue to be perpetrated by all sides in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict and has warned that the country risks being torn apart.
Speaking after limited field trips by investigators workin…
"We are terrified. Only death awaits us if we are deported to Eritrea," two Eritreans detained in Egypt have been quoted by rights group Amnesty International as saying.
Amnesty - along with other groups and activists - have launched a …
Mr Joseph Korto, National Dean of Presiding Members on Monday called on Assembly members not to delay in the confirmation of the various Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executive (MMDCEs) when the names finally come out.
Mr …
Mrs Janet Tulasi Mensah, Ga East Municipal Chief has called on the residents in the municipality to do away with an indiscipline lifestyle and support Mr Henry Quartey, Greater Accra Regional Minister in his bid to 'Make Accra Work agenda'…
Former President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has urged the government to complete the numerous development projects initiated by the NDC government which have been abandoned in the Ashanti region.
He said the strategic location of Ashanti,…
Mr Raymond Nana Damptey, District Chief Executive for Birim North has stated that he was focused on providing development projects to his people and will therefore not be distracted by falsehood and unsubstantiated allegations.
He said …
Mr Raymond Nana Damptey, District Chief Executive for Birim North has stated that he was focused on providing development projects to his people and will therefore not be distracted by falsehood and unsubstantiated allegations.
He said …
The TB Joshua church in Nigeria has announced a new era in its leadership as the late preacher's widow takes over.
Evelyn Joshua said her late husband will remain as the general overseer and founder of the church.
She has asked for p…
Six die in ambush on Burkina Faso military convoy
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An ambush on a Burkina Faso military convoy escorting fuel tankers from a gold mine near the border with Niger has left six officers dead, officials say.
Seven …
Guinea's military junta is due to start holding four days of talks later on Tuesday in what it says is an effort to build a consensus on the future of the country.
The west African regional body, Ecowas and the African Union have suspen…
Dominic Raab has been urged to block the appointment of a Rwandan diplomat in London for his alleged role in detaining a government critic.
Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, used his Kigali hotel t…
US President Joe Biden has thrown his support behind California Governor Gavin Newsom, on the eve of a vote that could remove the governor from office.
The recall vote will see Californians decide if they approve of Mr Newsom, and if no…
The number of extremely hot days every year when the temperature reaches 50C has doubled since the 1980s, a global BBC analysis has found.
They also now happen in more areas of the world than before, presenting unprecedented challenges …
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has criticized the Electoral Commission over its rejection of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) post-2020 electoral reform proposals.
Speaking in an interview with Kumasi-based New Mercury FM,…
Some government officials, party leaders, Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides of the political divide and family members have thronged the residence of Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to commiserate with him following the pass…
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says democratic governance has been beneficial to the country since independence.
President Akufo-Addo maintains Ghana’s economic and infrastructure development has come about through democrat…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the only things Ghanaians have not made part and parcel of their lives, since the coming into force of the 4th Republican dispensation, is to make taxes regular, predictable parts of their lives.…
The United Nations is seeking to raise more than $600m (£434m) in aid for Afghanistan, warning the country is facing a major humanitarian crisis.
It is calling for international support at a conference in Geneva, following the Taliban's…
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is holding talks with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
It is the first official trip to Egypt by an Israeli premier for a decade.
The Egyptian pr…
The Mozambican weather authorities have warned that more than one million people may be affected by floods in the upcoming rainy season.
The country is set to begin its rainy season in a month.
The southern and central regions will r…
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has said that his dispute with President Mohamed Farmajo will not affect plans for long-delayed elections.
“We are committed to holding the elections as planned and other existing matters will…
Dozens of children who were kidnapped by gunmen in north-west Nigeria nearly two weeks ago have been freed.
In a video seen by the BBC, the governor of Zamfara state is shown with some of the male and female students from a state-run se…
Togbe Keh XII, the Divisional Chief of Gbi Wegbe in the Volta Region, said President Akufo-Addo's unprecedented development of the Hohoe Constituency, over the last four years, is there for all to see.
He said it was needless to list al…
Former President John Dramani Mahama has ended his 'thank you tour' of the Western North Region with a call on party supporters to be vigilant at polling stations and collation centres in the next general election.
That was the only way…
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu has announced the country's first woman defence minister.
Stergomena Tax replaces Elias Kwandikwa, who died in August.
The president also revoked the appointment of three cabinet ministers and appoin…
The South African president has announced the easing of some restrictions that have been in place to curb the spread of coronavirus.
In a televised address Cyril Ramaphosa said due to a decline in infections an overnight curfew would be…
Human rights group Amnesty International says attacks by Islamist militants in western Niger have worsened significantly since the start of the year, with children increasingly targeted.
A report by the group says the conflict in the Ti…
More than 20 people are admitted to hospital and one person has died in Kilifi in coastal Kenya as families continue to be devastated by an ongoing drought.
Some 250,000 locals are in a dire state, according to local authorities.
Liv…