Okuapeman traditional Council has banned noise-making in preparation for Odwira Festival. The traditional rite (Adaebutuw) was performed by the Okuapehene Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III with his... Read more
Pilgrims in the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia can once again touch and kiss one of Islam’s most revered relics – the Black Stone set in the sacred Kaaba building. A barri... Read more
Gunmen in Nigeria who carried out a notorious attack on a high-speed train in March have released five more of the passengers they were holding hostage – with an estimated 30 others st... Read more
Napoli owner and president Aurelio de Laurentiis says the Italian club will avoid signing any more African players unless they agree not to play in the Africa Cup of Nations. Senegal defende... Read more
Kenya’s Education Minister has apologised over the controversial and abrupt decision to close schools early, but says it was a “necessary pain” to ensure that preparations for ne... Read more
Police in the central Nigerian state of Nassarawa have arrested six people on suspicion of operating a fraudulent dating site for same-sex couples. The suspects are said to have used the sit... Read more
Kenya’s power utility firm Kenya Power has launched plans to build infrastructure that will enable the charging of electric vehicles countrywide. A six-month trial phase is expected to start... Read more
Nigeria’s electoral commission says it has added more than 10 million new voters to its register. In the latest numbers released on Monday, most of the newly registered voters were young peo... Read more
A former deputy leader and spokesperson of Somali militant group al-Shabab has been appointed as a government minister. Mukhtar Robow has been chosen as the religious affairs minister in Som... Read more
Nigeria’s government says it has banned the importation of Sim cards used in mobile phones. Communications Minister Isa Pantami said at an industry conference on Monday that the cards are no... Read more
Ugandan photographer Badru Katumba has captured some dramatic pictures of the aftermath of flooding in eastern Uganda. At least 20 people are known to have died as heavy rains caused rivers... Read more
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the MP for Walewale, Lariba Zuweira Abudu, as the Minister-designate for gender, children and social protection pending Par... Read more
Health workers including Doctors Anaesthetists, Nurses, Midwives, Laboratory scientists, and Pharmacists in Atua Government Hospital, St Martins Hospital, Yilo District hospital, Somanya pol... Read more
The Eastern Regional Minister Seth Kwame Acheampong who is Ghana’s representative on UN Commission on Narcotics Drug (UNODC), has expressed his disagreement with the Supreme Court rul... Read more
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