Dr. Thomas Owusu Mensah Dr. Thomas Owusu Mensah, a Ghanaian-American chemical engineer who made significant contributions to the development of fiber optic technology, has died at the age of 74. He passed on March 27, 2024, after a short illness at the ... Read More

Former President Jacob Zuma Former South African President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections, the Independent Electoral Commission has ruled. The commission said at a media briefing on Thursday that it had upheld an objection against Zuma's candidacy ... Read More

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, talks to European Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen,  -  Copyright © africanewsAP/AP The European Union intends to fast-track some of its aid money to Egypt using an urgent funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards, ... Read More

Former President Jacob Zuma Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been involved in a car crash but escaped unharmed. According to local news reports, Police said a drunk driver hit his official state car on Thursday evening. A member of his party, ... Read More

In Egypt, population growth is at half-mast. In 2023, it slowed to 1.4%, its lowest rate in decades, according to figures by the Ministry of Planning data published on Thursday. Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, with ... Read More

The first tranche of the $300 million World Bank funds has hit the accounts of the Bank of Ghana, sources close to the arrangement have told the Daily Graphic. This is expected to further boost the country’s foreign international reserves and ... Read More

Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28% of votes in the first round, official provisional results showed Wednesday. He placed well ahead of the governing coalition's candidate, former prime minister Amadou Ba, who garnered ... Read More

Thousands of people are gathering in Libreville and Akanda for what the government calls an Inclusive National Dialogue, to be held April 2 to 30, aimed at bringing Gabon back to civilian rule. Military ruler General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema previously ... Read More

The USAID/Ghana Performance Accountability Activity (PAA) marked this years International Women’s Day (IWD) with a dialogue and radio discussion at Wa in the Upper West Region to highlight the important role women play in society. The programme organised by the Community ... Read More

The United States is eyeing April 18 for a possible resumption of peace talks on Sudan in Saudi Arabia, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello said on Tuesday, as Washington seeks a resolution to the conflict that has displaced ... Read More