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Xenophobic attacks: South Africa has broken the hearts of many Africans

South Africa has broken the hearts of many Africans in recent weeks. The lynching of other Africans by mobs with police collaboration or indifference, the...

Congo’s confirmed Ebola cases rises to 515

 Democratic ‌Republic ‌of Congo said ​on Sunday that the number ‌of ⁠confirmed Ebola cases ⁠had increased ​to ​515 after ​27 ‌new samples tested positive...

South African President Ramaphosa warns against vigilante action amid rising anti-immigrant tensions

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cautioned citizens against taking immigration enforcement into their own hands, insisting that only the state has the authority...

Second group of evacuated Ghanaians arrives from South Africa [Photos]

The second batch of Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa following a surge in xenophobic attacks arrived safely at the Accra International Airport on Saturday,...

South Africa, Mozambique abstain from adoption of African Family Values Charter in Accra

South Africa has announced its abstention from the adoption of the African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values at the 4th Inter-Parliamentary Conference currently...

African migrants in South Africa flee into the mountains as xenophobic violence surges

Four days ago, Mozambican immigrant Lado Amido answered a knock at his door in the South African town of Kleinmond. Outside, an angry crowd...

What travellers should know: CBP tightens checks on restricted imports

Travellers entering the United States are being reminded to exercise caution when bringing items from abroad, as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

Four sentenced to death for killing worshippers at Catholic church in Nigeria

A court in Nigeria has sentenced four men to death for attacking a church in the south-western Ondo state in 2022 in a case...

Ablakwa highlights Ghana-Korea cooperation at 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has highlighted growing ties between Ghana and the Republic of Korea following the 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers’...

CCTV footage leads to arrest of 8 students over dormitory fire that killed 16 pupils [Watch]

Eight students have been arrested in connection with a suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls’ school that left 16 pupils dead, police have...

Ghana High Commission suspends repatriation registration for Ghanaians in South Africa

The Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has announced the temporary suspension of registration for the ongoing voluntary repatriation exercise for Ghanaians residing in South...

President Mahama pitches Ghana as gateway to ECOWAS and African markets

President John Dramani Mahama has positioned Ghana as a strategic gateway for investors seeking access to regional and continental markets. Speaking at the opening of...

Africa cannot achieve sustainable development in isolation – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has stressed that no African country can achieve sustainable development on its own, calling for stronger continental cooperation, regional integration...

You’re chasing ghosts, not the devil – Former SA President slams blame game over foreigners

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki has launched a strong defence of African migrants. He warns that growing hostility toward foreign nationals is based on...

Afrophobic attacks: South African firms in Ghana must pay for citizen evacuations — Kofi Bentil

The Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, Mr Kofi Bentil, is demanding that major South African multinational corporate entities operating in Ghana...

‘Gifts’ from a lover and ‘botched’ cocaine raids: Police inquiry grips South Africa

An investigation into alleged police corruption in South Africa has had the nation captivated - much like the second season of a successful Netflix...

Ghana to pursue compensation or legal action over xenophobic attacks in South Africa – Benjamin Quashie

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, says the government is taking steps to protect Ghanaian-owned businesses in the country and will pursue...

Catholic Bishops urge Ghanaians to avoid emotional reaction to South Africa tensions

The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, has called for calm amid rising xenophobic tensions in South Africa...

Xenophobic attacks: Ghana’s response was not necessary – Julius Malema [Video]

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has raised concerns about Ghana’s handling of recent tensions involving its nationals in South Africa, saying the...

Xenophobic attacks: Ghana must pursue justice for victims beyond evacuation — Bosome Freho MP

The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Nana Asafo-Adjei Ayeh, has called for stronger diplomatic action against South Africa over the recent...

Countries tighten travel rules as Ebola risk rises

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday, May 17, declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of...

Kenya school fire kills at least 10 students, media say

A dormitory fire ​in Kenya's central region of ‌Nakuru killed at least 10 students, media said on Thursday, citing a ​senior police official. Emergency rescue...

Xenophobic attack: I suffered beatings; It is God who brought me here – Evacuated Ghanaian shares ordeal

One of the Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa has opened up about the ordeal he endured amid renewed xenophobic attacks, describing the violence and...

South Africa officials claim only 10 of nearly 300 repatriated Ghanaians were legal migrants

South African Home Affairs officials say only 10 of nearly 300 Ghanaian nationals who registered for voluntary repatriation were legally residing in the country. According...

Senegal’s ousted prime minister Sonko elected parliament speaker

Senegal's parliament elected Ousmane Sonko as its speaker on Tuesday, days after President Bassirou ‌Diomaye Faye fired him as prime minister amid a deepening...

Okudzeto Ablakwa sends goodwill message to Ghanaians returning from South Africa today

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has extended a warm goodwill message to Ghanaian citizens being evacuated from South Africa, assuring them...

First batch of Ghanaians set to be repatriated from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests

Government authorities are repatriating the first group of 800 citizens, they say, who have registered to be flown home from South Africa on Wednesday...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...