Africa

The Chief of Staff at Ghana’s Presidency, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare says Africa needs a united front to influence positive changes and attain recognition at the global level. She said nurturing a unified front would serve as a powerful tool for...

Two explosions in the heart of Uganda’s capital killed at least two people and sent parliamentarians rushing for cover as nearby cars burst into flames, witnesses and media reported, the latest in a string of bombings over the past...

Egypt is set to boost the world's sixth-longest high-speed network after the completion of its first high-speed electric railway, Michael Peter, CEO of Germany's Siemens, which was awarded the venture, told Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday during the...

All-Africa Student Union (AASU) has expressed its deepest condolences to the people of Sierra Leone, especially students and their families after a fuel tanker exploded on Friday November 5, 2021 resulting in death of over 90 people and injuring...

The 2021 edition of the African Cashless Payment Systems (ACPS) Conference is set to be held in Accra at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel from 28th to 30th November 2021. This year's theme for the conference is ''Building a Cashless Africa.'' The...

The big uncertainty in this election will be the turnout, since both the opposition and the Hirak protest movement are opposed to it. Around 24 million people are eligible to vote in Saturday's election of 407 new representatives of the...

The 24th African Women's Handball Cup of Nations began on Tuesday in Yaounde and will run from June 8 to 18 at the Yaounde Sports Palace in the Cameroonian capital. The event caught Cameroonians off guard, since its organizers admittedly...

An ECOWAS delegation met on Wednesday with Mali's Prime Minister, in the second of a two-day visit by the members of the West African bloc to Bamako. The meeting was attended by ECOWAS mediator Goodluck Jonathan, Malian Prime Minister Choguel...

Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, sets out the criteria that the government is putting in order for Twitter to be reintroduced in the nation. The decision to ban the site on Friday, just days after Twitter deleted...

The All-Africa Students Union (AASU) stands in solidarity with the students of the Kingdom of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, a statement released by the group on Wednesday June 9, 2021 says. The group said it has observed with shock the heavy-handedness...