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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...

Nigeria fuel marketers push back on Dangote lawsuit over import licences

Fuel marketers in Nigeria have pushed back against a lawsuit by Dangote Petroleum Refinery seeking to invalidate import licences, warning that the move could disrupt supply...

Rwanda, DRC border close over fears of Ebola outbreak

The borders connecting Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Rubavu District were closed on Sunday following the Ebola outbreak in...

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and...

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...