Burkina Faso junta shuts major mosque after arrests of protesters
Burkina Faso’s military junta has closed the capital’s main Sunni mosque after nearly 100 supporters of a detained preacher were […]
Nduom: We’ll resume operations unless stopped by a Superior Court
Businessman and President of Groupe Nduom, Papa Kwesi Nduom, says the group is moving ahead with plans to resume operations
WHO head says Ebola outbreak can be stopped as he arrives in DR Congo
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic
US Secretary of Defence Hegseth arrives in Singapore for Asia summit
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth trained alongside navy personnel on Friday on the USS Boxer in Singapore as he
Pope Leo XIV’s slave trade apology sparks fresh push for global justice – Gov’t
Government has welcomed what it describes as a historic apology by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV over the role of
US Treasury secretary says Oman has ‘no plans’ to toll Strait of Hormuz
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that Oman’s American envoy assured him that Muscat has “no plans” to participate
Ethiopia heads to polls as Abiy Ahmed eyes landslide victory
In Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, it is hard to tell an election will happen on Monday that will decide the
Dangote-backed mega refinery sparks east African competition
A proposed mega-refinery project backed by Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote is igniting regional competition in East Africa, with Kenya and
First group of Ghanaians to be repatriated from South Africa arrive home
The first group of almost 300 Ghanaians repatriated from South Africa amid anti-immigrant protests there, arrived home in Accra on
Nigeria’s former VP Atiku Abubakar clinches his party’s presidential nomination
Former vice-president and veteran Nigerian politician, Atiku Abubakar, has accepted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) party’s nomination as its presidential