The West African nation of Ghana has the continent’s best atmosphere for media personnel, a report by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said. The 2018 World Press Freedom Index published on Wednesday showed that Ghana dethroned Namibia who were tops ... Read More

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has firmly reiterated that he will continue to respect Kenyan laws regarding same-sex relationships. Kenya like much of Africa criminalize such relationships. The president said even though the subject was of no major importance for citizens, an ... Read More

South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been charged with corruption linked to a 1990s arms deal. After the 75-year-old's 15-minute appearance at the High Court in Durban on Friday morning, the case was adjourned until 8 June. He faces 16 counts ... Read More

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela has died aged 81, her personal assistant says. Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. The couple – famously pictured hand-in-hand as Mr Mandela walked free ... Read More

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have jointly pledged greater support to the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) strategy to integrate Africa. They thanked all partners including the UN ... Read More

Rex Tillerson - US Secretary of State US President Donald Trump’s sacking of his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, just as he ended his first official trip to Africa, overshadowed the long-awaited visit. It was not Mr Tillerson’s first trip to ... Read More

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday left Ghana as the head of a Ghanaian delegation to attend the African Union (AU) Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The Extraordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU ... Read More

Ghana has urged members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to show commitment to a borderless sub-region. Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, who made the call, said the rationale for forming ECOWAS, which was a ... Read More

South Africa's former President, Jacob Zuma, is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption, Chief Prosecutor Shaun Abrahams has confirmed. Mr Abrahams said he believed there were "reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution". The charges - which Mr Zuma denies - ... Read More

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China for a grant of USD 31.6 million towards construction of the Commission's proposed new Headquarters building project. A statement issued by the Commission ... Read More