Niger and Benin discuss normalising relations between two countries
Following a visit to Niger earlier this month by Benin’s new president, there were high-level talks in Cotonou this weekend […]
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Netherlands, Germany to return 2,000 looted artefacts to Ghana
The Governments of the Netherlands and Germany have announced plans to return about 2,000 looted artefacts and items of cultural
Africa must invest own funds in Ebola response, says CDC head
The head of Africa’s Centers For Disease Control says the continent needs to invest its own funds in Ebola response.
Spreading violence and impunity spreading perceptions of genocide in Nigeria, UN says
Impunity in the face of repeated attacks on religious leaders and places of worship, combined with weak prevention and poor
Russia, Madagascar foreign ministers hold talks in Moscow
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed his Madagascar counterpart, Alice N’Diaye, in Moscow on Friday. At a joint press conference
Somalia urges politicians to choose ballot box over conflict amid electoral reforms
Somalia’s ports minister has urged politicians seeking power to pursue elections rather than armed conflict, saying the country wants to
Australia intercepts US$208m meth shipment from Ghana, three arrested
Three people have been charged in Australia following the interception of about 320 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in a shipment
Ghana pushes for concrete slavery reparations
Ghana hosted a landmark global conference on Thursday seeking to translate growing political support for slavery reparations into practical commitments
Next Steps: Victory on Reparatory Justice is on the Horizon – Ablakwa
Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister has expressed confidence that the global campaign for reparatory justice for Africans
Ebola death toll passes 200 in DR Congo from 875 confirmed cases
The Ebola epidemic has claimed more than 200 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over one