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Xenophobic attack: Ghana mission in South Africa deploys team to support affected Ghanaians (Audio)

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie, has assured Ghanaians affected by recent tensions and attacks in parts of the country that the...

Xenophobic attack: Preparations underway to evacuate first batch of Ghanaians – South Africa envoy (Audio)

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie, says plans are underway to evacuate some Ghanaians who wish to return home following growing concerns...

New Ebola outbreak kills 65 in eastern DR Congo

Africa's top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province. Around 246 cases and 65 deaths have...

Akwatia MP accuses South African gov’t of being complicit in Xenophobic attacks

The Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Baidoo Bediako, has accused the South African government of failing to adequately respond to ongoing xenophobic attacks...

South Africa has stabbed the continent in the back – Sammi Awuku on xenophobic attacks

The Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has described the continued xenophobic attacks in South Africa as a betrayal of the African...

Kingsley Agyemang calls for stronger human rights education across Africa

The Vice-Chair of Parliament’s Human Rights Committee and Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Kingsley Agyemang, has called on African countries to intensify efforts...

Ghana High Commission warns citizens ahead of anti-immigration protest in South Africa

Ghana High Commission in Pretoria Issues Security Advisory to Ghanaians in Durban Ahead of Anti-Immigration Protest The Ghana High Commission in Pretoria has issued a...

President Mahama returns from Nairobi after Africa Forward Summit

President John Dramani Mahama has returned to Ghana after participating in the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where he joined African and global...

Xenophobic attacks escalate in South Africa as officials reportedly join crackdown on foreign nationals

Fresh concerns are mounting over renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa following reports that some local government officials are directly participating in actions targeting...

We won’t leave any Ghanaian behind – Gov’t begins repatriation from South Africa

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Anani Quashie, says government has begun plans to repatriate Ghanaians fleeing renewed xenophobic attacks, insisting that no...

Mahama joins African leaders at France-Africa Summit in Kenya

President John Dramani Mahama has joined several African leaders in Nairobi, Kenya, for the Africa Forward Summit, a high-level France-Africa partnership meeting focused on...

Burkina Faso record cereal surplus amid persistent food insecurity

While addressing the people of Burkina Faso on December 31, 2025, President Ibrahim Traoré made a remark intended to leave a lasting impression: “Food...

Militia attack kills at least 69 people in northeastern DR Congo, local sources say 

A wave of coordinated attacks by rebel fighters has killed at least 69 people in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the...

South Africa condemns ‘fake videos’ of alleged xenophobic attacks

South Africa's government has condemned the circulation of what it called "fake videos and images" that have been described by some as recordings of...

Jospong Group, VYNCKE forge landmark waste-to-energy partnership for Africa at IFAT, Germany

The Jospong Group of Companies has entered into a strategic partnership with Belgian clean energy technology firm VYNCKE to jointly promote scalable waste-to-energy solutions...

COP Maame Tiwaa to speak at Cameroon Anti-Corruption Conference

Technical Advisor to the Minister of Interior, Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs), is set to speak at the 16th Commonwealth...

Mali leader Goita assumes role of defence minister after attacks, state media says

The leader ​of Mali's military government, Assimi Goita, has taken ‌over as defence minister after the military officer who previously filled the role was...

At least 130 Nigerians seek repatriation from South Africa after protests

At least 130 Nigerian citizens in South Africa have asked ​to be flown home following protests targeting foreigners, Nigerian Foreign ‌Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu said. The...

18 dead as floods and landslides hit multiple regions in Kenya

At least 18 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in multiple parts of Kenya. The police stated on Sunday that...

Police officer lowered into crocodile-infested river to recover human remains

Police in South Africa have managed to recover human remains after an officer was lowered from a helicopter into a crocodile-infested river in the...

No burial without justice – Ghana blocks funeral, demands probe into citizen’s killing in South Africa

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie, says authorities have halted plans to bury a Ghanaian citizen killed in South Africa. He insists that...

No Ghanaian killed in xenophobic attacks – Envoy debunks viral death claims

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie, has dismissed viral claims that Ghanaians have been killed in ongoing xenophobic attacks, insisting no such...

Close shops, avoid protest areas – Ghanaians in South Africa urged amidst xenophobic attacks

The Ghana High Commission, Pretoria has advised Ghanaians living in South Africa to remain cautious ahead of planned demonstrations over immigration concerns. The warning follows...

Government condemns deadly Mali attacks, advises Ghanaians to suspend travel

The Government of Ghana has strongly condemned the recent coordinated terrorist attacks in Mali, which reportedly claimed the life of the country’s Defence Minister,...

ECOWAS condemns deadly terror attacks in Mali, calls for regional action

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that struck multiple locations in the Republic of Mali on...

South African authorities have pledged to tackle xenophobic attacks – Ghana’s High Commission

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Kofi Quashie, has disclosed that South African authorities have identified individuals behind recent xenophobic attacks and have...

Lilian Chipeso and Goshers: From banter to a celebration of African unity

What began as a playful online exchange has grown into one of the most engaging cross-cultural stories on the continent Zambian journalist and digital creator...

Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 20 in northeast Nigeria attacks, local officials say

The persistent security vacuum in northeast Nigeria widened on Tuesday as suspected Boko Haram militants launched a coordinated assault on two rural communities. The...

Ghana summons South African envoy over xenophobic incidents

The government has summoned the Acting High Commissioner of the South African High Commission in Ghana, Mr Thando Dthamba, over recent reports of xenophobic...

More than 500 people killed in Tanzania election violence, inquiry finds

A total of 518 people died in Tanzania from "unnatural causes" in the wake of widespread protests that followed last year's general election, the...

South African High Commissioner should be summoned immediately — Afigya Kwabre MP

Member of Parliament for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has called for immediate diplomatic action over recent developments involving Ghanaians in South Africa. Speaking on...

Ghanaians urged to stay indoors ahead of anti-foreigner protest in South Africa

Residents of Mthatha are expected to stage a protest on Thursday, April 23, over growing concerns about the presence of foreign nationals, with demonstrators...

Ghana engages South Africa over xenophobic attacks on Ghanaian Nationals

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has held urgent diplomatic talks with his South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola, following viral videos showing...

Ghana, Sierra Leone hold joint ministerial talks in Accra to strengthen economic cooperation

Ghana and Sierra Leone have taken a significant step toward deepening bilateral ties, as a joint technical and ministerial committee meets in Accra to...

South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison

South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a...

Mahama arrives in Brazzaville for Sassou N’Guesso’s investiture

President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in Brazzaville to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Denis Sassou N’Guesso, following his re-election for another five-year term. The...

South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who served in the last government of the apartheid era, as the country’s new ambassador...

Burkina Faso increases debt, dependence on foreign aid despite sovereignty rhetoric

Since 2022, Burkinabe leaders have consistently claimed independence from foreign aid. Official data from their own ministries tells a very different story. At the 2023...

Russia in Niger, between promises and murky dealings

It is still early. The surroundings of Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport are bathed in the pale light of a West African dawn. Yet...

Pope Leo lands in Algeria for historic visit as he starts Africa tour

Pope Leo XIV has begun a landmark visit to Algeria in the first trip to the Muslim-majority country by a pontiff. The United States-born pope...