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AfDB, UNFPA sign landmark agreement to boost maternal health and Africa’s economic transformation

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with the African Development Bank aimed at transforming maternal health systems...

Iran condemns US strikes as ‘gross violation’ of ceasefire

Iran says the US has committed a "gross violation" of the ceasefire with new air strikes it launched on the country in the past...

US strikes Iranian missile sites and boats near Strait of Hormuz amid peace talks 

The United States military launched targeted airstrikes on southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The strikes hit missile launch pads and...

Russia threatens more Kyiv strikes and tells foreign nationals to leave

Russia has threatened to launch a fresh wave of "systematic strikes" against Kyiv, days after carrying out one of its largest attacks on the...

Senegal’s parliament speaker quits two days after Prime Minister was sacked

Senegal's parliament speaker, El Malick Ndiaye, has announced his resignation, deepening ​political turmoil in the West African ‌nation two days after the president dismissed...

Mercy Johnson faces backlash over $18.24 menstrual kit

Mercy Johnson Okojie has come under criticism online following her unveiling as a brand ambassador for Girls Tag, a menstrual care brand reportedly priced...

Gunmen abduct 25 people in twin attacks in Nigeria’s Kwara state, police say

Suspected bandits attacked a police station and a traditional ruler’s palace in Nigeria’s Kwara state early on Sunday, abducting ​at least 10 people and...

Senegal president sacks PM Sonko, dissolves government after months of friction

Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye ​on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government, a move that risks deepening uncertainty in a...

Ebola patients flee in attacks on Congo health facilities, hobbling response

Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight against Ebola in Congo, already grappling ​with shortages of basic supplies, are now also having...

White House gunman had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show

The suspect who fired shots outside the White House, striking a bystander before the Secret Service shot and killed him, had previous run-ins with authorities...

Three killed in Uganda after crashing into elephant

At least three people have died after a vehicle collided with an elephant in a national park in Uganda, officials have said. Police said four...

Clashes as Venezuelan prisoners protest over alleged mistreatment

Violent clashes have erupted between inmates and security personnel at a prison in the Venezuelan state of Barinas. Extra security forces were deployed to the...

Xenophobic attacks: South African government’s response worrying – Titus Glover

Former Deputy Minister for Transport and former Tema East MP, Titus Nii Kwartei Glover, has criticised the South African government over its handling of...

Vice President Opoku-Agyemang departs for Guyana’s 60th Independence celebrations

Vice President Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has departed Ghana for Guyana to participate in activities marking the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary celebrations. The Vice President...

Google appeals US court ruling on search monopoly

Alphabet's Google on Friday appealed a federal judge's ruling in Washington that it holds illegal monopolies in online search and related advertising. Here are some...

Nigeria’s Tinubu to run for second term after party primary win

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will seek a second and ​final four-year term in January after ‌overwhelmingly defeating a little-known challenger in ruling party primaries,...

Mali threatens to revoke Nguvu Mining Licences over tax and foreign exchange breaches

The Malian government has issued a 90-day ultimatum to Nguvu Mining Group, warning the company to resolve multiple regulatory breaches or risk losing its...

Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail

The United States will either have a good agreement with Iran or deal with the country "another way," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said...

Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal

Oil prices have fallen sharply, and Asian stock markets have risen on hopes of a deal that could bring an end to the US-Israel...

Dr. Ato Forson congratulates Benin’s former Finance Minister on inauguration as President

Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has congratulated Benin’s former Finance Minister, Romuald Wadagni, following his inauguration as President of the Republic of Benin. Dr....

Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DR Congo

Attacks on Ebola health facilities are intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the World Health Organization warns the outbreak...

Philippines building collapse: Rescuers search for more than 20 trapped

More than 20 people are trapped under the rubble of a building under construction in the Philippines that collapsed on Sunday, officials said, as...

Suspect killed after opening fire on Secret Service near White House

A suspect who shot at a White House checkpoint was killed in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents on Saturday evening, officials...

David Hundeyin to release documentary on Tanzania election violence coverage

Award-winning Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin is preparing to release a new documentary examining how international media organisations reported the violence that followed Tanzania’s...

World Bank document shows 27 countries seeking to ensure access to crisis funds

Twenty-seven countries have ​moved since the Iran war started to put in place crisis instruments that could ‌quickly access funding from existing World Bank...

US says temporary visa holders should leave to apply for Green Cards

The Trump administration has said foreign nationals who enter the US on temporary visas should return to their home countries if they want to...

UN releases $60m from emergency response fund to tackle Ebola outbreak

The United Nations has approved the immediate release of $60 million from its central emergency response fund to help contain a deadly Ebola outbreak...

Putin vows retaliation after accusing Ukraine of hitting student dormitory

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised retaliation after accusing Ukraine of carrying out a deadly attack on a student dormitory in an occupied part...

2026 World Cup: Ghana’s Ambassador to US dismisses reports that only 3 out of 150 supporters secured visa

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has dismissed widely circulated claims regarding visa denials for Ghanaian football supporters hoping to travel...

“God doesn’t just drop manna from heaven” – Ambassador Smith worried over lifestyle of some Ghanaians in Worcester

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has expressed concern over the living conditions and lifestyles of some Ghanaians residing in the...

Dress properly for visa interviews; it can influence approval – Ghana’s Ambassador to US urges

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has advised visa applicants to pay close attention to their appearance when attending interviews, especially...

South Africa evacuation: No Ghanaian desirous of returning home will be left behind – Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has assured that no Ghanaian in South Africa who wishes to return home will be left out of...

Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms

Single-sex spaces - such as changing rooms and toilets - must be used on the basis of biological sex, new guidance from the equalities...

Angry crowd sets Ebola hospital tents on fire in DR Congo

An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...

Russia and China condemn US over indictment of former Cuban leader

China and Russia have condemned a US decision to charge Cuba's former president Raúl Castro with murder. The Chinese foreign ministry called on the US...

Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon’s UK boss

Record levels of young people are out of work – but it is not their fault, Amazon's UK boss has said. "We have to stop...

Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash

Air France and Airbus have been found guilty of manslaughter over a 2009 plane crash which killed 228 people. The Paris Appeals Court found the...

Ebola vaccine could take nine months as death toll rises further – WHO warns

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it could take up to nine months before a vaccine against this particular species of Ebola is ready. Two...

Thailand cuts visa-free stay period for 93 countries including UK

UK citizens are among dozens of nationalities who will soon have to apply for a visa if they wish to stay in Thailand for...

Former Nigerian minister arrested in hiding after corruption conviction

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it has arrested former Power Minister Saleh Mamman a week after he was sentenced to 75 years in jail on...