Bassirou Diomaye Faye Just a few months ago, the man set to be Senegal's next president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was sitting in a prison cell, a relatively unknown figure outside his opposition party Pastef. Everything changed for him when the party's firebrand ... Read More

The United Nations children’s fund says there is a “dire situation” in several eastern and southern African countries, where at least 45 million children are dealing with severe food insecurity made worse by climate change. In a statement, Eva Kadilli, the ... Read More

The United States (US) Embassy in Ghana has trained social media managers, digital influencers and bloggers in combating misinformation, disinformation and fake news ahead of Ghana’s 2024 elections. The workshop, an initiative of the US Embassy in Ghana under the 2024 ... Read More

Commodities, including cocoa, oil palm, coffee, oil palm, rubber, and wood, farmed (by clearing forest) under a deforested condition will be banned in the European Union (EU) Markets.  The world’s largest importer of cocoa, much of it from Ghana and Ivory Coast, says ... Read More

Egypt will be the host of the next 14th African Games in 2027. The symbolic handing over of the African Union flag was done at the closing ceremony of the 13th edition of the African Games in Accra, Ghana. Mr. Mustapha Ussif, ... Read More

The Embassy of Denmark has expressed commitment to help address Ghana’s water-related challenges. The Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy, Vibeke Sandholm Pedersen, said despite the country's abundant water resources, access to safe and clean water remained a crucial issue. “Water ... Read More

Paul Biya Supporters are urging the world's oldest leader, 91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya, to run for office in the 2025 presidential election, potentially extending his more than four-decade rule. They say Biya is the only one who can bring peace ... Read More

Supporters of Senegalese presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye celebrate early results showing that Faye is leading initial presidential election tallies, in Dakar, Senegal, March 24, 2024. Senegal opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was set to be declared the country's next president ... Read More

Donald Trump Donald Trump was ordered Monday to stand trial in a criminal case, the first ever against a U.S. president, on April 15 in New York. The hush money case is perhaps the only one of an unprecedented four indictments against ... Read More

Kamala Harris U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration has no intention to ban TikTok, the popular short video application from Chinese company ByteDance. Harris told ABC’s “This Week” program on Sunday that a ban was “not at all the ... Read More