The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is partnering the Mastercard Foundation to establish and implement a Young Africa Innovates (YAI) programme in Ghana and Nigeria over the next two and a half years. The strategic partnership aims to foster inclusive innovation ... Read More

In a courageous effort to transport food supplies from Niger amidst the challenging security situation in the region, a Ghanaian driver was tragically shot by suspected terrorists. The assailants, believed to be terrorists, not only attacked the convoy but also set ... Read More

For the fourth day in a row, violent fighting pitted the army against paramilitaries trying to dislodge the military from a strategic base in Khartoum on Wednesday, according to local residents. General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an ... Read More

Yevgeny Prigozhin Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed killing all on board, Russia's civil aviation authority has said. Earlier, Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported that the private plane, which belonged to the 62-year-old, ... Read More

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and President Cyril Ramaphosa President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the invitation of the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, left Ghana on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, to attend the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South ... Read More

Ms Harriet Thompson - British High Commissioner to Ghana Ms Harriet Thompson, the British High Commissioner to Ghana, says the UK government’s investment in the northern Ghana, especially the Tamale International Airport, will boost Ghana’s economic growth and tourism across the ... Read More

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended closer ties with African countries during his speech at the BRICS Business Forum on Tuesday in Johannesburg. The BRICS group is composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa; the world's largest ... Read More

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hand with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa after their joint media briefing at Union Building in Pretoria, South Africa, Aug. 22, 2023. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for an official ... Read More

A civil society group in Niger known as M62 has called on France to withdraw its troops from the country. Abdoulaye Seydou, leader of M62, a civil society coalition on Monday opposed the French military presence in Niger, asserted that his ... Read More

Emmerson Mnangagwa Zimbabweans are going to the polls in presidential and parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by the country's soaring inflation. The day has been declared a public holiday to allow the 6.62 million registered voters a chance to vote. President Emmerson ... Read More