Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune after witnessing a signing ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 18, 2023. Ng Han Guan/Pool via REUTERS Longtime trading partners China and Algeria ... Read More

Visitors to the 'PMC Wagner Centre', operated by founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, in St Petersburg, Russia, in November 2022 Dozens of fighters from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group have arrived in the Central African Republic ahead ... Read More

People work at the Kalimbi cassiterite artisanal mining site north of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The United Arab Emirates has signed a $1.9bn deal with a state mining company in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... Read More

In a diplomatic move aimed at strengthening ties between Ghana and Europe, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has embarked on a state visit to Portugal and Italy.  The President's visit comes in response to an invitation from Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo ... Read More

Donald Trump has said he expects to be arrested by a federal inquiry into the US Capitol riot and efforts to challenge the 2020 election results. The ex-president said in a social media post he had been informed by special counsel ... Read More

Acting Charge d’Affaires of the High Commission of Rwanda in Ghana, Theophile Rurangwa (2nd from left) joined by the chairperson of the Rwandan Community in Ghana, Francois-Xavier Bikorimana (left) and other Rwandans to cut the 29th anniversary cake in celebration ... Read More

The Israeli Embassy in Ghana has announced the launch of the 2023 Israeli Green Innovation Competition (IGIC), in collaboration with the Ghana Garden and Flower Movement.  This prestigious competition, now in its fourth year, aims to recognize and empower young individuals ... Read More

President Emmerson Mnangagwa Rights activists and opposition groups in Zimbabwe say President Emmerson Mnangagwa's signing into law a so-called "Patriotic Bill" is a grave attack on fundamental freedoms and rights. The new law authorizes harsh penalties, including the death penalty, for ... Read More

Morocco's King Mohammed VI arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Dec. 12, 2017. Israel on July 17, 2023, became the second country to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. Israel announced Monday it was recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over Western ... Read More

In this photo provided by the Tunisian Presidency, Tunisian President Kais Saied, left, shakes hand with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the presidential palace in Carthage, Tunisia, July 16, 2023. European leaders and Tunisia's president announced progress Sunday ... Read More