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China announces record $1tn trade surplus despite Trump tariffs

China announced record export numbers for 2025, a year when US President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade policy caused turmoil in the global economy. Beijing...

Nigeria hires US lobbyists to nurture Trump ties, communicate Christian protection efforts

Nigeria's government has hired a U.S. lobbying firm to nurture ties with the Trump administration and counter what it says is misinformation from Christian...

Ghana’s Ambassador to US clarifies visa restrictions

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has moved to allay public anxiety following reports of a temporary suspension of US visa...

US suspends immigrant visa processing for Nigeria, Ghana, and 73 other Countries [Full list]

The United States has announced a suspension of immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, including Nigeria and Ghana, in a move officials say is...

US announces beginning of phase two of Gaza peace plan

US envoy Steve Witkoff has announced the start of phase two of President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, with a...

AGOA Extended: Ghana–US Trade ties Get fresh boost as exports, jobs Set to rise

Ghana’s trade relations with the United States are poised for a significant boost following the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)...

First Atlantic Bank gets regulatory approval to operate in Liberia

First Atlantic Bank PLC (FAB) has secured regulatory approval to commence operations in Liberia, marking a significant milestone in its West African expansion strategy. The...

At least 22 killed after construction crane falls on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand

A construction crane fell on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring 64 others, officials said. The...

World central bank chiefs ‘stand in solidarity’ with US Fed chair Powell

Central banks worldwide have joined together to declare that they stand in "full solidarity" with the Federal Reserve chair after the US launched a...

US approves sale of Nvidia’s advanced AI chips to China

The US government has given chip giant Nvidia the green light to sell its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) processors in China, the Department of...

Iran official says 2,000 people have been killed in unrest

About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have...

‘Miracle baby’ born in a tree above Mozambique floodwaters dies aged 25

She was seen as a "miracle baby" after being born in a tree, which her mother had climbed to escape flooding, but nearly 26...

Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at the White House

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump on Thursday, the White House has confirmed. The visit...

Trump announces 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had imposed a 25% tariff on goods from countries with commercial ties to Iran, a move...

Moon to turn blood red for 82 minutes in March 2026

The moon is about to get red very soon, and social media is going insane over it. On Tuesday 3 March 2026, people around...

Ethiopia launches construction of largest airport in Africa

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday officially launched the construction of the Bishoftu International Airport, which is expected to become Africa's largest aviation...

Son of Iran’s exiled late monarch urges supporters to replace embassy flags

This morning, a group of protesters entered the grounds of the Iranian embassy in Canberra, Australia, and removed the official flag of the Islamic...

Popular actor hospitalised in Morocco after sudden health scare

Popular Nollywood actor, Yomi Gold, has been hospitalised in Morocco after a sudden health scare. Yomi, who was left unconscious after a sudden severe headache,...

Couple killed in gas explosion day after Pakistan wedding

A newly married couple were killed when a gas cylinder exploded at a house in Islamabad where they were sleeping after their wedding party,...

Google employee made redundant after reporting manager who showed nude of wife, court hears

A senior Google employee has claimed she was made redundant after reporting a manager who told clients stories about his swinger lifestyle and showed...

US authorities have helped Ghana to arrest one fugitive – Deputy AG

Government has signalled a major shift in its strategy to bring fugitives to justice, revealing that it is now successfully utilising "alternative lawful mechanisms"...

US military strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria, officials say

The US and its partner forces have carried out large-scale strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria, the US Central Command (Centcom)...

Trump withdraws US from UN climate treaty and 65 other global bodies

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday suspending Washington’s participation in dozens of UN agencies, commissions and advisory panels focused on...

Ghanaian dad stabbed to death in New York in savage attack

A deranged career criminal with more than a dozen busts on his rap sheet allegedly stabbed a devoted Bronx dad to death in a...

Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic ballistic missile

Russia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukraine overnight Thursday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv and hitting infrastructure in the country’s west with...

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie loses son

One of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's toddler twins has died, her family has confirmed. An official family statement said that 21-month-old boy Nkanu Nnamdi,...

US will control Venezuela oil sales ‘indefinitely’, official says

The US will control sales of sanctioned Venezuelan oil "indefinitely" as it prepares to roll back restrictions on the country's crude in global markets,...

Trump invites Colombian president to White House after threatening his country with military strike

President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he’d...

What we know about the facility holding Ken Ofori-Atta

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is spending the night and possibly the next few days in the former Virginia Jail (Peumansend Creek Regional Jail),...

US immigration agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, officials say

A US immigration agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman on Wednesday in the city of Minneapolis, but the details of what led up to...

NASA halts spacewalk due to astronaut ‘medical concern’

NASA said on Wednesday it was postponing a spacewalk that was scheduled for Thursday, citing a “medical concern” with one of the crew members. The...

Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader foiled, says junta

A plot to kill Burkina Faso's military leader, Capt Ibrahim Traoré, has been thwarted, the West African nation has announced. The sophisticated plan had been...

Ghana, UK begin moves to upgrade bilateral ties to strategic partnership

Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that Ghana and the United Kingdom have initiated steps to elevate their bilateral relations to a...

Six dead and hundreds of flights cancelled as snow causes chaos across Europe

Intense snowfall and icy weather conditions have caused widespread travel disruption across Europe, with six reported killed in weather-related incidents on the continent. Five people...

US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House

US President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including the use of the military, the White House said. In...

‘You’re invisible, you don’t exist’ – life without a birth certificate

Many people may take their birth certificate, or similar official papers, for granted - hidden in a drawer and rarely seeing the light of...

Central African Republic president wins third term by landslide

Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has won a third term after securing an outright majority in last month's presidential election, provisional results...

Trump threatens other countries as defiant Maduro pleads not guilty

Toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to narcotics charges after President Donald Trump's stunning capture of him rattled world leaders...

Switzerland freezes assets linked to Venezuela’s Maduro after US arrest

Switzerland has frozen assets held in the country by Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and associates, the Swiss government said on Monday, following his arrest by...

Trump warns new Venezuelan leader as Maduro set to appear in court

Donald Trump has warned Venezuela's new leader Delcy Rodríguez she could "pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro" if she "doesn't do...