A private security man has been killed by armed robbers at Akyem Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred Saturday, March 21, 2020, at about 2:00am. Th... Read more
Ghana has recorded three more cases of the coronavirus less than 24 hours after five additional cases were reported. This is according to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GH... Read more
The Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Gifty Twum Ampofo, on March 20, 2020, defied President’s directive on social distancing and suspension of Publi... Read more
Nigeria has been mourning music legend Victor Olaiya, who created Nigeria’s highlife rhythms and influenced a generation of musicians including Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Nduka Orjinmo looks... Read more
American country music legend Kenny Rogers has died aged 81. A family representative said he “passed away peacefully at home from natural causes”. Rogers topped pop and country c... Read more
The National Identification Authority, NIA, has suspended the ongoing mass registration exercise in the Eastern Region effective Saturday, March 21, 2020, pending final determination of an i... Read more
A rumour about Covid-19 has been spreading – that drinking water regularly and keeping your mouth moist can protect you. Here BBC Future examines the evidence. First there was the bizarre su... Read more
Young people are not immune from coronavirus and must avoid socialising and communicating it to older, more vulnerable people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The choices mad... Read more
Coronavirus is spreading around the world, but there are still no drugs that can kill the virus or vaccines that can protect against it. So how far are we from these life-saving medicines? W... Read more
The government will pay the wages of employees unable to work due to the coronavirus pandemic, in a radical move aimed at protecting people’s jobs. It will pay 80% of salary for staff... Read more
The two main opposition parties in Malawi have joined forces in an effort to defeat the country’s president in a re-run of last year’s annulled election. President Peter Mutharik... Read more
The streets of Algeria’s capital, Algiers, were oddly deserted on Friday as pro-democracy demonstrators stayed away as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. Algerians hav... Read more
Private jet charter companies in Nigeria have told the BBC that they have experienced a spike in bookings in the last two weeks as countries around the world impose travel restrictions to de... Read more
Guinea’s internet and phone call services are set to be disrupted over the weekend as the country holds two key polls, telecommunications company Guinean Broadband (Guilab) has announc... Read more
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