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Mahama pushes urgent rollout of Pan-African payment system at AU Summit

President John Dramani Mahama has renewed calls for the immediate establishment of a Pan-African payment and settlement system, warning that Africa cannot achieve true...

‘Trump will be gone in three years’: Top Democrats try to reassure Europe

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the centre of attention at the Munich Security Summit, as European leaders wondered apprehensively what tone he...

US deports 9 to Cameroon despite court protections, NYT says

The Trump administration secretly deported nine people to Cameroon, despite many of them having U.S. court protections against such action and none of them...

Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny using dart frog toxin, UK says

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from a dart frog toxin, the UK and European allies have said. Two years...

Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an ape

Former US President Barack Obama has indirectly addressed a racist video posted on President Donald Trump's social media, telling a podcast host that the...

Kenyans drop flowers for Valentine’s bouquets of cash; not everyone is impressed

For as long as many residents of Nairobi can remember, the Kenyan capital has been awash with red every 14 February. On Valentine's Day, people...

Mahama elected AU First Vice Chair

President John Dramani Mahama has been elected First Vice Chairperson of the African Union (AU) as Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye officially assumes the rotating...

North Korea’s leader set to appoint 13-year-old daughter as successor

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter as his heir, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday. Kim Ju Ae -...

Russia blocks WhatsApp amid wider clampdown on social media

Russia has confirmed that it has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in the country, instead directing Russian citizens to use its state-backed Max app. The...

Astronomers discover weird ‘inside-out’ solar system

Scientists have discovered something that they previously thought wasn’t possible – an ‘inside out’ star system. When you line all the planets in our solar...

Kenya’s border with Somalia set to re-open after almost 15 years

Kenya's border with Somalia will reopen in April, almost 15 years after it shut because of attacks by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, President...

Bid launched to extend Zimbabwe president’s term in office

Zimbabwe's cabinet has approved draft legislation that would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 83, to extend his stay in office until at least 2030. Presidents would...

US House votes to overturn Trump’s tariffs on Canada

The US House of Representatives has voted to rescind US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. In a 219-211 vote, six Republican lawmakers joined...

Pilot praised after crash-landing faulty Somali passenger plane on seashore

An airline in Somalia has praised one of its pilots after he crash-landed his passenger plane, which had suffered a technical fault, on the...

Ex-police chief said Trump told him in 2006 ‘everyone’ knew of Epstein’s behaviour

A former Florida police chief said he received a call from Donald Trump in 2006 in which the now-president told him "everyone" knows about...

Quantum Science is key to Africa’s future – Education Minister

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has underscored the critical role of quantum science and innovation in shaping global development, stressing that education remains the...

Egypt plans $1bn Red Sea marina, hotel development

Egypt announced plans on Monday for a new $1 billion marina, hotel, and housing development on the Red Sea to boost the region's tourism...

Church worker steals £100k to fund ‘high lifestyle’

A church worker who stole nearly £100,000 from the Diocese of Westminster to fund her “high lifestyle” has been fined £1,000. Francisca Yawson, 38,...

Akufo-Addo in Bangladesh as Commonwealth Observer Group Chair

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is chairing a Commonwealth Observer Group for Bangladesh’s Parliamentary Election and Referendum scheduled for February 12. The former Ghanaian...

Venezuela’s opposition says party leader kidnapped hours after being freed

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said her opposition colleague Juan Pablo Guanipa had been kidnapped just hours after being released from detention. The Nobel...

France murder trial complicated by twin brothers with same DNA

Two identical twins on trial for murder in France have confounded attempts to determine which one pulled the trigger because they have the same...

Gunmen kill 3 people, abduct Catholic priest and several others in northern Nigeria

Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest during an early morning attack on the clergyman's residence in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state,...

South Africa to withdraw its troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo

South Africa will withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said in...

Zambia scraps taxes on Fugu from Ghana for personal use following social media drama

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has issued a comprehensive clarification on the tax status of imported Fugu—traditional handwoven smocks from northern Ghana—after a wave of...

Trump signs executive order threatening tariffs for countries trading with Iran

US President Donald Trump has said he could impose additional tariffs on countries that continue to trade with Iran, in an executive order signed...

From Hollywood to the homeland: Why African countries are courting black American stars

Although their forefathers were seized from West and Central Africa centuries ago, the bond between African-Americans and their ancestral home has been a lasting...

Mahama saves lady from falling at Zambia summit [Watch]

The quick intervention of President John Mahama saved a lady from falling off the stage during what was meant to be a routine photo...

Mahama showcases Ghana Gold Board model to Zambian Parliament

President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday shared Ghana’s experience with the Ghana Gold Board (Goldbod) with the Zambian National Assembly, highlighting its role in...

Stop begging, take charge of our future – Mahama tells Africa

President John Dramani Mahama has urged African countries to break away from long-standing dependence on foreign aid, insisting that the continent must take responsibility...

Ghana, Zambia sign Air Services deal to enable direct flights

Ghana and Zambia have signed a bilateral air services agreement to allow direct flights between the two countries, a move expected to boost trade,...

Zambia to ‘order more fugu’ after Mahama outfit sparks online buzz

President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, jokingly announced that his country would be placing orders for more Ghanaian fugu, following days of animated social media...

AfCFTA will fail Africa’s youth without free movement of talent – NYA CEO Osman Ayariga

The National Youth Authority (NYA) CEO, Osman Abdulai Ayariga, has warned that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could fall short of its...

Leader of South Africa’s second largest party to step down

South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has said he will not seek re-election as the party's leader in April - a move...

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe latest former African leader to be mentioned in Epstein files

Zimbabwe's ex-President Robert Mugabe may have had financial ties with Jeffrey Epstein, according to the latest batch of files related to the convicted US...

Ghanaian landlord in Nigeria arrested for removing tenant’s roof

Police in Rivers State, Nigeria, have arrested a Ghanaian national, Samuel Frimpong, for allegedly removing the roof of his tenant’s apartment following a tenancy...

Full text: Ghana signs MoU with Zambia for visa-free entry

President John Mahama has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ghana and Zambia to allow visa-free travel for holders of...

36 UK infants ill after drinking contaminated baby formula

Thirty-six infants in the UK have had suspected food poisoning from contaminated baby formula. It comes after specific batches made by Nestle and Danone were...

Lordina Mahama holds tete-a-tete with Zambian First Lady

First Lady Mrs Lordina Dramani Mahama on Thursday held an inspiring meeting with her Zambian counterpart, Mrs Mutinta Hichilema, in what was a display...

Ghana, Zambia sign visa-free travel agreement for all passport holders

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ghana and Zambia, allowing visa-free travel for holders of...

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II receives warm welcome from Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Anani Quashie, together with staff of the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria, accorded a warm and dignified...